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      Trump impeachment: Democrats to continue push for Bolton to appear as witness – live

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      Impeachment trial continues with day two of Q&A phase Dershowitz backtracks on public interest argument Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution LIVE Updated Senate Democrats discuss the impeachment trial in Washington DC on 29 January. Photograph: Michael Brochstein/Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media 10.47am EST10:47 Trump calls Schiff ‘mentally deranged’ 10.19am EST10:19 […] More

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      Salvini May Have Lost Emilia Romagna, But the League Is Still on the Rise

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      The regional election held in Emilia Romagna on January 26 was not simply a local affair. The election saw the incumbent governor, Stefano Bonaccini, of the center-left coalition’s Democratic Party (PD), take 51,4% of the vote — a win that will have far-reaching consequences in Italy and Europe. In the last weeks, Emilia Romagna was the […] More

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      Trump’s ‘peace’ deal flagrantly tramples on Palestinian rights and freedoms | Yara Hawari

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      Trump’s ‘peace’ deal flagrantly tramples on Palestinian rights and freedoms Yara Hawari This plan is simply a continuation of US-Israel policy. Palestinians have heard it all before and won’t accept it Palestinians in Rafah protest against the Middle East peace plan. ‘The White House never expected the Palestinian leadership to accept this plan.’ Photograph: APA […] More

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      Trump’s Farcical “Vision for Peace” in the Middle East

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      The long-awaited “deal of the century” crafted by Jared Kushner and presented by his father-in-law, US President Donald Trump, finally saw the light of day on January 28. Playing the role of the most brazenly dishonest of “honest brokers,” Trump, accompanied by legally (and morally) troubled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, triumphantly announced his “win-win” […] More

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      The Metapolitics of the Far Right

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      Humans have always tried to understand and live their finite lives in relation to infinite possibilities — what could happen, what if, perhaps. Infinite possibilities are unknown unless brought to light through contemplation. For instance, contemplating the future is one of those mindful exercises that may highlight possibilities, probabilities and certainties. Such contemplations create perceptions of reality […] More

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      Impeachment: GOP leaders reportedly say they lack votes to block witnesses – as it happened

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      Republican Collins: ‘There’s some gaps that need to be cleared up’ White House counsel to senators: reject articles of impeachment Schiff says Trump’s lawyers ‘cannot defend president on facts’ Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution Updated Susan Collins leaves the chamber with Richard Burr of North Carolina. Photograph: Erik […] More