Editorial – The Guardian The Sussexes show monarchy cannot be relatable while its politics are hidden but its members are conspicuously part of a grouse-shooting, landowning caste Of royalty, Walter Bagehot wrote in The English Constitution, “we must not let… Continue Reading
By Michael von der Schulenburg* – Wall Street International Magazine A letter to Roberto Savio The impeachment process in the US Congress is over, with former President Trump being acquitted. Both sides of America’s political divide now claim victory. Michael… Continue Reading
By Brasil Wire “I’m going to celebrate today.”— Laura Tessler “A gift from the CIA.”— Deltan Dallagnol Recently leaked conversations show shocking levels of US involvement in Brazil’s Lava Jato corruption case against former president Lula da Silva.… Continue Reading
By Jeet Heer* -The Nation Trump’s two impeachments are just the start of a long struggle to turn the former president into a pariah. The second impeachment of Donald Trump was an improvement, but only a partial and halting one,… Continue Reading
By Jillian C. York* – The Guardian Twitter and Facebook need to be more transparent about how they choose who gets censored The enforcement of policies on content moderation by popular social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, is… Continue Reading
By Michael M. Grynbaum – The New York Times Defamation cases have made waves across an uneasy right-wing media landscape, from Fox to Newsmax. In just a few weeks, lawsuits and legal threats from a pair of obscure election technology… Continue Reading
By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! ——————————————————— Guests: Bee Nguyen Democratic state representative in Georgia whose district includes Atlanta. Michael Edison Hayden senior investigative reporter and spokesperson for the Southern Poverty Law Center. Republicans face increasing pressure to strip Georgia… Continue Reading
By Simon Tisdall* – The Guardian The secretary of state has laid political booby traps for Biden in a diplomatic onslaught – with the aim of winning the White House While all eyes are on Donald Trump and his Capitol… Continue Reading
Levente Szadai Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán secured his third successive term in the 2018 general election. Now, for the first time since 2010 polls show that the “united opposition” would defeat his party if an election was held today. According… Continue Reading
By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! Police Stand Down as Trump Mob Storms Capitol to Disrupt Election Vote The U.S. Congress has certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, hours after a violent, right-wing mob incited by President Trump interrupted proceedings and… Continue Reading
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
Editorial The US president is seeking to bring down a system that defeated him This week, Donald Trump will undermine democracy in the US by supporting the claim that Democrat Joe Biden did not fairly win last November’s presidential election.… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
TomDispatch* Hmmm… let me see if I’ve gotten this straight. In his last days in office, Donald Trump is “ending” America’s forever wars (as he long promised he would do) by leaving 2,500 American troops in Afghanistan, a similar number… Continue Reading
Opinion, by George Danby – Bangor Daily News (*) The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. “There is nothing wrong to… Continue Reading
OtherNews The use of Internet by the monopolist, like Facebook, Google, Twiter is becoming a threat to democracy and societies. I am giving two documents: One, some links from Prof, Rushkoff, to understand the danger which we face;and then a conference… Continue Reading
By Simon Jenkins* – The Guardian The fact that the president cannot hold on to power shows the checks and balances are working Slowly, painfully, alarmingly, Donald Trump has been conceding the US presidency to Joe Biden. Over the weekend… Continue Reading
By Mikael Klintman * – The Conversation When was the last time you told a lie? If you can’t remember, I’ll give you a clue. Chances are it was sometime today – based on the fact research shows the average… Continue Reading
By Archie Bland* The Guardian President’s fixer, fireman and ‘first friend’ now looks to be heading for an end point On election night, as it started to become clear that the presidency was slipping away from Donald Trump, his son-in-law… Continue Reading
