Section: US & Canada
Make the IRS Great Again
The story of human government is largely the story of tax collection. One of the oldest written records, a 6,000-year-old clay tablet found in the Mesopotamian city of Lagash, captures a citizen’s dread about the heavy financial levies imposed upon them. “You can have a lord, you can have a king, but the man to fear is the tax collector,”...
Driver In Italian Bus Crash To Face Manslaughter Charges
Italian investigators say they will charge a bus driver with manslaughter after his vehicle veered off a cliff in central Italy, killing a Russian woman and injuring dozens more. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Saakashvili Asks Zelenskiy To Reinstate His Ukrainian Citizenship
Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Georgian president who served as governor of Ukraine’s Odesa region, has asked Ukraine’s new president to reinstate his Ukrainian citizenship. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Zelenskiy’s Decree On Disbanding Ukrainian Parliament Enters Into Force
A decree issued by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy on disbanding parliament and holding snap elections in July has taken effect. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Dutch prime minister, populist leader clash in Europe debate
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch prime minister clashed Wednesday with the leader of a right-wing populist party over immigration and whether the Netherlands should remain in the European Union in a debate on the eve of European Parliament elections. The debate in Amsterdam between centre-right Prime Minister Mark Rutte and populist Thierry...
Did Canada snub Ukraine’s new president? Absolutely not, says Harjit Sajjan.
When Ukraine’s former President Petro Poroshenko was being sworn in June 2014, Canada was represented by then Prime Minister Stephen Harper and a large delegation of Ukrainian Canadians. They had travelled to Kyiv in show of support for Poroshenko who had assumed the presidency after Russia annexed Crimea and Ukraine was facing a full-blown...
How Film Can Shake Up the Debate About War
The debate about military interventions has been trapped in amber for years now. Where, when, and why we should intervene in conflicts—whether in Central Africa, Eastern Europe or the Middle East, whether for regime change, for the “responsibility to protect” (R2P), or for humanitarian aid—are almost forgotten topics. The debate has been stuck in...
Old Skool: From Kindergarten Class To Rap Star
A Ukrainian woman who spent years running a kindergarten has turned her passion for rapping into a new career. The New York Times just named Alyona Savranenko, aka Alyona Alyona, one of Europe’s most important pop acts, musically and socially. (Originally published November 15, 2018) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Lawmakers End Emergency Session Without Discussing Zelenskiy’s Proposed Electoral Changes
Ukraine’s parliament ended an emergency session on May 22 without discussing amendments to the electoral law proposed by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s parliament rebels against president’s decree
Party leaders at Ukraine’s parliament have rebelled against the new president’s decision to disband parliament and ignored his call to amend the election law …read more Source: The Washington...
