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The United Nations has overcome Saudi Arabian opposition to establish a human rights probe of the war on Yemen, just as Congressmembers seek a debate over the critical US military role

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On Saturday Trump launched a racially-tinged attack on Puerto Rico's mayor who has attacked the administration's inadequate relief efforts. Visit http://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at http://therealnews.com/donate.

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--Puerto Rico Can't Rebuild Under Debt and Austerity

--Trudeau's UN Indigenous Rights Speech Rings Hollow at Home

--Workers Must be in the Driver's Seat to Combat Climate Crisis

--Trump Blames People of Puerto Rico for Their Suffering

Music Credits

"Chill Wave", "Eternity", "Secret of Tiki Island”,

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Economist Bill Black says that both Republicans and Democrats are financially illiterate when they speak about the deficit, and Trump's economic experts are 'completely disconnected from the real world'

Featured Stories

--Puerto Rico's Recovery is a Battle Against Austerity

--Study: Military Spending Ineffective for Creating Jobs

--Will Harvey Disaster Relief Go to Climate Polluters?

--The Poorest Tax Payers to Pay the Most Under Trump Plan

Music Credits

"Chill Wave", "Eternity", "Secret of Tiki Island”,

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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Featured Stories

--Flint's Lead Water Caused a 'Horrifying' 58% Increase in Miscarriages

--Black Lives Matter: New Tactics for the Trump Era

--Lawmakers and Advocates Call for Lowering Toxic Emissions from Local Incinerator

--Is It Time for Black America to Radicalize? (Part 1)

--Trump's Corporate Tax Proposal Would Trigger a Global Race to the Bottom

Music Credits

"Chill Wave", "Eternity", "Secret of Tiki Island”,

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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Actor Ally Sheedy, known for her roles in The Breakfast Club and X-Men, discusses being a teacher in the age of Trump and her one woman show on civil rights activist Lynda Blackmon

Trump's proposal to reduce the corporate tax rate will contribute to a global taxation race to the bottom where the losers will be all countries and the winners will be corporations, explains tax justice expert James Henry

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--Trump's Tax Giveaway to the Rich Won't Boost Economy

--Confident Corbyn Puts Tories on Notice at Labour Party Conference

--Trump Confronts North Korea With Japanese PM's Help

--Jared Kushner Sued for Bilking Low Income Tenants

--Kurdistan Independence Vote Faces Fierce Opposition (Pt. 1 and 2)

Music Credits

"Chill Wave", "Eternity", "Secret of Tiki Island”,

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Refusing to waive shipping restrictions and stressing Wall Street debt obligations, President Trump continues a colonial legacy that hampers Puerto Rico's recovery, says scholar Marisol LeBrón

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