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Mercenary Being Considered to Build Trump's Army for Syria

Ben Norton/Media Benjamin The Real News
Trump is asking Middle Eastern governments to build a military force to replace US troops in northeast Syria, and notorious war profiteer Erik Prince has been contacted for help. Medea Benjamin says the plan is scandalous.

Trump Moves to Gut the Post Office

David Dayen The American Prospect
His war on Amazon expands to include the right-wing’s campaign to abolish America’s oldest—and still successful—public service.

Friday Nite Videos | April 20, 2018

Portside
A Series of Gunfortunate Events. You Wanna Lie Us Into War (Parody of Don't Come Around Here No More). The Decline of the Trump Merchandise Empire. Marx in Soho. How IBM Quietly Pushed Out 20,000 Older Workers.

Why Teacher Uprisings May Hit Blue States Too

Jeff Bryant Common Dreams
The sad truth is financial austerity that has driven governments at all levels to skimp on education has had plenty of compliance, if not downright support, from centrist Democrats.

Who Is Díaz-Canel, the Next President of Cuba?

Roberto Livi il manifesto
More Cubans are speaking their minds and frustrated with the status quo. Miguel Díaz-Canel’s job will be to further the continuity of the Revolution while shepherding the reforms approved seven years ago.

Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Marcus Barnett Convergence
On this day in 1943, a band of Jewish resistance fighters launched an armed insurrection against the Nazis. They were proud socialists and internationalists.

Using Technology as a Movement-Building Tool

Rebekah Barber Facing South
"Technology can be used to self-determine as long as we can control it. If it continues to belong to the privileged and powerful, we will always be struggling with it."
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