By | One of the most maddening aspects of most GOP senators’ votes at the Donald Trump trial was their blindness to the worldwide significance of the event.This trial was not about preventing those Republican legislators from being primaried, (although their cowardice indicated they thought so). It was a key historic moment in the struggle to prevent the state of global democracy from further decline.The respected Economist Intelligence Unit, or EIU (the sister organization to Britain’s Economist magazine), just issued its annual democracy survey which rates 167 countries; it warned that...…By | One of the most maddening aspects of most GOP senators’ votes at the Donald Trump trial was their blindness to the worldwide significance of the event.This trial was not about preventing those Republican legislators from being primaried, (although their cowardice indicated they thought so). It was a key historic moment in the struggle to prevent the state of global democracy from further decline.The respected Economist Intelligence Unit, or EIU (the sister organization to Britain’s Economist magazine), just issued its annual democracy survey which rates 167 countries; it warned that...WW…

Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin, but has returned to Moscow to fight for free elections, as exiting Trump still lies that U.S. elections were rigged.Alexei Navalny, Russia’s leading fighter for democracy, after recuperating in Germany from a Kremlin attempt to murder him by poison as he campaigned in Siberia.It is almost impossible to comprehend the bravery it took for Navalny to take that risk. He faced a phalanx of Russian police at the airport, and a swift mock trial in a police station, after which he was jailed, at the total mercy of would-be Kremlin killers.Yet there is something...…Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin, but has returned to Moscow to fight for free elections, as exiting Trump still lies that U.S. elections were rigged.Alexei Navalny, Russia’s leading fighter for democracy, after recuperating in Germany from a Kremlin attempt to murder him by poison as he campaigned in Siberia.It is almost impossible to comprehend the bravery it took for Navalny to take that risk. He faced a phalanx of Russian police at the airport, and a swift mock trial in a police station, after which he was jailed, at the total mercy of would-be Kremlin killers.Yet there is something...WW…

The president's Big Lie about a stolen election has united anti-government terrorists, conspiracy theorists, and MAGA supporters.The insurrectionist violence Donald Trump incited won’t end when he leaves the White House.The pro-Trump groups that sacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 pose such a threat to the inauguration on Jan. 20 that , more than three times the total in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. But the threat won’t end on Jan. 20, either.Thanks to Trump, an array of armed white supremacist militias, conspiracy cults like QAnon, antigovernment “Patriot” movements, neo-Nazis, and...…The president's Big Lie about a stolen election has united anti-government terrorists, conspiracy theorists, and MAGA supporters.The insurrectionist violence Donald Trump incited won’t end when he leaves the White House.The pro-Trump groups that sacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 pose such a threat to the inauguration on Jan. 20 that , more than three times the total in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. But the threat won’t end on Jan. 20, either.Thanks to Trump, an array of armed white supremacist militias, conspiracy cults like QAnon, antigovernment “Patriot” movements, neo-Nazis, and...WW…

By | This column is about a massive cyber attack and a pair of poisoned underpants that lead to a giant question: Can Joe Biden figure out how to handle Putin’s Russia after President Trump leaves town?Trump is ignoring the just-discovered hack of federal government and corporate America by Moscow (even as he still claims the Russia election hack in 2016 was “a hoax.”) Never mind that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has named Russia as the culprit. Trump blamed the “Fake News Media” and China.The president falsely tweeted “everything is well under control,” but...…By | This column is about a massive cyber attack and a pair of poisoned underpants that lead to a giant question: Can Joe Biden figure out how to handle Putin’s Russia after President Trump leaves town?Trump is ignoring the just-discovered hack of federal government and corporate America by Moscow (even as he still claims the Russia election hack in 2016 was “a hoax.”) Never mind that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has named Russia as the culprit. Trump blamed the “Fake News Media” and China.The president falsely tweeted “everything is well under control,” but...WW…

The mess Biden will face: Trump's bromance with Putin left America vulnerable to Kremlin cyberattack and use of chemical weapons.This column is about a massive cyber attack and a pair of poisoned underpants that lead to a giant question: Can Joe Biden figure out how to handle Putin’s Russia after President Trump leaves town?Trump is ignoring the just-discovered hack of federal government and corporate America by Moscow (even as he still claims the Russia election hack in 2016 was “a hoax.”) Never mind that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as the culprit. Trump the “Fake News Media” and...…The mess Biden will face: Trump's bromance with Putin left America vulnerable to Kremlin cyberattack and use of chemical weapons.This column is about a massive cyber attack and a pair of poisoned underpants that lead to a giant question: Can Joe Biden figure out how to handle Putin’s Russia after President Trump leaves town?Trump is ignoring the just-discovered hack of federal government and corporate America by Moscow (even as he still claims the Russia election hack in 2016 was “a hoax.”) Never mind that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as the culprit. Trump the “Fake News Media” and...WW…

Independence Day holiday is a time to pull the country together, not divide over about base names, statues, masks, and support for Russia.There is something especially grotesque about the timing of President Donald Trump’s a $740 billion defense bill if military bases named for Confederate military leaders are renamed.He made this pledge during the July 4th holiday week.This is a moment when Americans are roiling over issues of racial intolerance that date back to America’s founding, including whether and what historic statues deserve to be toppled because of racist taint, even if they...…Independence Day holiday is a time to pull the country together, not divide over about base names, statues, masks, and support for Russia.There is something especially grotesque about the timing of President Donald Trump’s a $740 billion defense bill if military bases named for Confederate military leaders are renamed.He made this pledge during the July 4th holiday week.This is a moment when Americans are roiling over issues of racial intolerance that date back to America’s founding, including whether and what historic statues deserve to be toppled because of racist taint, even if they...WW…

Protests for racial justice, moves towards curbing police, could offset damage to American power overseas.What began in Minneapolis with the murder of George Floyd did not remain in America. His death has not only shaken this country but has reverberated far beyond U.S. shores. And I’m not just referring to to Chile to Lebanon, Syria and beyond, protesting racism and inequality in America and within their own countries.America’s allies and enemies are closely watching how well the United States handles the mass political protests for racial justice as well as a c. Until the last few days,...…Protests for racial justice, moves towards curbing police, could offset damage to American power overseas.What began in Minneapolis with the murder of George Floyd did not remain in America. His death has not only shaken this country but has reverberated far beyond U.S. shores. And I’m not just referring to to Chile to Lebanon, Syria and beyond, protesting racism and inequality in America and within their own countries.America’s allies and enemies are closely watching how well the United States handles the mass political protests for racial justice as well as a c. Until the last few days,...WW…

While Trump fiddles on coronavirus and Xi Jinping represses whistle-blowers, Russia's leader arranges to rule forever.While world leaders focused this week on coping with the coronavirus, Vladimir Putin’s attention was elsewhere.The Russian president was busy as president for life.After 20 years as president or prime minister, the 67-year-old former KGB spy around Russia’s presidential term limits that will permit him to serve two more six-year terms after his current mandate expires in 2024.This internal coup frees Putin to pursue his bitter vendetta against the West, which he blames for...…While Trump fiddles on coronavirus and Xi Jinping represses whistle-blowers, Russia's leader arranges to rule forever.While world leaders focused this week on coping with the coronavirus, Vladimir Putin’s attention was elsewhere.The Russian president was busy as president for life.After 20 years as president or prime minister, the 67-year-old former KGB spy around Russia’s presidential term limits that will permit him to serve two more six-year terms after his current mandate expires in 2024.This internal coup frees Putin to pursue his bitter vendetta against the West, which he blames for...WW…

Trump joins 'Ostrich Alliance' of loser leadersWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementPhiladelphia: The Ostrich Alliance. That is the label a Brazilian professor from Sao Paulo applied to the leaders of Brazil, Belarus, Turkmenistan and Nicaragua who continue to deny the threat that the coronavirus poses to their people.All share a common disdain for science. Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarussian,...…Trump joins 'Ostrich Alliance' of loser leadersWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementPhiladelphia: The Ostrich Alliance. That is the label a Brazilian professor from Sao Paulo applied to the leaders of Brazil, Belarus, Turkmenistan and Nicaragua who continue to deny the threat that the coronavirus poses to their people.All share a common disdain for science. Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarussian,...WW…