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Tag: Helsinki

Finland’s NATO move leaves others to carry on the ‘Helsinki spirit’

What are the consequences for Finland and the world, including Finland's historic role as a peacemaker.

Helsinki 2.0

The European security order has broken down. The conflict around Ukraine is a symptom of this larger problem.

President Trump goes to Hel(sinki)

Trump, a rule bender throughout his life, will likely find that those that he has crossed will not forgive or forget and will have their metaphorical knives at ready the moment he slips up.

Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Americans explode after Trump's summit with Putin, Justice Department arrests Russia national with ties to Trump and the NRA, all the people convicted of treason in the US, and more.

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A putz at fascism, too! Trump’s feral, libertarian despotism ordains oligarchy, not centralized dominance...

Trumpist extremism turns out to be a particularly noxious, authoritarian brew better called “oligarchic, authoritarian libertarianism.”

Tens of thousands protest Trump’s ‘big ugly budget bill’ in nationwide day of action

Organizers and families in over 225 U.S. communities rally against historic cuts to Medicaid, food aid, and education, demanding support for working people over billionaires.

Palestinian activist featured in Oscar-winning film killed by Israeli settler previously sanctioned by US

Awdah Hathaleen, a peace activist and co-creator of No Other Land, was shot and killed during a settler-led raid on his West Bank village, days after his deportation from the U.S. and months after Trump lifted sanctions on his accused killer.

‘Tactical pause’ in name only: Israel kills dozens as starvation crisis deepens in Gaza

As Israel touts limited pauses in its assault on Gaza, humanitarian groups decry continued attacks, worsening famine, and blocked aid as part of a deliberate campaign of suffering.

Judge blocks Trump attempt to defund Planned Parenthood clinics serving Medicaid patients

A federal court injunction halts a Trump-backed law that would have cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, threatening care for over a million patients nationwide.