by Eldar Mamedov* – LobeLog During his trip to the Middle East the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced an international summit in Warsaw on February 13-14 to “promote freedom, peace and stability in the Middle East.” Such objectives, judging by his own rhetoric, seem to be…
By Jason Lemon* – Newsweek Donald Trump Says He Only Likes Brazil Because Its Anti-LGBT, Pro-Torture New President Likes Being Compared to Him “Brazil’s got a great new leader,” Trump said on Monday while attending the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention taking…
By Jade Hutchinson* – Rantt Media While Donald Trump’s brand of white nationalism endures, we must deepen our understanding of the group behavior, mentality, and tactics of right-wing extremists The United States of America has recently experienced concentrations of right-wing…
By Brendan Cole – Newsweek Here Is How the American People Would Pay for It Money could be diverted from disaster funds—like those set aside to help storm-ravaged Puerto Rico—to pay for President Donald Trump’s wall, it has been reported. NBC News reported that the president…
By Steven Hahn* – The Nation Is the groundswell of popular discontent in Europe and the Americas what’s really threatening democracy? There is, many believe, a specter haunting the Euro-American world.
BY ISHAAN THAROOR* – The Washington Post British Prime Minister Theresa May may be on her last legs. Last month, she delayed a parliamentary vote on her much-maligned Brexit deal with Brussels, fearing it would go down in flames — and take her government with it.
Opinion of Robert Reich* – Newsweek Trump said Friday “we are totally prepared for a very long shut down.” It was one of his rare uses of the pronoun “we” instead of his preferred—and in this case far more appropriate—“I.” The shutdown is indubitably his. Congress offered him a…
Editorial Any hopes that the US political system would be able to work around a destructive president look foolish now. Expect more direct confrontations in the new year At first sight, Donald Trump’s presidency might seem to prove that, in the end, people can get used to…
By Tyler Durden* – Zero Hedge The diplomatic crisis ignited by the killing of Jamal Khashoggi has largely subsided, and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s grip on power is, if anything, even stronger than it was before (having faced down incipient challenges from one of his…
PATRICK COCKBURN – The Unz Review* President Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria is being denounced by an impressive range of critics claiming that it is a surrender to Turkey, Russia, Syria and Iran – as well as a betrayal of the Kurds and a victory for Isis. The…
