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| Opinion: Blackstone: Masters of the Universe feel humility |
| The turmoil of 2022 and the disclosure of Breit redemptions have put the asset manager on the defensive... |
 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 15m | |
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| Opinion: Mastercard: payment plumbers make a very decent living |
| They have little exposure to the risks from borrowers in hard times and benefit when consumers feel flush... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 15m | |
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| Opinion | The Guardian: The Guardian view on carbon offsetting: a model with dangerous... |
| Protecting nature requires financial incentives. Serious problems uncovered in carbon markets must be... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 46m | |
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 | Global Opinions: India's government wants to decide what is true. That's dangerous. |
| Narendra Modi's government once again shows its contempt for freedom of the press. Global Opinions |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 1h | |
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| Washington Post: India's government wants to decide what is true. That's dangerous. |
| Narendra Modi's government once again shows its contempt for freedom of the press. Washington Post |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 1h | |
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| Opinion: China's renewed embrace of the private sector |
| Beijing has more work ahead to rebuild the trust of investors and business Opinion |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 1h | |
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| W-Socialist-WS: UK schools sinking under teacher retention crisis and billions in... |
| The impact of real terms cuts in pay, the excessive workload of educators, is exacerbated by the lack... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 1h | |
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| Washington Post: Real people don't care about George Santos |
| Google search data show that Americans are more interested in other Republican dramas than in the serial... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 2h | |
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 | NYT > Opinion: Anti-Gay? Anti-Science? Antisemitic? Run for Governor of North... |
| A crucial 2024 contest is a potentially nightmarish national mirror. NYT > Opinion |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 2h | |
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| Washington Post: Chat with Perry Bacon Jr. about politics and beyond |
| Perry's Q&A with readers starts at 12 p.m. ET on Thursday. Submit your questions now. Washington... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 2h | |
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| Opinion: The Fed finds itself in a nasty hole |
| America's central bank should have been quicker to tackle the risks of its post-crisis policies Opinion |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 2h | |
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 | NYT > Opinion: How Useful Is Diversity Training? |
| Readers discuss an essay that argued that it may do more harm than good. Also: Protests in Russia; overdose... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 3h | |
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| Washington Post: San Francisco shows how not to pursue slavery reparations |
| Change cannot come in a democratic society without the majority's approval. Washington Post |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 4h | |
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| Washington Post: The FBI's latest scandal should be strike three for Christopher... |
| Wray already blundered on Jan. 6, 2021, and failed to track domestic terror. Washington Post |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 4h | |
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| Washington Post: Ticketmaster's Taylor Swift debacle was so bad it united the parties |
| At tea time (and also at a Senate hearing), everybody agrees that Ticketmaster is the worst kind of monopoly.... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 5h | |
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| Washington Post: Pro-life marchers explain in their own words where they go from... |
| Marchers for life record their strategies for ending abortion in America. Washington Post |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 6h | |
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| Washington Post: We can't settle for modest progress against violent crime |
| A new study of 2022 homicide statistics suggests only a 4 percent drop from the 2020 spike. The risk... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 6h | |
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| Washington Post: Garland's special counsels: The mistake keeps getting worse |
| The attorney general's bad decision to appoint a special counsel in the Mar-a-Lago documents case looks... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 6h | |
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| Washington Post: Classified documents are everywhere! They are coming for us all! |
| No! You have nothing to be afraid of! Washington Post |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 7h | |
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| Washington Post: Biden is trying to transform student loans |
| The president is trying to overhaul the student loan system. Washington Post |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 7h | |
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 | The Post's View - opinions - editorials: Biden is trying to transform student loans |
| The president is trying to overhaul the student loan system. The Post's View - opinions - editorials |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 7h | |
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| Washington Post: The discharge petition won't save us |
| In the debt ceiling standoff, some in the House GOP caucus may have to risk their jobs to stave off default.... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 7h | |
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| Opinion: Advocates for friendshoring have not reckoned with digital trade |
| Determining whether bytes originated in a 'friendly country' is painstaking work Opinion |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 7h | |
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| Opinion: The North Circular's Ace Cafe is destination dining for the authentic British... |
| If it was anywhere other than my own beat, I'd have travelled there to write about it years ago Opinion |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 7h | |
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| Opinion: Why the world can benefit from contact theory |
| A fear of the 'other' can usually be cured by actual contact with them Opinion |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 7h | |
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| Opinion | The Guardian: Why are M&M's caving to right-wing anti-woke pressure? |... |
| The brand made a vague symbolic gesture – and rightwing pundits twisted it into a devious agenda. Now... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 8h | |
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| Washington Post: Aun ganando la consulta popular, el gobierno de Lasso tiene las... |
| ¿Por qué el gobierno de Guillermo Lasso plantea la consulta popular del 5 de febrero en Ecuador? Más... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 8h | |
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 | NYT > Opinion: We Profiled the 'Signs of Crisis' in 50 Years of Mass Shootings.... |
| The killings are a symptom of a deeper societal problem: the continued rise of "deaths of despair." ... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 8h | |
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| RenewAmerica columns: Significant growth of the Society of St. Pius X? |
| (Matt C. Abbott) - From a Jan. 18 e-letter written by Dr. Robert Moynihan, founder and editor-in-chief... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 8h | |
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| RenewAmerica columns: What hath 50 years of 'Roe' wrought? |
| (Jerry Newcombe) - The Declaration of Independence says wea€™re endowed by our Creator with certain... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 8h | |
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| Washington Post: Dina Boluarte no entendió el mandato que recibió y estamos pagando... |
| Ante la insatisfacción y la violencia, la respuesta ofrecida por el gobierno de Dina Boluarte en Perú... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 8h | |
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 | Global Opinions: Putin is embracing Stalin's way of war |
| Saving soldiers' lives is of no importance. Pushing forward is everything. Global Opinions |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 8h | |
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| Washington Post: Putin is embracing Stalin's way of war |
| Saving soldiers' lives is of no importance. Pushing forward is everything. Washington Post |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 8h | |
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| NYT > Opinion: Why the New Obesity Guidelines for Kids Terrify Me |
| The guidelines are rooted in a premise that should have been rejected long ago: that weight loss is the... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 9h | |
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 | NYT > Opinion: The Long Shadow of 'American Dirt' |
| How a literary world uproar changed book publishing. NYT > Opinion |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 9h | |
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 | NYT > Opinion: It's Anyone's Guess What Could Happen in Northern Ireland in the... |
| A protest against the Northern Ireland protocol in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2021. NYT > Opinion |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 9h | |
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 | NYT > Opinion: The Left Is Fighting the Wrong Enemy: Itself |
| How purity politics leave progressive power on the table. NYT > Opinion |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 9h | |
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| Opinion: Reasons for scepticism over Swedish rare earths find |
| There are many questions over the project's prospects and its potential to spur the green transition... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 11h | |
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| Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Episode 120: WE MUST CRUSH THE NEW (KEVIN) McCARTHYISM |
| Episode #120 of the Countdown podcast is up. A-Block (1:32) SPECIAL COMMENT: We must act now... |
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| W-Socialist-WS: NATO tanks in Ukraine: Prelude to a US-Russia shooting war |
| The decision to send main battle tanks into the conflict is intended to set in motion a chain of events... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 14h | |
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| Opinion: The end of Chinese lockdowns and the reopening of trade |
| Risks of disruption to ports and shipping are outweighed by a boost to global demand Opinion |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 14h | |
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| Opinion: The forever labour shortage |
| Two views on wages, ageing and inflation Opinion |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 14h | |
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| Opinion: Corporate tax should be zero but investors shouldn't worry about it |
| Tax rates make little difference to equity returns Opinion |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 14h | |
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| Opinion: CBDCs are set to transform how payments are made |
| Development of the digital currencies is gathering pace around the world Opinion |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 14h | |
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| W-Socialist-WS: IBM, 3M and hospitals join job cutting drive in US |
| International Business Machines announced Wednesday it would eliminate 3,900 positions, or 1.5 percent... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 15h | |
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| W-Socialist-WS: New Stellantis absentee policy punishes workers for getting medical... |
| Stellantis Corporation, the current owner of the Chrysler/Jeep franchise in the US, issued a letter to... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 15h | |
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| W-Socialist-WS: US Supreme Court hands down decision denying retroactive benefits... |
| In the first decision of its 2023 term, the US Supreme Court handed down a unanimous ruling denying a... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 15h | |
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| W-Socialist-WS: Sri Lankan plantation trade union leader elevated into cabinet |
| On the same day Jeevan Thondaman became a member of cabinet, the Ceylon Workers Congress announced a... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 15h | |
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| W-Socialist-WS: Australian Labor government slashes access to mental health services |
| Cutting the number of subsidised psychologist appointments available from 20 to 10 is a deeply regressive... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 15h | |
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| W-Socialist-WS: Australian "Closing the Gap" report reveals worsening conditions... |
| Targets assessed as "worsening, not on track" are the number of Aboriginal adults in prison, the number... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 16h | |
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| W-Socialist-WS: In new gesture to fascist right, House Speaker purges two Democrats... |
| Kevin McCarthy blocked the nomination of Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell in retaliation for the previous... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 17h | |
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| Opinion: Farmers are caught in England's post-Brexit identity crisis |
| Finances are in peril, with new funding to replace EU-style subsidies still at an early stage of development... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 18h | |
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 | editorial | New York Post: Exhibit #1 in why it's so hard to build housing in New... |
| Consider Judge Arthur Engoron's ruling this month freezing work because the developer made an agreement... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 19h | |
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 | editorial | New York Post: Dems denying the facts (again) in Intel committee fight |
| House Speaker Kevin McCarthy nixed Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from the Intelligence Committee... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 19h | |
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 | editorial | New York Post: Hochul slowly wakes up to crime crisis — but has she... |
| Two cheers for Gov. Kathy Hochul's sudden discovery of surging crime — though that could drop to one... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 19h | |
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| W-Socialist-WS: Right-wing extremist head of Germany's secret service co-authored... |
| The notoriously right-wing former president of the domestic intelligence agency co-authored a standard... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 20h | |
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| W-Socialist-WS: Pentagon presses Latin America to ship arms to Ukraine |
| Washington's turn to Latin America for both arms and resources has laid bare the ever more encompassing... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 20h | |
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| W-Socialist-WS: Folk-rock pioneer and social critic David Crosby dead at 81 |
| Singer, guitarist and songwriter David Crosby, who helped found what became known as folk-rock music... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 20h | |
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| Washington Post: How Tucker Carlson could end up losing to M&M's |
| Is the M&M's spokescandies disappearance just a culture-war ploy? Washington Post |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 20h | |
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 | NYT > Opinion: Is the Era of Gas Stoves Burning Out? |
| The federal government isn't banning them anytime soon, but they may still be on the way out. NYT... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 20h | |
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| W-Socialist-WS: Amazon workers' strike in Coventry, UK |
| The strike demonstrates the willingness of Amazon workers to fight for significantly improved wages and... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 21h | |
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| W-Socialist-WS: French police assault students protesting Macron's pension cuts,... |
| A student from the university where the protest took place spoke to the WSWS, denouncing police violence... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 21h | |
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| W-Socialist-WS: UK rail workers denounce train companies "best and final offer" being... |
| Rail workers should deliver an emphatic "No" vote in any ballot. But this is not enough. Lynch and the... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 21h | |
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| Washington Post: McCarthy may regret kicking Schiff off House Intelligence Committee |
| Getting kicked off the House Intelligence Committee may work to the advantage of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 22h | |
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 | The Post's View - opinions - editorials: McCarthy may regret kicking Schiff off House... |
| Getting kicked off the House Intelligence Committee may work to the advantage of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 22h | |
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| Washington Post: McCarthy is right to kick Omar, Schiff and Swalwell off committees |
| Democratic leaders didn't punish antisemitism and lies. Now Republicans will do it for them. Washington... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 23h | |
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| Washington Post: At last, bipartisanship (some, anyway) on federal workers returning... |
| Republicans in Congress and now Washington's Democratic mayor agree. President Biden's 2023 State of... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 23h | |
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| Washington Post: The scariest part of the debt ceiling impasse: Washington isn't... |
| People also said housing prices only go up and that Trump would never be president. The case for complacency... |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 23h | |
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| NYT > Opinion: Britain's Cautionary Tale of Self-Destruction |
| It's in a state of serious decline, and not just because of Brexit NYT > Opinion |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 23h | |
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 | NYT > Opinion: Should the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Be Used Now? |
| President Biden's decision to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve comes under fire NYT > Opinion |
| 1. Opinions from Michael_Novakhov (43 sites) | 23h | |
