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Congress is facing an election reckoning. Democracy hangs in the balance

By  Lloyd Green* – The Guardian As a procedural certification has become a coup attempt, Trump and his allies have done lasting harm Democracy in the US teeters on the edge of a figurative sword. On Wednesday, the US Congress… Continue Reading →

Democracy, Elections, Fake News, Justice, Misinformation, Populism, Radical extremism, Violence

Raffensperger: Trump could face investigation over election call

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… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Elections, Justice, Radical extremism

How Trump’s pardons could get even more bizarre

Opinion by Daniel R. Alonso* – CNN   President Donald Trump announced a wave of pardons on Tuesday for people ranging from Republican allies to two men who pleaded guilty in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Meanwhile, speculation grows about whether… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Human Rights, Justice, Populism, Radical extremism, Violence

Will Trump forgive himself? Why the hell not?

By Jerri-Lynn Scofield* – Naked Capitalism With the countdown to January 20, 2021 proceeding apace, we’ve reached one of the seamier windows familiar to veteran observers of U.S. politics. Who will Trump pardon? Aside from whether he might pardon himself… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Human Rights, Justice, Populism, Violence, xenofobia

The Guardian view on US presidential pardons: go no further

Editorial Clemency is a noble quality, but in Donald Trump’s hands it risks being a self-serving abuse of law and due process A US president’s power to pardon and commute sentences for federal offences seems to explode America’s claims as… Continue Reading →

Corruption, History, Justice, Politics, Radical extremism

Pope Francis, the anti-Trump of our age

By Ishaan Tharoor* – The Washington Post Centuries ago, Christendom was accustomed to the periodic existence of “antipopes.” They were clerics who, whether through spiritual conviction or political machinations, challenged the designated pontiff with rival claims to the top seat in the… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, Justice, Populism, Radical extremism, Religion

Covid-19 complicates Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination

The Economist The president is back after being hospitalised with the virus. But the pandemic may weaken the Republicans’ push to confirm Amy Coney Barrett PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP returned to the White House in triumphant mood on the evening of… Continue Reading →

authoritarianism, Health, Justice, Populism, Radical extremism, Religion

Trump had us thinking mainstream Republicans were moderate. How naive

By Emma Brockes* – The Guardian Mitt Romney and his ilk were once critics of the president. But now, when it suits them, they’re backing him again One unlikely effect of Donald Trump being in office has been a rise… Continue Reading →

authoritarianism, Justice, Populism, Radical extremism

The Guardian view on the US supreme court: RBG, persuasion and raw power

Editorial Republicans are rushing to appoint a conservative replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The stakes have rarely been higher Ruth Bader Ginsburg won love and admiration not only as a champion of equality, but through the brilliance of her ability… Continue Reading →

Civil rights, Justice, Radical extremism, Women

Hold Prosecutors Accountable, Too

By Kate Levine, Joanna Schwartz (*) – Boston Review In order to achieve lasting change, we must focus on systemic problems across the criminal justice system. That includes holding prosecutors accountable, not just police. In the wake of George Floyd’s… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, Justice, Racism, Violence

The Protests Made a Huge Difference: All Four Minneapolis Cops Charged in Killing of George Floyd

By Amy Goodman – Democracy Now! (*) Guests : Nekima Levy Armstrong,  civil rights attorney, activist, founder of the Racial Justice Network and former president of the Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP. After more than a week of nationwide protests,… Continue Reading →

Civil rights, Human Rights, Justice, Populism, Racism, Violence

The Intolerable Tensions Between American Cities and their Police Forces

By Benjamin Wallace-Wells* – The New Yorker I lived in Baltimore during the Freddie Gray protests in April, 2015. My apartment was in a brownstone next to a small park in a pretty neighborhood called Bolton Hill, which sits on… Continue Reading →

Civil rights, Human Rights, Justice, Politics, Racism, Violence

Solidarity Is Our Silver Linings Pandemic Playbook

By Gregg Gonsalves* – The Nation Just because President Trump will do nothing doesn’t mean we won’t keep asking What’s going on in the United States? Across the country, all states have begun to reopen, some more quickly, some more… Continue Reading →

Civil rights, Health, Justice

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

The COVID-19 paradox in South Asia

Deepak Nayyar* – The Hindu It is surprising that South Asia has far fewer infections and deaths compared with North America and Western Europe The oldest and largest democracies in the world are often compared. This time is different. The… Continue Reading →

Civil Society, Health, Justice

Could Trump Be Criminally Liable for His Deadly Mishandling of Coronavirus?

By Neil Baron* – Newsweek As Dr. Anthony Fauci has said, it didn’t have to be this bad in the U.S. The world’s richest country with the strongest economy and a population of 330 million people has more coronavirus cases… Continue Reading →

authoritarianism, Health, Justice, Politics, Populism

Trump Must Be Investigated For Negligent Homicide, Manslaughter

By Tyler Durden* – ZeroHedge* Authored by Jonathan Turley We recently discussed how an American University professor called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Not to be outdone, MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner is… Continue Reading →

Democracy, Human Rights, Justice, Politics, Populism

Trump’s Middle East plan marks the end of the two-state solution

By Ishaan Tharoor* – The Washington Post President Trump called his plan for Middle East “peace” an “unprecedented” development that swept past “even the most well-intentioned plans” of his predecessors. It is in keeping with the guiding animus of his… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, History, Human Rights, Justice, Neo-liberalism, Populism, Racism, Religion, Violence

TOWARD A NEW UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS – I

By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* Baruch de Spinoza, the great 17th century philosopher, wrote that the two basic human emotions (or “affections”, as he called them) are fear and hope, and he suggested that a balance needs to be struck… Continue Reading →

History, Human Rights, Justice, Politics

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

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