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    A Dystopian Visit to the Dark Future of Splinterland: Where Nationalism Is King, and Humanity Is Truly Suffering
    Nov11

    A Dystopian Visit to the Dark Future of Splinterland: Where Nationalism Is King, and Humanity Is Truly Suffering

    The view from 2050. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com here.Let me start with a confession. I’m old-fashioned and I have an old-fashioned profession. I’m a geo-paleontologist. That means I dig around in archives to exhume the extinct: all the empires and...

    The Latest: GOP presidential candidates meet for 4th debate
    Nov11

    The Latest: GOP presidential candidates meet for 4th debate

    MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican presidential candidates are debating for the fourth time in the 2016 nomination contest, this time in Milwaukee, as they compete to narrow down the wide-open contest.Here are the latest developments (all times local):___9:48 p.m.Ohio Gov. John Kasich is trying to show his international chops by taking the debate...

    Ukraine Sets November 29 As Date For Mariupol Elections
    Nov11

    Ukraine Sets November 29 As Date For Mariupol Elections

    Ukraine’s federal parliament voted November 10 to set November 29 as the date for local elections in the eastern city of Mariupol and the nearby town of Krasnoarmiisk. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Robert Legvold on the New Cold War, Interview with Columbia University Professor and Leading Russia Scholar
    Nov11

    Robert Legvold on the New Cold War, Interview with Columbia University Professor and Leading Russia Scholar

    Robert Legvold is a Marshall D Shulman Professor Emeritus at the Columbia University political science department. He is one of the world’s leading experts on the foreign policy of post-Soviet states, and a book reviewer for Foreign Affairs magazine. Previously, he served as the director of Soviet studies on the Council of Foreign Relations...

    Ukraine Chooses Homophobia Over Europe
    Nov11

    Ukraine Chooses Homophobia Over Europe

    Ukrainians had a revolution to move closer to Europe. But they’re not ready to embrace European values. …read more Source: Foreign...

    World Briefing: 2 Accused of Being Russian Soldiers Appear in Court in Ukraine
    Nov11

    World Briefing: 2 Accused of Being Russian Soldiers Appear in Court in Ukraine

    The men, who confessed to being members of Russia’s military while recovering from wounds in captivity, told a Ukrainian court that they were unemployed, not soldiers. …read more Source: The New York...

    Russian Media Veers Into Conspiracies on Egypt Plane Crash
    Nov10

    Russian Media Veers Into Conspiracies on Egypt Plane Crash

    A sculpture of a double-headed eagle, a national symbol of Russia, in front of a Russian national flag in St. Petersburg, Russia. ReutersThe crash of Metrojet Flight 9268 in Egypt on October 31, which killed all 224 people on board, was more than the worst aviation disaster in the country’s history. Once it became clear that the cause of...

    Russia to Deploy New Weapons to Counter US Missile Shield
    Nov10

    Russia to Deploy New Weapons to Counter US Missile Shield

    MOSCOW–Russia will counter NATO’s U.S.-led missile defense program by deploying new strike weapons capable of piercing the shield, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. Putin told defense officials that by developing defenses against ballistic missiles Washington aims to “neutralize” Russia’s strategic nuclear deterrent and gain a...

    Congress Passes Bill Giving Lethal Aid to Ukraine
    Nov10

    Congress Passes Bill Giving Lethal Aid to Ukraine

    Congress has passed a defense policy bill that authorizes up to $50 million in lethal military aid for Ukraine and mandates a White House response if Russia is deemed to be violating a key arms control treaty. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russia Says Ban on Flights to Egypt Will Last for Months
    Nov10

    Russia Says Ban on Flights to Egypt Will Last for Months

    (MOSCOW) — Moscow’s ban on all flights to Egypt in the wake of a Russian plane crash will last for at least several months, the Kremlin chief of staff said Tuesday, dealing a severe blow to Egypt’s struggling tourism industry. President Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff, Sergei Ivanov, said on a visit to Finland that it would be...