Section: US & Canada
America’s Uniquely Humiliating Moment
“He hated America very deeply,” John le Carré wrote of his fictional Soviet mole, Bill Haydon, in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Haydon had just been unmasked as a double agent at the heart of Britain’s secret service, one whose treachery was motivated by animus, not so much to England but to America. “It’s an aesthetic judgment as much...
In the struggle against racism and police violence, we can’t forget the victims of imperialism
Photo by Essence Harden. Courtesy of the Archives of Southern California Library. As recent events in the United States, Canada and elsewhere demonstrate, society has a cop problem. Police forces everywhere act as if they are above the law—they lie to justify their actions, they disproportionately target Black and Indigenous peoples, and they...
The Contagion of Trump’s Failures
By the time Attorney General William Barr tried to fire Geoffrey Berman, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, over the weekend, the Department of Justice had become an extension of the financial and political interests of President Donald Trump. No act of politicization was too blatant for the country’s top...
Why Is A Czech Firm Selling Furniture In Separatist-Controlled Ukraine?
Questions have arisen over whether a Czech firm may have violated EU sanctions after two former Czech mercenaries who fought on the side of Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine filmed a video at the firm’s store in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Defense lawyers in MH17 plane trial seek more investigations
Defense lawyers for a Russian charged with involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 say the nearly six-year investigation into the deadly incident still has not produced a definitive picture of what happened …read more Source:: ABC...
Bolton’s book reveals brazen Trump corruption. That’s not why it’s depressing.
The failure of House Democrats to examine this additional corruption, Bolton wrote, and their sole focus on Ukraine were “impeachment malpractice.” But would it have made a difference? …read more Source::...
Putin uses World War II parade to boost support before vote
MOSCOW (AP) — A massive Russian military parade postponed by the coronavirus pandemic will roll through Red Square this week to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, even though Russia is still registering a steady rise in infections. President Vladimir Putin’s insistence on holding the parade reflects not...
Federal Prosecutor Who Led Cohen Probe Now Atop NY Office
A federal prosecutor who held a key role in the case against President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney worked Monday to restore calm to the Manhattan prosecutor’s office, following the abrupt ouster of her predecessor.Audrey Strauss, the newly appointed acting U.S. attorney, sent an email to the staff Saturday night within...
Bad Policy, Worse Reasons
On Sunday, in the Wall Street Journal, National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien provided the logic behind the Trump Administration’s decision to cut nearly 10,000 troops presently stationed in Germany and, in turn, cap U.S. troop levels at 25,000 going forward. It’s a logic that doesn’t hold up, geopolitically or...
Ukraine President to Compensate Cafe Fined for Serving Him During Lockdown
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president said on Monday he would compensate a cafe that was fined for serving him and his entourage during the… …read more Source:: U.S....
