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GOP, Democrats offer no place for a rising moral middle

Voices // 3 weeks ago

GOP, Democrats offer no place for a rising moral middle

Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The political structures and assumptions of the last four decades in the United States are headed toward implosion. The two parties are not only ideologically incoherent; they are bleeding membership.

Operation Fall Weiss: Lessons of World War II still relevant

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Operation Fall Weiss: Lessons of World War II still relevant

Eighty year ago, on Sept. 1, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, starting World War II.

India ends Kashmir's separation, giving hope to expatriate Hindus

Voices // 3 weeks ago

India ends Kashmir's separation, giving hope to expatriate Hindus

Aug. 27 (UPI) -- When the Indian government finally abrogated Articles 370 and 35A, two articles of the Indian constitution that belatedly conferred Kashmir a "special status," my family celebrated.

Iran's foreign minister should be banned from Europe

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Iran's foreign minister should be banned from Europe

Aug. 26 (UPI) -- There was the usual outpouring of criticism when U.S. President Donald Trump added the name of Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's foreign minister, to the U.S. terrorist list.

Look elsewhere for international real estate

Voices // 1 month ago

Look elsewhere for international real estate

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Look elsewhere for international real estate, Harlan Ullman advises in a satirical letter to Donald Trump.

Hong Kong protests will have lasting economic consequences

Voices // 1 month ago

Hong Kong protests will have lasting economic consequences

Aug. 22 (UPI) -- While most of the consequences of protests in Hong Kong are difficult to anticipate, some of the economic impacts are already being felt and add up to long-term challenges to the city's prosperity.

Politics and policy equal political plutonium

Voices // 1 month ago

Politics and policy equal political plutonium

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- In politics, contradictions abound. Today's opponent is tomorrow's ally. Yesterday's denial is today's policy. Yet the tensions and symbiotic relationships between politics and policy are the heart of governing.

Tehran is changing tack with its domestic opponents

Voices // 1 month ago

Tehran is changing tack with its domestic opponents

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Iranian officials have begun to acknowledge a threat to their rule, which has existed for a long time -- the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK).

Texas presidential candidates reboot on strength of geography

Voices // 1 month ago

Texas presidential candidates reboot on strength of geography

Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The Texas politicians in the race for president -- Beto O'Rourke and Julián Castro -- are rebooting. Part of their argument is that putting a Texan on the ticket could put Texas in play in 2020.

'Christian left' is rising in America, appalled by treatment of migrants

Voices // 1 month ago

'Christian left' is rising in America, appalled by treatment of migrants

Aug. 16 (UPI) -- High-profile, religiously based moral outrage at President Donald Trump's immigration policies seems to be spurring some long-overdue rethinking of what it means to be Christian in America.

Beijing moving to stamp out Hong Kong protests, but may have lost the city

Voices // 1 month ago

Beijing moving to stamp out Hong Kong protests, but may have lost the city

Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Since the start of mass demonstrations in Hong Kong in early June, there has been a significant escalation of Beijing's rhetoric and tactics.

As Iran reinforces impunity for past crimes, world must demand justice

Voices // 1 month ago

As Iran reinforces impunity for past crimes, world must demand justice

Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The architects and participants in the 1988 massacre in Iran have been richly rewarded with positions of power and influence in government and various state-affiliated organizations.

Guns of August: Americans no safer than two years ago

Voices // 1 month ago

Guns of August: Americans no safer than two years ago

Are America and its allies safer or more secure than two years ago? The answer must be a resounding no.

French cannabis debate ignores race, religion, mass incarceration of Muslims

Voices // 1 month ago

French cannabis debate ignores race, religion, mass incarceration of Muslims

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- France's brief experiment with cannabidiol seems to have started a movement to legalize cannabis, which has been illegal since 1970.

India and Kashmir, now one

Voices // 1 month ago

India and Kashmir, now one

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- India's government scrapped Article 370, the part of the 1956 Constitution that gave the state of Jammu and Kashmir special autonomous status after independence. How consequential is this for India?

Census participation crucial for rural Americans

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Census participation crucial for rural Americans

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- People living in rural and small-town America in particular have much at stake in the 2020 census. Unfortunately, census participation tends to be lower in rural areas.

Climate change will mean more multiyear snow droughts in the West

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Climate change will mean more multiyear snow droughts in the West

Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Scientists have long known that the warming temperatures associated with climate change are diminishing the snowpack in the western U.S., with more precipitation falling as rain, rather than snow. That's a problem.

Anti-Christian attacks in Nigeria threaten precarious balance of faiths

Voices // 1 month ago

Anti-Christian attacks in Nigeria threaten precarious balance of faiths

Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Over the weekend, Chidinma Ibeleji, a deaconess in the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Nigeria, was kidnapped along with four others on her way to her Pentecostal denomination's annual convention in Lagos.

8chan's demise is a win against hate, but could drive extremists to dark web

Voices // 1 month ago

8chan's demise is a win against hate, but could drive extremists to dark web

Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The news that 8chan, the far-right online community allegedly home to mass shooting manifestos, has been effectively removed from the Internet is cause for celebration, but should also make us consider the implications.

Iran's Javad Zarif smiles for cameras, while regime tortures dissidents

Voices // 1 month ago

Iran's Javad Zarif smiles for cameras, while regime tortures dissidents

Aug. 7 (UPI) -- With his neatly trimmed beard, wide smile and receding white hair, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's foreign minister, is viewed in the Western media as the moderate face of his regime. The reality is somewhat different.

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