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Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton is set to claim in a bombshell book that the president has committed “Ukraine-like transgressions” across his entire foreign policy, far beyond the alleged misconduct he was impeached for. He will also describe his attempts and those by “others in the administration to raise alarms about them”, […] More
It’s the economy, stupid – but will Trump or Biden win the argument? The coronavirus has upended things – and there are problems for the candidates as they try to make the economy a key campaign plank Donald Trump at a Honeywell factory in Phoenix in May. The economic argument for November’s election has become deeply […] More
On May 25, hours before George Floyd was killed in the US for all the world to watch, French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner reacted to the public accusation by a celebrity that the French police were racist and capable of brutality in the execution of their duties. Hospitals Once Offered Charity — Now They Demand […] More
A child exposing the nakedness of the emperor by speaking truth to power? Not these days. More than half of the United States — not just liberals and the left but also the mainstream media and some Republicans — has been shouting at Emperor Trump for months on end that he has no clothes. These […] More
Race Rally to be held on anniversary of end of slavery, in city where white mobs killed up to 300 black people People protest in Tulsa on 31 May to honour the 99th anniversary of the race massacre and George Floyd, who was killed in police custody. Photograph: Ian Maule/AP Donald Trump is facing a […] More
The protests and riots happening across the length and breadth of America are challenging systemic racism and police brutality with an intensity not seen in recent times. There were protests after the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Eric Garner and Trayvon Martin. There were riots after the shooting of Michael Brown and the beating of Rodney […] More
House minority leader Kevin McCarthy says he would support ban Chicago officers lounged in House Democrat’s office amid looting Gen Mark Milley apologizes for part in Trump’s church photo-op Trump decision to hold rallies on Juneteenth draws criticism Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Protesters take to the street during a march […] More
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, health-care systems around the world are left strained. The outbreak continues to throttle the efficiency of many health-care sectors, pushing some to the brink. While deficiencies within public health systems are exposed, other viral enemies have come to the fore — racism, bigotry and xenophobia. The spike in discrimination cases […] More
