Tag: Russia
Neoliberalism, Russian interference and Mexico’s upcoming election
After almost 25 years of austerity and failed neoliberal policies, the gap between the majority of Mexicans and the country’s obscenely wealthy elite has only widened.
Could the Cold War return with a vengeance?
The Pentagon plans for a perpetual three-front “Long War” against China and Russia.
The spy and the nerve agent: The new Cold War heats...
In a horrifying case of life imitating lowbrow art, it seems likely there will be many twists and turns to the story, even if an actual ending in which all is revealed seems unlikely.
On Russia, GOP probers looked the other way
The list of what the committee didn't do goes on and on.
Did Putin do it? Chemical attack in the UK
If you’re Sherlock Holmes, and you go through all these facts and possibilities, would you still conclude that Putin’s agents were definitely behind this chemical attack?
Anti-Empire Report #156: Shakespeare said it best
The Russian-interference indictment is predicated, apparently, on the idea that the United States is a backward, Third-World, Banana Republic, easily manipulated.
Facebook suspends Cambridge Analytica from its site after it ‘fraudulently’ collected...
Facebook suspended Cambridge Analytica from its site after the data analytics company openly admitted to helping the "Trump campaign pull off its narrow win in key swing states."
In Cuba, Trump’s hostility serves Kremlin
The Russians are emphatically back where the withering of American influence will encourage whatever mischief they mean to create not only in Cuba itself, but in the U.S. and throughout Latin America.
Attorney linked to Trump campaign pleads guilty to lying to investigators
The same day that Mueller’s office indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for interfering in the 2016 presidential election, Alex Van Der Zwaan was criminally charged with lying to federal investigators.
13 Russians criminally charged for interfering in US presidential election
“Still think this Russia thing is a hoax and a witch hunt? Because a lot of witches just got indicted.”
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Trump’s plan to gut Postal and Federal Workers’ Unions sparks fierce resistance
Unionized postal and TSA workers face a growing assault on collective bargaining rights as the Trump administration moves to dismantle protections and pave the way for privatization.
Trump’s legal offensive: How his executive orders seek to stifle opposition and punish dissent
Through executive actions targeting lawsuits and law firms, President Donald Trump is attempting to undermine legal challenges to his authority while retaliating against those who stand in his way.
Courage is contagious
Moving from fear to action in a disturbing world.
Is this the beginning or the end of a new Cold War?
The United States and our friends in Europe have a new chance to make a clean break from the three-way geopolitical power struggle between the United States, Russia and China that has hamstrung the world since the 1970s.
Rule Breakers: The compelling true story of Afghan girls who risked all to learn
Rule Breakers highlights the unique transformative power of education and raises awareness about the crucial importance of the right to education for girls in Afghanistan.