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  • Opinion: Entrepreneurs At The Government Trough

    Opinion: Entrepreneurs At The Government Trough

    By Raphael Sassower As the spat between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump revealed, neither is willing to admit what's really going on when one declares bankruptcy. Clinton and her speech-writers... [Read the full story]
  • Opinion: Are We Doomed? Donald Trump's 'Conservatism' Without Ideology Is Dangerous!

    Opinion: Are We Doomed? Donald Trump's 'Conservatism' Without Ideology Is Dangerous!

    By Raphael Sassower While some pundits compare Donald Trump's style and political swagger and outright racism to fascist leaders from Stalin to Mussolini and Hitler, a more apt comparison is... [Read the full story]
  • Opinion: Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton Have A Lot In Common -- Old, White & Rich

    Opinion: Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton Have A Lot In Common -- Old, White & Rich

    By Raphael Sassower As Sadiq Khan has been elected the next Mayor of London, it makes sense to reconsider what's happening in the presidential elections in the United States. While... [Read the full story]
  • Opinion: Bernie Sanders' Lost Opportunity To Teach America About Social Democracy

    Opinion: Bernie Sanders' Lost Opportunity To Teach America About Social Democracy

    By Raphael Sassower It was our 26th president, Teddy Roosevelt, who recognized his position and the White House as a "bully pulpit," defined as "a public office or position... [Read the full story]
  • Opinion: Is Donald Trump Right? Is Pope Francis Too Political?

    Opinion: Is Donald Trump Right? Is Pope Francis Too Political?

    By Raphael Sassower and Jeffrey Scholes Just like anything else outrageous that Donald Trump says, it always has a whiff of something intriguing, if not true. As Pope Francis prepares... [Read the full story]
  • Parallel Universe: How Wall Street & Republicans Thrive On False Negative Hype

    Parallel Universe: How Wall Street & Republicans Thrive On False Negative Hype

    If you listened to the last GOP presidential debate in South Carolina or have watched with anxiety the tumbling of the stock market, with a downward spiral that comes close... [Read the full story]
  • Opinion: The Trump Phenomenon - Something Quite Familiar

    Opinion: The Trump Phenomenon - Something Quite Familiar

    No matter how bizarre Trump's latest diatribes sound, there is something quite familiar in both their manner and content. This mixture of populism and xenophobia is American through and through... [Read the full story]
  • Opinion: Tear Down Invisible Walls!

    Opinion: Tear Down Invisible Walls!

    The condensation from the Republican establishment and media dismissal of Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate front-runner, reminds me of the initial reception of the candidacy of George W. Bush... [Read the full story]
  • Opinion: From Greek Tragedy to European Farce

    Opinion: From Greek Tragedy to European Farce

    When my sister and brother-in-law asked a cab driver in Portugal, just two weeks ago, what he thought of the economy, he casually answered: "What Hitler started, Merkel will complete."... [Read the full story]
  • Opinion: Iran Nuclear Deal Opposition: 'Dirty Hands'

    Opinion: Iran Nuclear Deal Opposition: 'Dirty Hands'

    Just between observing the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan (August 6, 1945) and the second dropped on the city of Nagasaki (August... [Read the full story]
  • Stop The Hypocrisy: Politics Of Iran Nuclear Deal

    Stop The Hypocrisy: Politics Of Iran Nuclear Deal

    As Congress is about to review the deal made with Iran to lift international sanctions against it in exchange for slowing its nuclear ambitions, the specter of Israel's survival has... [Read the full story]
  • Lying Cop Epidemic: Only Judges & Prosecutors Can Cure It

    Lying Cop Epidemic: Only Judges & Prosecutors Can Cure It

    By Perry R. Sanders, Jr. The media's parsing of details related to the traffic stop of Sandra Bland in Texas underscores what an "ostrich society" we are. Rather than trying... [Read the full story]
  • Opinion: The Age of Distraction

    Opinion: The Age of Distraction

    While there are those who chase the latest diatribe uttered (with no cognitive filters) by Donald Trump or the latest photos of the outfit worn by the transgendered Caitlyn Jenner,... [Read the full story]
  • Trump, The Truth & Why He's Loved

    Trump, The Truth & Why He's Loved

    By Perry R. Sanders, Jr., Lead Stories Co-Founder While Donald Trump builds a base of people sick of the pablum -- which candidates have fed voters forever -- his supporters... [Read the full story]

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    Fake News: Netanyahu Did NOT Call For Israeli Return To Ancient Homeland Of Iran
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