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The Beirut Blast: An Accident in Name Only

I  P S Aug 13 2020 – The catastrophic explosion in Beirut’s port is a manifestation of the Lebanese political elite’s predation and dysfunction. Among the country’s long-suffering citizens, shock is quickly yielding to fury. It may be the last… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Politics

Trump Can’t Delay the Election—So He’s Trying to Make It a Chaotic Mess

By John Nichols*-  The Nation Trump is losing. So he’s lying. The way to counter his lies is with facts and an action plan for easy, safe, and fair voting on November 3. On the morning of July 30, 96… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Democracy, Neo-liberalism, Populism, Radical extremism

Time Is Not on Our Side in Libya

By Vijay Prashad* – Independent Media Institute Ahmed, who lives in Tripoli, Libya, texts me that the city is quieter than before. The army of General Khalifa Haftar—who controls large parts of eastern Libya—has withdrawn from the southern part of the… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Corruption, Economy / Finance, Immigration and Refugees, militarization, Radical extremism, Violence

Nixon Didn’t Even Go As Far as Trump

By Elizabeth Holtzman* – The Nation I served on the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate. What Nixon tried to do in secret pales in comparison to what Trump does in the open Donald Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone’s jail sentence is… Continue Reading →

authoritarianism, Corruption, Human Rights, Populism, Radical extremism

Orbán criticizes “semi-Marxist” Western Europe

By  !!444!!! InsightHungary!!!  (*) Marking the 44th anniversary of the founding of the European People’s Party, three European leaders including Prime Minister Viktor Orbán took part in a video conference on Wednesday where they laid out their visions for the future of… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Immigration and Refugees, Populism, Racism, xenofobia

For America’s Wealthiest, the Pandemic Is a Time to Profit

By Sonali Kolhatkar* – Independent Media Institute Even in the midst of the pandemic, the rich are getting richer and bolder in their fight against working Americans. The American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) Michael Strain wrote an op-ed in the New… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Economy / Finance, Health, Neo-liberalism

Bolsonaro Fights for Survival, Turning to Empowered Military Elders

By Ernesto Londoño*, Letícia Casado and Manuela Andreoni – The New York Times A flailing leader has given Brazil’s generals an opening to insert themselves onto the front lines of politics. RIO DE JANEIRO — Jair Bolsonaro ascended to Brazil’s presidency with a sweeping… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Health, Human Rights, militarization, Neo-liberalism, Politics, Populism, Religion, Violence

Jair Bolsonaro’s dangerous divorce

The Economist Brazil’s justice minister storms out, calling the president a scofflaw ON APRIL 19TH Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, climbed onto a lorry outside army headquarters in Brasília to fire up protesters who were calling for a shutdown of Congress… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Health, Human Rights, Justice, Populism

“Gangster in the White House”: Noam Chomsky on COVID-19, WHO, China, Gaza and Global Capitalism

By Amy Goodman – Democracy Now! (*) World-renowned political dissident, linguist and author. He is a laureate professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he taught… Continue Reading →

authoritarianism, Corruption, Health, Human Rights, Neo-liberalism, Populism, Racism, Violence, xenofobia

Hungary’s Leader Grabbed Powers to Fight the Virus. Some Fear Other Motives.

By Benjamin Novak and Patrick Kingsley – The New York Times Prime Minister Viktor Orban can now rule by decree. Doctors worry he won’t use that power to improve the country’s coronavirus response BUDAPEST — In the days since the… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Democracy, Health, Human Rights, Populism

Elon Musk Is Acting Like a Neo-Conquistador for South America’s Lithium

By Vijay Prashad and Alejandro Bejarano (*) – Independent Media Institute Elon Musk, the head of Tesla, wants to build an electric car factory in Brazil. He was supposed to meet Jair Bolsonaro, the president of Brazil, in Miami in early… Continue Reading →

Commerce, Corruption, Economy / Finance, Human Rights, militarization, Neo-liberalism, Politics, Populism, Violence

Designing Better Impeachments

Aziz Huq, Tom Ginsburg, David Landau (*) – Boston Review How other countries’ constitutions protect against political free-for-alls. As dramas go, this one was devoid of suspense. The Senate trial of President Donald Trump always had a foregone conclusion. This… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Democracy, Elections, Intelligence, Neo-liberalism, Populism

Young People Aren’t Crazy. Capitalism Is in Trouble, and It’s Up to Us to Save It

By Mark Joseph*- Newsweek “America will never be a socialist country,” President Donald Trump declared at last year’s State of the Union address. But at least 51 percent of Americans aged 18 to 29 have a favorable view of socialism.… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Economy / Finance, Elections, Globalization, Inequality and Social Justice, Neo-liberalism, Populism

Trump Can’t Stop Bolton From Testifying. Only Cowardly Senate Republicans Can

By Joan Walsh* – The Nation And if they do that, Bolton must release his bombshell book immediately On Saturday morning, during what Donald Trump disdained as the “Death Valley” of television viewership, the president’s lawyers made an excellent case—on… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Democracy, Elections, Human Rights, Intelligence, Populism

Trump Is Shooting the Constitution in the Middle of Pennsylvania Avenue

By John Nichols* – The Nation In that way, the president is keeping a campaign promise. Too bad for him, the Democrats are keeping theirs. Three years ago this week, Donald Trump swore an oath that he would “faithfully execute… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Human Rights, Intelligence, Justice, Neo-liberalism, Populism

Isabel dos Santos: Africa’s richest woman ‘ripped off Angola’

By BBC Panorama Team Leaked documents reveal how Africa’s richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption. Isabel dos Santos got access to lucrative deals involving land, oil, diamonds and telecoms when her father was president… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Economy / Finance, Inequality and Social Justice, Women

Corporate Social Responsibility Is a Sham

Robert B. Reich* – Newsweek Boeing recently fired CEO Dennis Muilenburg in order “to restore confidence in the Company moving forward as it works to repair relationships with regulators, customers, and all other stakeholders.” Restore confidence? Muilenburg’s successor will be… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Digital Age, Economy / Finance, Globalization, Human Rights, Justice, Neo-liberalism, Politics

Donald Trump Must Be Cross-examined at His Impeachment Trial Where He Can’t Run From Facts

Nick Akerman* – Newsweek President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are desperately trying to block a real trial in the Senate, not because they are fearful of the testimony of witnesses such as former National Security Adviser… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Democracy, Intelligence, Neo-liberalism, Politics

GOP Senators Predict Bipartisan Acquittal In Trump Impeachment

by Tyler Durden  – Zero Hedge (*) Several Senate Republicans believe at least one or two Democrats will vote against impeaching and removing President Trump once the House eventually hands over the two articles of impeachment which were passed last… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Democracy, Intelligence, Neo-liberalism, Politics, Populism

The Democratic Leadership’s Strategy on Impeachment Is Doomed and Dangerous

By Aaron Maté – The Nation It’s hard to take the charge that Trump is a threat to national security seriously when Democrats in Congress are happy to help him shovel more money at the military. House Democrats’ vote to… Continue Reading →

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