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New York Times Slammed For Running ‘Advertorial’ By Notorious War Profiteer

« Why is the New York Times op-ed page publishing Erik Prince’s sales pitch for more mercenaries? »

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Blackwater founder Erik Prince testifies before a House committee examining the mission and performance of private military contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2007. (Susan Walsh/AP)

The New York Times came under fire on Wednesday for running what critics characterized as "uncontested propaganda" in the form of an op-ed by notorious war profiteer and Blackwater founder Erik Prince. As in his other prominent op-eds that ran recently in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, Prince—the brother of Education Secretary Betsy

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Google Accused Of Pushing Think Tank To Squash Critic Of Corporate Power

« Google is very aggressive in throwing its money around Washington and Brussels, and then pulling the strings. »

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A man walks past a building on the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. Google recently noted ‘Usage of our services have increased every year, and so have the user data request number.’

In what critics are calling a "deeply troubling" indication of the power massive corporations have over ostensibly independent policy shops, New America—an influential Washington-based think tank—reportedly decided to oust a prominent anti-monopoly voice after he praised the European Union's June decision to fine Google for "abus[ing] its market

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After Attack In Spain, Trump Invokes Myth Celebrating Mass Execution Of Muslims

Suggesting Muslims should be executed with bullets dipped in pig blood called « sick » and « appalling. »

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President Donald Trump listens to a question during a town hall with business leaders in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, April 4, 2017. (AP/Evan Vucci)

As Barcelona, Spain reeled from an attack on Thursday that left 13 people dead and dozens more injured, President Donald Trump quickly took to Twitter to both denounce the attack and recount a "vile" myth that claims a U.S. general—though the story has been thoroughly debunked—executed 49 Muslims with bullets drenched in pig's

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Protests Denouncing Trump, Neo-Nazis Held Across The US

Events were held in cities throughout the country, a mass rebuke of white supremacy and of President Donald Trump, who earlier this week took to blaming « both sides » for the violence in Charlottesville

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Protesters march down North Broad Street in Philadelphia, Aug. 16, 2017, in response to a white nationalist rally held in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend. (AP/Matt Slocum)

Replacing torches with candles and hate with hope, thousands gathered across the United States Wednesday night to mourn the death of Heather Heyer and stand peacefully against the violence perpetrated by neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend. At the University of Virginia (UVA), the same place white supremacists rallied and chanted

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Demand Grows To Strip Trump Of Nuclear Authority

On anniversary of Nagasaki bombing, calls to end « saber-rattling » and de-escalate tensions with North Korea

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President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. Donald Trump’s threat to unleash “fire and fury” on North Korea fits the North’s claim that it is a victim of American aggression. (AP/Evan Vucci)

The morning following his "fire and fury" remarks on Tuesday—which promised retaliation if the North Korean regime continues to threaten the United States—President Donald Trump took to Twitter to praise America's "powerful" nuclear arsenal, comments that intensified the groundswell of calls to end the pro-war rhetoric and strip Trump of his

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Blackwater Founder’s ‘Disturbing’ Plan To Privatize Afghan War Gains Ground

Erik Prince appears eager to capitalize on conflict within the Trump administration, and his recent moves indicate that he sees a significant business opportunity in Afghanistan.

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Blackwater founder Erik Prince testifies before a House committee examining the mission and performance of private military contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2007. (Susan Walsh/AP)

As President Donald Trump vents his frustration with the United States' "losing" strategy in Afghanistan, the "notorious mercenary" and Blackwater founder Erik Prince has seized the moment to offer his favored alternative: privatize the war. According to a report by Katrina Manson of the Financial Times on Monday, Prince has drafted a

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Trump Fumes To Generals That US Should Plunder Afghan Minerals

The president also compared military strategy to renovating a restaurant.

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Donald Trump military spending

In a recent situation room meeting with generals and top national security advisors, President Donald Trump reportedly compared war policy to renovating a restaurant and complained that the U.S. isn't doing enough to exploit Afghanistan's mineral wealth. This is according to senior administration officials who leaked details of the "tense"

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