InsightHungary!!! (*) Several hundred students of the prestigious University of Theatre and Film Arts (SzFE) in Budapest occupied a campus building on Monday amid a struggle with the government over the university’s autonomy. SzFE leaders – including the acting rector…
By Al Jazeera and news agencies Bannon and three others arrested for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in online fundraising campaign for border wall. Former White House adviser Steve Bannon was arrested on Thursday on charges that he and three others illicitly took money from…
By Alexis Goldstein* – Truthout Facing increasingly unfavorable poll numbers, Trump has clearly decided the only way he can win reelection is to cheat. Trump has ramped up attacks on the post office, including the removal of mail sorting machines, in a naked attempt to suppress…
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 chance for those in power to…
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 days before the November election that polls suggest he is likely to lose…
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 The army of General Khalifa Haftar—who controls large parts of eastern Libya—has withdrawn from the southern part of the capital and is now…
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 an act of blatant corruption. The…
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…
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 York Times recently…
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…
