More U.S. troops may be sent into Syria to fight ISIS
Gen. Joseph Votel, the commander of American forces in the Middle East, said Wednesday that in order to maintain momentum in the push to liberate the Syrian city of Raqqa from the ISIS militants who have made it their de-facto capital, the U.S. might “take on a larger burden ourselves.”
cbsnews.com
Donald Trump returns in triumph to CPAC – with Breitbart as supporting cast
Six years after he was loudly booed there, Trump will take the main stage as the Republican president with some new allies at the conservative confab.
theguardian.com
Deportation orders threaten Trump's own turf: the real estate market
Immigrants ‘represent a large share of the demand supporting house values’, says a demographics expert amid warnings the system could be tested.
theguardian.com
Law Enforcement Using Facebook and Apple to Data-Mine Accounts of Trump Protest Arrestees
Data surveillance targets people hit with trumped-up felony riot charges.
alternet.org
Democratic divisions on display at DNC debate
Eight candidates to become the next Democratic National Committee chair – led by former Labor Secretary Tom Perez and Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison – struggled during a debate sponsored by CNN Wednesday to define a vision of how they would effectively counter Trump's administration and break through in clear opposition to his message.
edition.cnn.com
Sanders loyalists taking over Democrats
While Democrats nationwide have put the focus on President Donald Trump, the Sanders wing of the party has engaged in an intramural fight to remake the party in a more populist, liberal mould.
theaustralian.com.au
North Korea demands 'sinister' Malaysia stop investigating Kim Jong-nam death
State news agency insists leader’s half-brother died of heart attack not poisoning, and blames South Korea for ‘conspiratorial racket’.
theguardian.com
Elon Musk Digs In His Heels In Tesla Feud With United Auto Workers
The billionaire Tesla CEO, an adviser to President Donald Trump, firmly opposes his workers’ efforts to unionize.
huffingtonpost.com
Macron Seals Alliance, Le Pen Rebuffs Charges in Tight Race
Independent presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron agreed to a key alliance to boost his campaign while Marine Le Pen brushed off charges against her head of cabinet in a roller-coaster French election that has exactly two months to run until the first round of voting.
bloomberg.com
Far-right AfD sees worst poll results since 2015
New polls show the AfD falling below double digits for the first time in months, while Merkel's party still has its nose in front.
thelocal.de
Election in Britain’s ‘Brexit Capital’ Poses Test for Labour Party
Labour has held the seats there for decades. The contests have turned into a moment of truth for the party, which has been badly — some think fatally — split by the decision to leave the European Union.
nytimes.com
Trade growth slows to lowest level since global financial crisis
Last year saw the lowest increase in global trade growth since the financial crisis of 2008–2009, according to a report issued by the World Bank on Tuesday.
wsws.org
‘Alternative’ Education: Using Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System
School officials nationwide dodge accountability ratings by steering low achievers to alternative programs. In Orlando, Florida, the nation’s tenth-largest district, thousands of students who leave alternative charters run by a for-profit company aren’t counted as dropouts.
propublica.org
