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Trump Inauguration Could Be Eclipsed by Protests, Lawsuits
By Barbara Slavin This will be an inauguration like no other. As Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office on Friday, the mood in Washington is expectant, anxious and defiant. A new Gallup poll...
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Donald Trump, U.S. President
Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2017. (AP) Just...
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This Is What Democracy Looks Like
By Barbara Slavin This analyst has been to a demonstration or two going back to the Vietnam War, when tens of thousands of people used to congregate in Washington to protest U.S. military intervention...
View ArticleAn Unwarranted Sanction Against Iran
By Barbara Slavin With the advent of the Trump administration, many Iran analysts feared the new president would scrap the landmark nuclear deal that curbs Iran’s nuclear program in return for...
View ArticleTrump’s Executive Order on Refugees — Separating Fact from Hysteria
So, what did Trump do? Did he implement his promised Muslim ban? No, far from it. He backed down dramatically from his campaign promises and instead signed an executive order dominated mainly by...
View ArticleBack to the ‘Axis of Evil’ on Iran
By Barbara Slavin When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes to the White House next week, he is likely to find common ground with its new occupant on at least one topic: Iran. Tough rhetoric...
View ArticleTrump and More Trigger Protests Like It Was 1968
By Barbara Slavin From Bucharest to Baghdad to Birmingham, England and its namesake in Alabama, people are filling streets, squares and town halls to demand more transparent, accountable and welcoming...
View ArticleNew Policy Toward North Korea Urgently Needed
By Barbara Slavin While the Trump administration has focused on perceived threats from Muslim and Latin American immigrants, a more serious challenge for United States policymakers is North Korea’s...
View ArticleRising Xenophobia Hurts All Americans
By Barbara Slavin Among many disturbing crimes in recent weeks, the shooting death of an Indian émigré engineer near Kansas City on February 22 stands out as a warning about rising xenophobia in the...
View ArticleTrump Travel Ban 2.0: Still Harmful and Unnecessary
By Barbara Slavin The Trump administration on Monday unveiled a revised version of its travel and immigration ban that addresses some of the flaws of a blocked first attempt but will still harm US...
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