TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Independent Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential still-candidate Bernie Sanders has recently made it clear that he sees a political opportunity in the coronavirus pandemic, an opportunity that will do nothing but increase the chances that Donald Trump will be reelected. Former Vice President Joe Biden absolutely crushed Sanders in the last several rounds of primaries, and currently holds a twenty-point national lead […]
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has waved off the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, insisting that life goes on. He suggested the death toll in his own country has been overstated for political purposes. The Brazilian leader has been locking horns with many of the country’s governors, who have imposed bans on non-essential commerce and continue to accuse Bolsonaro of prioritizing the economy over the lives of his citizens. […]
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has waved off the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, insisting that life goes on. He suggested the death toll in his own country has been overstated for political purposes. The Brazilian leader has been locking horns with many of the country’s governors, who have imposed bans on non-essential commerce and continue to accuse Bolsonaro of prioritizing the economy over the lives of his citizens. […]
Photo Illustration by Kristen Hazzard/The Daily Beast Jeri Ryan is still haunted by those five little words. “It’s the scene that I’ve always hated,” she says with a sigh. “The notorious Then you wish to copulate? scene. Hated everything about it. It was so on the nose, so gratuitous. I haven’t gone back to watch any of it.” It occurred in “Revulsion,” the fifth episode of […]
A key Israeli high school exam this summer is under fire from teachers for promoting “political and religious right-wing views”, reported Haaretz. On Sunday, Israel’s Education Ministry “announced the subjects that would be appearing on this summer’s exam, which change from one test to the next”, the paper explained. While “topics related to aspects of the Jewish character of Israel – as well as the status […]
The Likud party and its allies “will continue to not participate in the proceedings of the Knesset and its committees on Tuesday”, reported The Jerusalem Post, “to protest Blue and White’s decision to form the committees without coordination with the Likud’s bloc”. Late on Monday night, the Knesset Arrangements Committee, headed by Blue and White faction chair Avi Nissenkorn, approved the establishment of six interim committees. […]
This is part two of our exclusive interview with former Turkish Foreign Minister, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Future Party Ahmet Davutoglu, about his new book ‘Systemic Earthquake and the Struggle for World Order: Exclusive Populism versus Inclusive Democracy’. Using the analogy of a devastating series of earthquakes, in the book, Davutoglu provides a new theoretical approach, conceptualisation and methodology for understanding crisis in the […]
Authored by W.J.Astore via Bracing Views blog, The American people are being kept divided, distracted, and downtrodden. Divisions are usually based on race and class. Racial tensions and discrimination exist, of course, but they are also exploited to divide people. Just look at the current debate on the Confederate flag flying in Charleston, South Carolina, with Republican presidential candidates refusing to take a stand against it as […]
After being sworn-in Monday, the 23rd Knesset is currently “paralysed” and “unable to function”, reported Haaretz, thanks to “a combination of political wrangling and the coronavirus epidemic”. As a result, “members have yet to be appointed to Knesset committees, including crucial ones like the special committee on the handling of the coronavirus outbreak, the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee and the Knesset Finance Committee”, the […]
Political leaders “underestimated” the magnitude of the danger posed by the coronavirus, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission has admitted. Her statement came as the EU shut its borders. “I think that all of us who are not experts initially underestimated the coronavirus,” she told Germany’s Bild newspaper in an interview published Wednesday. “But now it is clear that this is a […]
The third Israeli elections to be held within a twelve-month period once again failed to bring about the desired outcome. If anyone was hoping to see an end to the political deadlock that exists within Israeli politics, they must be very disappointed. In fact, prospects for a stable government that is supported by a majority in Israel’s main legislative body, the Knesset, seem as unlikely as […]
Authored by “V.F.” via TheChicagoEconomist.com, The Sport Of Speculation I’m beginning to believe the current “pandemic” is perhaps just the latest contrived “enemy of the state”. An opportunity taken by western governments that have, over the past 20 or 30 years, gotten bolder in their willingness to fabricate fear to secure a political end. Political ends are always about greater control, corruption, and ultimately, cover ups. […]
Iraqi President Barham Salih on Tuesday designated Adnan al-Zurfi as prime minister tasked with forming a government within 30 days, in an attempt to overcome months of political deadlock, Reuters said, citing a state TV report. Zurfi, a former official of the US-run authorities that took over Iraq after the 2003 US invasion, is head of the Nasr parliamentary grouping of former prime minister Haider al-Abadi, […]
Palestinian ambassador Ali Kazak arrived in Australia in 1970, at the peak of the Palestinian revolutionary political and military activity. He found that the Zionist narrative was prevalent in public opinion, propagating a biased portrayal of the events unfolding in occupied Palestine. He decided to engage in efforts to provide a counter-narrative to refute the false claims being made by the Zionists, and requested materials and […]
In a surprising move, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announced on February 29 that he will be re-opening his country’s border to Europe, thus allowing tens of thousands of mostly Syrian refugees into Greece and other European countries. Expectedly, over 100,000 people rushed to the Ipsala border point in the Edirne province separating Turkey from Greece, hoping to make it through the once-porous border. Even though, […]
The Sudanese government signed a political memorandum on Saturday with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) — North led by Malik Agar, on issues of governance, authority and powers in the governorates of South Kordofan and River Blue Nile. “[This] represents a fundamental step in the path towards achieving peace in Sudan,” said a member of the government delegation, Ismail Al-Taj. “The parties now need to […]
A court has ruled that Google has the right to legally manipulate searches in order to cause electoral interference and influence political results, rebuking a legal challenge from Democrat Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard sued the tech giant after Google bottled up her campaign as it was rising following a strong performance in a presidential debate. She alleged that they denied her a crucial advertisement buy […]
We do not yet know what the final impact of the coronavirus will be on the medical health of the United States. Currently, you can logically argue that it could be the most devastating development in our modern history, or that it will not ultimately cause a massive amount of deaths, at least not when compared with the yearly toll associated with the common flu. After […]
Barely 24 hours after calling for all Americans to come together and put aside politics during the coronavirus crisis, President Donald Trump unleashed a Twitter rant against his potential 2020 Democratic rival, Joe Biden, over the latter’s role in the 2009 swine flu response. Trump’s online tirade came late on Thursday, hours after Biden gave a speech detailing his own coronavirus plan, in which he called […]
Authored by José Niño via The Mises Institute, The US purports to be the land of free speech, but you can always expect politicians to carve out exceptions. Just look at how government agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service can slither their way into the political affairs of individuals and organizations. Americans generally associate the Internal Revenue Service with the hassle of filing income taxes every […]
Moscow has called on the opposing political forces of Afghanistan to focus on reaching national reconciliation, instead of taking steps that exacerbate disagreements, Russian Foreign Ministry said. Commenting on two parallel presidential inauguration ceremonies that took place in Afghanistan, it urged all responsible political actors in the country “to adhere solely to common national interests.” The national reconciliation process “should lead to end of the civil […]
A trend of assaulting non-mainstream politicians over their views seems to be taking root in Germany, with a car owned by the head of the AfD party’s Berlin branch being set on fire in the second such incident in over a week. Arsonists set ablaze a greyish Skoda belonging to Nicolaus Fest, provisional head of Alternative for Germany’s Berlin branch and member of the European Parliament, […]
As the coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, the Palestinian Authority has announced measures to try to curb its spread in the occupied Palestinian territories. President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree for a state of emergency and has suspended the work of all PA ministries and institutions, apart from the Ministry of Health. This was announced by Prime Minister Mohamed Ishtayyeh after a number […]
Former Turkish deputy prime minister Ali Babacan said he was applying on Monday to launch his long-awaited political party, eight months after he resigned from President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party, Reuters reports. Babacan announced last July that he was resigning from the AKP over “deep differences” about its direction and his move to establish a new party was seen as potentially eroding support for Erdogan’s party. […]