Human Rights

Trump, Israel and a global right-wing Project

BY ISHAAN THAROOR* – The Washington Post Axis and allies (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post and Melina Mara/The Washington Post) Earlier this summer, President Trump tweeted at four female lawmakers of color to “go back” to their countries of origin. Trump’s attack on these…

17 Aug 2019 · 6 min read
Armed conflicts

With Trump as President, the World Is Spiraling Into Chaos

By Michelle Goldberg — The New York Times

By Michelle Goldberg* – The New York Times Trump torched America’s foreign policy infrastructure. The results are becoming clear Earlier this week, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Asad Majeed Khan, visited The New York Times editorial board, and I asked him about the…

16 Aug 2019 · 5 min read
Commerce

Stocks Whipsaw as Traders Face Conflicting Trade War Signals

By Alexandra Stevenson, Amie Tsang and Matt Phillips — The New York Times

By Alexandra Stevenson*, Amie Tsang and Matt Phillips –  The New York Times Stocks in the United States swerved up and down on Thursday after China sent conflicting signals about how it would respond to President Trump’s threats of new tariffs and investors took some solace in…

15 Aug 2019 · 6 min read
History

Will Sanctions Undermine 1947 US Treaty with UN?

By Thalif Deen

By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Aug  2019 (IPS) – When Yassir Arafat was denied a US visa to visit New York to address the United Nations back in 1988, the General Assembly defied the United States by temporarily moving the UN’s highest policy making body to Geneva– perhaps for…

15 Aug 2019 · 8 min read
Politics

‘He gets it’: Evangelicals aren’t turned off by Trump’s first term

By Julie Zauzmer  — The Washington Post

By Julie Zauzmer  * – The Washington Post BRANDON, Fla. — Three years ago, Rickey Halbert was torn about whether to vote for President Trump. On the one hand, he had read about Trump’s extramarital affairs and the women who alleged he had sexually assaulted them.

14 Aug 2019 · 8 min read
Economy / Finance

Trump’s Push to Bring Back Jobs to U.S. Shows Limited Results

By Jim Tankersley — The New York Times

By Jim Tankersley* – The New York Times WASHINGTON — From tax cuts to relaxed regulations to tariffs, each of President Trump’s economic initiatives is based on a promise: to set off a wave of investment and bring back jobs that the president says the United States has lost to…

13 Aug 2019 · 7 min read
Civil rights

Revitalizing Indigenous Languages Is Critical

By Lakshi De Vass Gunawardena

By Lakshi De Vass Gunawardena UNITED NATIONS, Aug  2019 (IPS) – Being fluent in a world language is a desirable skill in modern day society. However, some languages are suffering and in danger of extinction — namely those of the indigenous peoples. “There are between 6,000 and…

13 Aug 2019 · 4 min read