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October 17, 2020

The Armenia and Azerbaijan War: How Can We Support Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh?

Nicolas J S Davies CounterPunch

Map of the region where a war rages between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Instead of exploiting the Armenian and Azerbaijan conflict, the U.S. should work with the OSCE Minsk Group to support a ceasefire and a stable negotiated peace that respects the human rights and self-determination of all the people of the region.

October 17, 2020

McConnell has Written off Trump, it's Now all About Preemptively Crippling the Biden Administration

Joan McCarter Daily Kos

Republicans have been laying the groundwork to restrain a Biden administration on federal spending by focusing on the price tag for virus relief. It makes it all the more critical that Democrats retake the Senate and eliminate the filibuster.

October 17, 2020

To Catch the Heartbeat of Those Below: Interviewing Martin Aleida on Indonesia’s Cultural Organisation Lekra

Tricontinental

It is very important to relay to the younger generation the recent past and history of the country’, Martin insists. During the 2015 International People’s Tribunal on the 1965 events, Martin testified about the crimes against humanity that he saw.

October 16, 2020

Friday Nite Videos | October 16, 2020

Portside

How America Bungled the Plague. Trump’s Covid Rally | Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse. Totally Under Control | Documentary. Demi Lovato | Commander In Chief. How Systemic Racism Shaped the Ecosystems of U.S. Cities.

October 16, 2020

White House's New Covid-19 Strategy Is Madness

Jeffrey Sachs CNN

The idea that we should not try to control infections other than of vulnerable groups is based on a complete misunderstanding of the real choices facing the US

October 16, 2020