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Archives for January 2018

Donald Trump
Trumpist UK Thugs waving US Flags try to Apprehend London's Muslim Mayor

Trumpist UK Thugs waving US Flags try to Apprehend London’s Muslim Mayor

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – London Mayor Sadiq Khan was about to begin a speech on gender equality to the leftist Fabian Society when he was interrupted by British Trumpist hooligans shouting that they intended to make a citizen’s arrest of the mayor. After a while, during which Khan leafed through […]

Corruption
Trump allegedly Paid $130,000 to Porn Star for Her Silence

Trump allegedly Paid $130,000 to Porn Star for Her Silence

contributors

TeleSur | – – The deal was brokered by President Trump’s lawyer with the adult-film actress a month before the 2016 presidential elections. U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal attorney arranged a US$130,000 payment to a former porn star before the 2016 election to keep her from going public about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump, […]

Africa
‘Shithole countries’: Trump uses the rhetoric of dictators

‘Shithole countries’: Trump uses the rhetoric of dictators

contributors

By Henry Giroux | (The Conversation) | – – George Orwell warns us in his dystopian novel 1984 that authoritarianism begins with language. In the novel, “newspeak” is language twisted to deceive, seduce and undermine the ability of people to think critically and freely. Donald Trump’s unapologetic bigoted language made headlines again Thursday when it […]

Donald Trump
Not falling for Phony Sympathy: Iranians on all sides oppose Trump’s policies

Not falling for Phony Sympathy: Iranians on all sides oppose Trump’s policies

contributors

By Reese Erlich | (48hills.com) | – – During a recent reporting trip to Iran, I interviewed almost two dozen people at random in both rich and poor neighborhoods of Tehran. All the middle and upper-middle class people I spoke with said the government of President Hassan Rouhani had made economic progress, although not as […]

Africa
Did Trump just Paint a target on backs of US Diplomats & Businessmen?

Did Trump just Paint a target on backs of US Diplomats & Businessmen?

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The United States as a superpower is in competition with global and regional competitors for influence in the world. Its rivals and enemies will take advantage of Trump’s insult of Africa, the Caribbean and Central America to reduce US leverage there and to increase their own. […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel approves $230m for settler only roads in West Bank

Israel approves $230m for settler only roads in West Bank

contributors

Middle East Monitor | – – Israel’s Channel 7 has reported that the Israeli government has approved the allocation of $230 million to finance the construction of settlement roads in the occupied West Bank. According to the channel, which is close to the settlers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed the Head of Shomron Regional Council […]

China
Is China's dominance of Green Energy Markets a path to Global Dominance?

Is China’s dominance of Green Energy Markets a path to Global Dominance?

contributors

By Chris G. Pope | (The Conversation) | – – If there is to be an effective response to climate change, it will probably emanate from China. The geopolitical motivations are clear. Renewable energy is increasingly inevitable, and those that dominate the markets in these new technologies will likely have the most influence over the […]

Donald Trump
Trump's 'Muslim Ban' Backfires, Improves Attitudes Toward Them

Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ Backfires, Improves Attitudes Toward Them

contributors

TeleSur | – – A recent study shows the U.S. “Muslim ban” became unpopular among U.S. voters after its implementation, media coverage contributed to shift. Political scientists revealed that public opinion on the so-called Muslim ban has shifted after a nationwide debate on immigration, racism and religion in the U.S. was sparked as a result […]

Donald Trump
The US Role in Turning Countries into Shitholes and provoking Immigration

The US Role in Turning Countries into Shitholes and provoking Immigration

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump just can’t help letting the cat out of the bag. And boy does his administration have a lot of cats in bags. The line of the Republican Party right wing has been that voter suppression laws are necessary for the integrity of elections. In fact, […]

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