Reich – Newsweek As a candidate in 2015, Donald Trump said that he’d “surround myself only with the best and most serious people.” Not quite. On November 15, Trump’s long-time friend and personal confidante, Roger Stone, was found guilty of lying to Congress, tampering…
The Economist Israel’s prime minister still hopes to lead Likud into another election OVER THE past two decades Israel’s legal establishment has proven itself capable of holding even the most powerful to account. A former prime minister, Ehud Olmert, was convicted of bribery and…
Editorial If the US president tried to enlist Ukraine to investigate his rivals he broke his oath of office and threatened America’s security There are multiple reasons why Donald Trump ought not to be the president of the United States. However, there are only two ways of…
By Eoin Higgins, staff writer – Common Dreams* “Bolivia’s lithium belongs to the Bolivian people. Not to multinational corporate cabals.” Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni salt flats hold the largest reserves of lithium in the world.
The Economist The evolution of the defence, from “no quid pro quo” to “quid pro so?” STEVE SCALISE, the House Minority Whip, brought a visual aid to the House floor in the run-up to a vote formalising the impeachment inquiry. It depicted the Red Square’s onion domes, and blasted…
By Vijay Prashad* -Globetrotter., New Frame, Johannesburg The Political Tide Sweeping South America Won’t Accept Predatory Capitalism Neoliberalism has wrecked the world. It is why the people of South America are taking to the streets and the ballot box to advocate…
By Selam Gebrekidan, Matt Apuzzo(*) and Benjamin Novak – The New York Times The European Union spends $65 billion a year subsidizing agriculture. But a chunk of that money emboldens strongmen, enriches politicians and finances corrupt dealing. CSAKVAR, Hungary — Under…
Leonnig, Shane Harris e Josh Dawsey – The Washington Post In one of his first calls with a head of state, President Trump fawned over Russian President Vladimir Putin, telling the man who ordered interference in America’s 2016 election that he was a great leader and apologizing…
By Jane Regan* – North American Congress on Latin America A recent photograph circulating of a Haitian senator shooting an AP reporter is just the tip of the iceberg in Haiti, where an uprising has been simmering for months An Associated Press photographer and a security…
By Paul Krugman* – The New York Times Sharpies, auto emissions and the weaponization of policy Democracies used to collapse suddenly, with tanks rolling noisily toward the presidential palace. In the 21st century, however, the process is usually subtler.
