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Gorbachev -  "What's behind the United States' decision to withdraw from the INF is their striving to free themselves of any obligations with respect to weapons and obtain absolute military supremacy," Gorbachev said. "That is an illusory aim, an unfulfilled hope. Hegemony by one single country is not possible in today's world. The result would be destabilization of the global strategic situation, a new arms race and all the randomness and unpredictability of global politics. The...

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Our country is divided! Our political parties are NOT divided! Sure they disagree on superficial nonsense that further divide us but they are ONE party when it comes to helping corporations get richer as opposed to helping the working class people of this country!

Neoliberalism has failed the young. They are poorer than ever, and yet technology never been better. They know they've been had. And she may very well be right. Ethan Fosse, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto who researches generational politics, says that millennials may well trend further left as they age. NewsweekLucas Lee - Why millennials may be left-wing forever

Putin is not perfect, but I've listened to hours and hours of his speaches and conferences, and he's quietly spoken, unassuming, reasonable, and seems to be fairly decent. Rick Sanchez and Oliver Stone likes him, and so do I.Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual televised Q&A session in Moscow before thousands. He took more than four hours to answer dozens of questions. Why didn’t US news cover the event? Rick Sanchez reports. [embedded content]

The open letter thanks the Labour leader for “raising political awareness in our country to a level not seen since the end of World War II” in the face of unprecedented media hostility Hundreds join artists, from Brian Eno to Nigel Kennedy in powerful tribute to Jeremy Corbyn

I just want to know what the music is?Anyway, he's back!Former Bolivian President Evo Morales is planning to campaign for the upcoming Bolivian election from his exile in Argentina. During his first public appearence in Buenos Aires, he held a speech to his supporters. Argentina’s new leftist government has granted Morales refugee status. Morales left Bolivia after a contested October election that caused a political crisis. Morales claims he was overthrown in a right-wing coup. Prior to...

Apparently, the authorities went mental when they found out that Epstein’s guards were asleep, so now they are in court, but the tape that monitored Epstein has gone now missing and there is no outcry. There was also another camera but that wasn't working.Prosecutors say the recording of deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s July 23 suicide attempt has gone missing. RT America’s Rachel Blevins reports. Then legal and media analyst Lionel dives in. [embedded content]

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill imposing sanctions on Germany over the Russian-led gas pipeline Nord Stream 2. The new sanctions target the ships needed to lay the massive pipes the project depends on. But does the bill have the potential to stop a project that's already nearing completion? [embedded content]