by John Feffer | May 27, 2020 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, Redev, War & Peace
In his infinite ignorance, Donald Trump has invited world leaders to the White House for a face-to-face meeting at the end of June. Unlike the other countries in the G7, the United States has yet to get the coronavirus pandemic under control. One of the hotspots that...
by Ed Corcoran | Apr 9, 2020 | Redev, War & Peace
With the coronavirus already infecting over a million people and severely impacting the global economy, there is a new recognition of a need to reduce global tensions, what the UN secretary general has called a coronavirus truce. The situation is particularly...
by John Feffer | Mar 10, 2020 | Democracy & Governance, Redev
Donald Trump filed his paperwork to run for reelection only hours after his inauguration in January 2017, setting a presidential record, the first of his many dubious achievements. For a man who relished the adulation and bombast of campaigning, it should have...
by John Feffer | Feb 25, 2020 | Democracy & Governance, Health, Redev
Donald Trump is all about boundaries. At a personal level, he doesn’t like touching strangers for fear of infection. Politically, he makes no long-lasting close alliances. And geopolitically, he obsesses over strong borders: big walls, more stringent immigration...
by John Feffer | Jan 22, 2020 | Democracy & Governance, Labor, Trade, & Finance, Redev, War & Peace
In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin is proposing a new constitution. Meanwhile, in Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump is disposing of the old constitution. The first is a demonstration of power meant to showcase the unity of the Russian political system...
