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Deaths in U.S. Raids Enable Al-Qaeda's Rising Influence in Yemen

CODEPINK's Medea Benjamin says Trump will continue U.S. policy that enables Saudi Arabia to commit atrocities in the region.

February 5, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Why Rolling Back Dodd-Frank Won't Benefit Small Businesses

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Wall Street is sitting on billions - instead of giving loans to those who need it, the banks use it for speculation and CEO bonuses, says PERI co-director Gerald Epstein.

February 5, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
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A neuroscientist explains: the need for ‘empathetic citizens’ - podcast

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What is the neuroscience behind empathy? When do children develop it? And can it be taught?

February 5, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

The 100 best nonfiction books: No 53 – The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James (1902)

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This revolutionary work written by Henry James’s less famous brother brought a democratising impulse to the realm of religious belief

February 6, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Philosophy

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Donald J. Trump and the Deep State, Part 1

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When the uninitiated think of the “Deep State,” they tend to imagine a group of men getting together in a room, smoking cigars and plotting world domination. But the Deep State

February 6, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
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Does Donald Trump Think Frederick Douglass is Alive? Douglass's Great-Great-Great-Grandson Clarifies

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The good news is that President Donald Trump opened Black History Month by mentioning the renowned abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The bad news is he doesn’t seem to realize he’s dead. Speaking at

February 3, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Yemen: Jeremy Scahill & Advocates Question "Success" of Trump Raid That Killed 24 Civilians

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Questions are mounting about the first covert counterterrorism operation approved by President Donald Trump. Authorities say it was a success. The Pentagon now acknowledges that civilians were killed Sunday when members of

February 3, 2017
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Jeremy Scahill: Trump CIA Deputy Director Pick Gina Haspel Ran Secret Torture Black Site

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President Trump has selected Gina Haspel to be the new deputy director of the CIA. The Intercept reports Gina Haspel was directly involved in the CIA’s torture program under the

February 3, 2017
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Debate: Give Trump A Chance

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On the heels of a deeply polarized election, Donald Trump will assume office having won the Electoral College, 306 to 232, but having lost the popular vote by over 2.8 million voters. His opponents argue that he gave voice and legitimacy to extremists, and

February 3, 2017
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Category: Philosophy

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What is String Theory And Why Humanity Absolutely Needs It

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String theory is a complex theory that describes our reality with superstrings as the most basic and fundamental piece of all matter. Theoretical particle physicist Daniele Amati supposedly said that string theory was 21st century physics that fell by chance into the 20th century.

February 2, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Quantum Physics

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