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Clinton will not rule out social security cuts

dimanche 7 février 2016 à 01:00

Clinton has "no plan" to cut Social Security but refuses to rule it out.

Provisional president in Haiti

dimanche 7 février 2016 à 01:00

Someone has decided to elect a provisional president in Haiti to run a new election.

It is not clear from this article whether the opposition agrees to this plan.

Tories to kick people out of state housing

dimanche 7 février 2016 à 01:00

The Tories will kick tens of thousands of working British families out of state housing to make room for the poorest and disabled.

This responds to the shortage of housing which was created by Tory policies such as selling state apartments to their occupants, together with failing to properly tax expensive properties that nobody lives in. Banning squatting contributed too.

Many of these families will end up on the street, or in a remote place from which they reach their jobs any more.

Shaming of women who don't hide breasts

dimanche 7 février 2016 à 01:00

People continue to publicly harass women who don't hide their breasts well enough.

We would all be better off if women — all women, not just attractive women — felt no compulsion to cover their breasts. The taboo on them provokes exaggerated desire for them, this keeps men and women at a distance, and they understand each other less.

To see the bad effects of such taboos, look at an example that has more of them: Arab culture.

Trump promises to reinstitute torture

dimanche 7 février 2016 à 01:00

Trump promised to reinstitute torture if he is elected president — waterboarding and worse.

After World War II, the US executed Japanese officers responsible for using waterboarding American prisoners of war. Torture is wrong no matter who does it.

Even a subhuman monster like Trump does not deserve to be tortured. Imprisoned, yes, if he does what he promises. The same for Cruz.