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Trump and the siege of the US Capitol

By Hall Gardner* It can still happen here! The January 6 siege of the Capitol—the very symbol of American Democracy—was like a scene out of the novel, It Can’t Happen Here, written by Sinclair Lewis in 1935. In the book, the… Continue Reading →

Civil rights, Fake News, Health, Human Rights, Racism, Radical extremism, Violence

Israel and apartheid: prophecy or description?

Editorial – The Guardian With no roadmap for peace, Israel risks being compared to the old South Africa It was a deliberate provocation by B’Tselem, Israel’s largest human rights group, to describe the Palestinians in the Holy Land as living… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Human Rights, militarization, Racism, Radical extremism, Religion, Violence, xenofobia

Unscrupulous and aggressive, Pompeo plans to be the next Trump – but smarter

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 →

Human Rights, Intelligence, Misinformation, Populism, Racism, Radical extremism, Violence, xenofobia

The West Is Still Complicit in the War on Yemen

By Isa Ferrero* – The Wire, India The US – as well as European powers like France and Germany – continue to sell arms and pour fuel on the humanitarian disaster in Yemen. Late last year, in the waning days… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Human Rights, militarization, Violence

Understanding Trump

By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures  Thoughts in and around geopolitics U.S. President Donald Trump’s supporters and detractors are both obsessed with him. They share the belief that everything that has happened is because of him. His supporters believe his… Continue Reading →

authoritarianism, Corruption, Fake News, Human Rights, Neo-liberalism, Populism, Racism, Radical extremism, Violence, xenofobia

Trump won’t take cyanide

By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* It is impossible not to make a comparison between Trump these last few days and Hitler’s last days Trump is not Hitler, the US is not Nazi Germany, no invading army is heading toward the… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, Populism, Racism, Radical extremism, Violence

The Observer view on Donald Trump’s assault on US democracy

Observer Editorial The president must be removed for inciting violence on the Capitol but Republicans also share blame for his toxic legacy It’s easier to understand last week’s turmoil in Washington if it is viewed as the disastrous culmination of… Continue Reading →

Democracy, Fake News, Human Rights, Populism, Radical extremism, Violence

The face of things to come

By Walden Bello* – Wall Street International Magazine The storming of Capitol shows America has entered the Weimar Era By mid-February 2021, American deaths from Covid-19 may well surpass the country’s 405,400 deaths during the Second World War. By around mid-May,… Continue Reading →

Civil rights, Democracy, Human Rights, Populism, Radical extremism, Violence

The recent half-assed rebellion

Freethoughtblogs* A revolution can be a good thing — after all, this country was founded by one. When that collection of rascals signed the Declaration of Independence, they knew that putting their name on that piece of paper was a deep commitment.… Continue Reading →

authoritarianism, Corruption, Democracy, Fake News, History, Populism, Radical extremism, Violence, xenofobia

White Supremacy in Action

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 →

History, Human Rights, Misinformation, Neo-liberalism, Politics, Populism, Radical extremism, Violence

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

The Second Cold War is coming

By Roberto Savio* It will be quite different from the one with the Soviet Union While the Coronavirus has rightly taken much of our attention, a fundamental geopolitical realignment has been taking shape in the world, and it will become… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Climate Change, Disarmament, Economy / Finance, Health, History, Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, International Cooperation, Politics, Populism, Radical extremism, Violence

“Blackwater’s Youngest Victim”: 9-Year-Old Ali Kinani Was Among Victims of Trump’s Pardoned Killers

By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! President Trump’s pardon of four former Blackwater contractors convicted for their role in a massacre in Baghdad has sparked outrage in Iraq. The Blackwater guards include Nicholas Slatten, who was sentenced to life in… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Human Rights, Populism, Radical extremism, Violence

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

Venezuela, a vanishing country

By Roberto Savio* Let us try to look at the situation from a distance To write about Venezuela has become extremely difficult. The country has become so polarized, that just two narratives are left. One, that the government has been… Continue Reading →

Civil rights, Economy / Finance, Elections, Violence

Trump’s flurry of dodgy deals will not bring the Middle East any peace

By Simon Tisdall* – The Guardian The outgoing US president has his eyes on a Saudi Arabia-Israel accord – no matter who gets hurt Peace deals that entrench injustice, punish the weak and are propelled by greed, blackmail and weapons… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, History, Human Rights, militarization, Populism, Radical extremism, Violence

All-War-All-the-Time?

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 →

Armed conflicts, History, Human Rights, Intelligence, militarization, Misinformation, Radical extremism, Violence

Donald Trump’s Final Act: Snuffing out the Promise of Democracy in the Middle East

By Vijay Prashad* – Globetrotter , Independent Media Institute   Ten years ago, a hawker in Tunisia set himself on fire, which spurred on people along the entire Mediterranean Sea—from Morocco to Spain—to rise up in revolt. They took to their squares indignant at… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, History, Human Rights, militarization, Populism, Radical extremism, Violence

Sesame Street unveils Rohingya Muppets to help kids overcome ‘unthinkable horrors’

 By Christine Romo, Cynthia McFadden and Rich Schapiro (*) – NBC News The new characters, Noor Yasmin and Aziz, are part of an effort to boost early education for children inside the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh. COX’S BAZAR,… Continue Reading →

Children, Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, Racism, Religion, Violence

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