By Bruce Biber* – Australian Outlook Conflict and violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) continue to be all too frequent across the country. Since 2007, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has worked to curb the consequences of these clashes.
Tom McCarthy* – The Guardian Each US president has charted a unique course after leaving the White House, taking up vocations from philanthropy to human rights to oil painting. Donald Trump’s post-presidency appears likely to be taken up by meetings with lawyers and creditors…
By Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad (*) – Globetrotter, Independent Media Institute Warnings that the oxygen supply was running out in the city of Manaus, Brazil, came to local and federal government officials a week before the calamity led to the deaths by asphyxiation of…
Editorial – The Guardian These have been 10 days that shook America and the world. Congress has made the right response The wheels of justice are slowly but remorselessly closing in on Donald Trump and his gang.
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures Thoughts in and around geopolitics U.S. President Donald Trump’s supporters and detractors are both obsessed with him.
Freethoughtblogs* A revolution can be a good thing — after all, this country was founded by one. When that collection of rascals signed the Declaration of Independence, they knew that putting their name on that piece of paper was a deep commitment.
By Quint Forgey* – POLITICO Legal experts and lawmakers have expressed alarm at the president’s conversation with Georgia’s secretary of state. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday that it was unlikely his office would open an investigation into his weekend…
Opinion, by Robert Reich* – Newsweek Most of the 74,222,957 Americans who voted to reelect Donald Trump—46.8 percent of the votes cast in the 2020 presidential election—don’t hold Trump accountable for what he’s done to America. Their acceptance of Trump’s behavior will be…
By Jessica Corbett – Common Dreams (*) Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to tie the repeal to proposed $2,000 coronavirus relief checks. Digital rights advocates and sex workers are among those speaking out against GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch…
By Sasha Abramsky* – The Nation This egomaniac has zero concern for the unemployed, the cratered businesses, the sick and dying. He’d much rather pardon crooks and undermine democracy Betting that things can’t get worse with Donald Trump has always been a losing proposition, and…
