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Our grandparents need doctors trained abroad

August 22nd, 20190 By G. Richard Olds, M.D. America's population is aging rapidly. And that means demand for health care will explode in the coming years. By 2030, one in five Americans...

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Census 2020 will impact our communities and futures

August 17th, 20190 The 2020 Census will officially take place on April 1, 2020. That may seem a ways off, but the stakes of the census are high. We cannot afford a moment of...

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Paul Findley: A man of courage

August 17th, 20190 Paul Findley, one of the most remarkable Congressmen that the U.S. House of Representatives had produced since the Second World War, passed away on Aug 9. He was...

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The war on innocence: Palestinian children in Israeli military court

August 10th, 20191 On July 29, 4-year-old Muhammad Rabi’ Elayyan was reportedly summoned for interrogation by the Israeli police in occupied Jerusalem. The news, originally reported...

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Israeli house demolitions are the true crime — not BDS

August 3rd, 20190 Israel is at it again. It remains consistent in engaging in one of its favorite activities: Stealing Palestinian land and tormenting Palestinians. On Monday, Israeli...

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How Biden’s secret 2002 meetings led to war in Iraq

August 3rd, 20190 Even though former Vice President Joe Biden’s favorability has declined following the first Democratic debate, he remains largely considered the frontrunner for the...

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Miss Michigan World was rightfully dethroned for insensitive tweets

July 27th, 20190 Kathy Zhu, a Chinese American student at the University of Michigan, was recently dethroned as Miss Michigan World by pageant representatives regarding tweets which they...

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National polls don’t mean much. Here’s why.

July 22nd, 20190 "Here we go with the Fake Polls," President Trump tweeted on July 15. "Just like what happened with the election against Crooked Hillary Clinton." He's complaining...

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Let’s not just focus on elections, but on how we elect

July 22nd, 20190 A few years ago, I was at a polling place here in Indiana where a long line of people stood waiting to vote. A woman recognized me and called me over. “Why is it,”...

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It’s time for a return to civility

July 20th, 20190 I cannot stand by and say nothing. I hope some friends are reading this morning, because I can feel the ugly rhetoric that may come back at me. But really, "Send...

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What does it mean to “love your country?”

July 20th, 20190 President Trump said last Monday that the four democratic "progressive" congresswomen have to love our country or leave it. However, the word "love" is vague and is...

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Ending America’s endless war

June 30th, 20190 The United States has been at war for too long. Even today, we seem to be preparing for a new war with Iran, which would be the worst yet. Earlier this month,...

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How long can the federal debt keep rising?

June 27th, 20190 A few months ago, the federal debt we have accumulated over the past decades crossed the $22 trillion mark. That’s a record. And it’s surely not going to be the...

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Opposition research: It’s not Trump’s fault that politics is a “dirty” game

June 27th, 20190 In a June 12 interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, President Trump freely admitted that he would listen to foreigners offering him “dirt” on his...

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‘World Refugee Day’: Palestinians keep their right of return alive through hope, resistance

June 22nd, 20190 The United Nations’ World Refugee Day, observed annually on June 20, should not merely represent a reminder of “the courage, strength and determination of women, men...

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Kushner as a colonial administrator: Let’s talk about the ‘Israeli model’

June 16th, 20190 In a TV interview on June 2, on the news docuseries “Axios” on the HBO channel, Jared Kushner opened up regarding many issues, in which his “Deal of the Century”...

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Compromise is the essence of our democracy

June 8th, 20190 You may not be ready for next year’s elections, but in political time, they’re coming up fast. Even politicians who aren’t running for president are crafting their...

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Facing the facts: Israel cannot escape ICC jurisdiction

June 8th, 20190 The chief military advocate general of the Israeli army, Sharon Afek, and the U.S. Department of Defense general counsel, Paul Ney, shared a platform at the...

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Resurrecting the PLO is Palestine’s best response to the ‘Deal of the Century’

May 31st, 20190 Palestinian groups Fatah, Hamas and others should not confine themselves to simply rejecting the Trump administration's so-called “Deal of the Century.” Instead,...

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Malware from illegal video streaming apps: What to know

May 20th, 20190 The popularity of video streaming services has taken off in the past few years. It’s become easier to stream video through smart TVs, streaming boxes that connect to...

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The two narratives of Palestine: The people are united, the factions are not

May 20th, 20190 The International Conference on Palestine held in Istanbul between April 27-29 brought together many speakers and hundreds of academics, journalists, activists and...

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Israel’s common denominator: Why Israel will continue to bomb Gaza

May 20th, 20190 On May 4, Israel launched a series of deadly airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip, prompting a response from various resistance groups. At least 25 Palestinians were...

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Is America ready for John Bolton’s war with Iran?

May 17th, 20190 National Security Advisor John Bolton’s announcement this week that the U.S. is deploying a carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the U.S. Central Command...

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France and the EU, recognizing yet supporting apartheid reality in Palestine

May 3rd, 20190 A recent statement made by the outgoing French ambassador to the U.S. regarding the nature of Israeli apartheid accentuates a larger ailment that has afflicted the...

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Notre Dame of Gaza: Our mosques and churches are also burning

April 26th, 20190 As the 300-foot spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris tragically came tumbling down on live television, my thoughts ventured to Nuseirat Refugee Camp, my childhood...

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Jail bonds hurt more than just the poor

April 26th, 20190 The time is now for the state of Michigan to reform its jail bond system. When it comes to criminal justice, our society has too long been focused on incarceration...

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War versus peace: Israel has decided and so should we

April 19th, 20190 So, what have we learned from the Israeli legislative elections on April 9? A whole lot. To start with, don’t let such references as the “tight...

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