Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Tag: Colombia

Colombia, once a pro-U.S. conservative bastion, turns left

Voters in Colombia have picked a powerful new duo, Gustavo Petro as president and Francia Márquez as vice president, to take the nation in a new direction, tackling economic and environmental injustice.

Cartel drug lord pleads guilty to bribing US federal agent with...

“Christopher Ciccione abused his law enforcement authority for personal profit."

Social movements under intense attack despite Colombia ‘peace plan’

What connection does the U.S. government or U.S. companies have to the conflict?

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What’s Trump’s escape valve when (or if) he realizes he’s losing? Bluster ...

There could be greater disruption than Jan. 6, but the enormous, co-ordinated might of law and order won’t get ambushed again.

Undebatable: What Harris and Trump could not say about Israel and Gaza

Silence is a blanket that smothers genuine democratic discourse and the outcries of moral voices. Making those voices inaudible is a key goal for the functioning of the warfare state.

Majority of US voters back legal action against plastics industry over recycling deception

The survey, conducted by the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) and Data for Progress, shows that 70 percent of likely U.S. voters would support legal action to hold the plastics and fossil fuel industries accountable for alleged deception.
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60 years after Lyndon Johnson’s ‘daisy ad,’ the silence on nuclear war is dangerous

Today, a campaign ad akin to the daisy spot is hard to imagine from the Democratic or Republican nominee to be commander in chief, who seem content to bypass the subject of nuclear-war dangers.

US bombs used in deadly strike on Gaza tent city, dozens killed

The attack, which Israel claims was aimed at Hamas militants, has drawn sharp criticism for the civilian casualties, especially since the bombs used were reportedly supplied by the United States.