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White men as victims: America's most dangerous fantasy

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Thanks Mr. sonofseawolf. This article is complete nonsense. All I have to say really.   © Provided by Salon Donald Trump Donald Trump Scott Olson/Getty Images One of the most popular lies being circulated by the Republican Party and the larger white right is that white men are somehow oppressed in America. To say that such a claim is absurd would be an understatement. To be white is to have access to unearned advantages in almost every arena of American society and throughout the world. And to be male is also to have access to resources and life opportunities that in general are de facto still denied to women and girls. By almost all indicators, men as a group dominate and control America's networks of power, influence, wealth and other resources. Of course many individual men who happen to be white experience life hardships and other disadvantages. Moreover, the group advantages enjoyed by men overall do not trickle down equally to all men on either side of the color lin...

Black Lives Matter's finances deserve the scrutiny they're finally getting

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  he California Department of Justice recently issued a notice to Black Lives Matter not only that it was in violation of state law over the failure to disclose financial records, but also that its leadership could be personally liable for the resulting fines for failing to account for $60 million in donations. How Black Lives Matter went from a hashtag to the largest movement in US history Indiana also is questioning  the organization, and Amazon has  suspended BLM donations  due to concerns over the handling and reporting of donations by the group's leadership. The problem is determining who that leadership is on an organization racked by internal conflicts, resignations and scandals. The move, however, highlights a glaring contrast to how state officials have treated BLM as opposed to the far more aggressive efforts targeting organizations like the National Rifle Association. New York is seeking to  dissolve the NRA  for som...

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine and what does Putin want?

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 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56720589 Russia has launched a devastating attack on Ukraine, a European democracy of 44 million people, bombarding its cities and closing in on the capital, Kyiv, prompting a mass exodus of refugees. But why did Russia's authoritarian leader tear up a peace deal with his neighbour and unleash what European leaders have labelled "Putin's war"? He has shattered peace in Europe and thrown the continent's entire security structure into jeopardy. Why did Russian troops invade? In a pre-dawn TV address on 24 February, President Putin declared Russia could not feel "safe, develop and exist" because of what he claimed was a constant threat from modern Ukraine. Immediately, airports and military headquarters were attacked, then tanks and troops rolled in from Russia, Russian-annexed Crimea and its ally Belarus. Big cities have been shelled, neighbourhoods razed to the ground and millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes....