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Donald Trump in his bunker – cartoon
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Ivanka Trump complains of 'cancel culture' after university cancels her speech
WSU Tech stops first daughter’s commencement speech amid criticism of Donald Trump’s response to George Floyd protests Ivanka Trump at a cabinet meeting in mid-May. After the cancellation, she tweeted: ‘Cancel culture and viewpoint discrimination are antithetical to academia.’ Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images Ivanka Trump has hit out at “cancel culture and viewpoint discrimination” after […] More
America Needed Something to Smash
In ordinary times, for the bulk of the American population, presidential election years resemble a period of deep moral sleep whose fitful dreams are stimulated by a media that plays a role not unlike that of the Freudian unconscious. It proposes various devices that include the tracing of candidates’ gaffes, the unveiling of reported scandals […] More
Is Non-Alignment Back in Fashion in Modi’s India?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprisingly participated in the virtual Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in May for the first time since he took office in 2014. Modi had skipped the 2016 and 2019 NAM summits, but his attendance in 2020 could signal a revival of this once-important alliance. The NAM, a Cold War-era grouping of […] More
America Has Gone Over the Edge
Complaints about American decline have been commonplace since at least the Vietnam War era. In the late 1980s, declinism experienced an upsurge with the publication of “The Rise and Fall of Great Powers,” by Paul Kennedy, which warned of the dangers of imperial overstretch. Even America’s putative victory over the Soviet Union in the Cold War […] More
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Al Sharpton accuses Trump of using Bible as a prop during George Floyd eulogy – video
Play Video 1:36 The Rev Al Sharpton gave a eulogy at a memorial service for George Floyd in Minneapolis and hit out at Donald Trump for posing with a Bible in front of a church in Washington DC. ‘We cannot use Bibles as a prop,’ Sharpton said. ‘For those that have agendas that are not […] More
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George Floyd memorial: lawyer says 'pandemic of racism' led to killing – live
Floyd family’s lawyer, Benjamin Crump says ‘pandemic of racism and discrimination killed George Floyd’ Rev Jesse Jackson among invitees Barr claims evidence ‘antifa’ instigating violence Is it safe to protest during a pandemic? US police have a history of violence against black people. Will it stop? Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated […] More
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Ukrainian prosecutors find no evidence against Hunter Biden
Audit probed energy company Burisma, of which Biden was a board member from 2014-2019 Hunter Biden being interviewed on US TV news during the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock An audit of thousands of old case files by Ukrainian prosecutors found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Hunter Biden, the former […] More
