Tag: sanctions
Palestinian activist featured in Oscar-winning film killed by Israeli settler previously...
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.
Albanese sanctions: Marco Rubio now acting just like Putin, charging human...
An explanation of why this verbiage is arrant nonsense.
Trump dismisses intelligence on Iran’s nuclear program as Israel escalates war
Despite U.S. intelligence confirming Iran is not developing nuclear weapons, Trump threatens military action and pushes for escalation, evoking parallels to pre-Iraq War propaganda.
How to end the war in Ukraine
It’s already worth considering where the West went wrong in its efforts to end this war, while exploring whether anything potentially effective is still available to slow the carnage.
U.S. imposes 2nd round of sanctions against Russia for poisoning ex-spy
The United States is announcing a second round of sanctions on Russia for its use of a ‘novichok’ nerve agent in an attempt to assassinate Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal.
Economist Jeffrey Sachs: US sanctions have devastated Venezuela & killed over...
“American sanctions are deliberately aiming to wreck Venezuela’s economy and thereby lead to regime change. It’s a fruitless, heartless, illegal, and failed policy, causing grave harm to the Venezuelan people.”
Sanctions backfire: US is being left behind
At present, the United States is waging an economic World War targeting much of the world economy, including allies who refuse to comply with U.S. mandates.
Bernie, Rand lone voices against Iran-Russia sanctions bill
“The U.S. has now moved one step closer to a potential war with Iran.”
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Federal agents face protests after Trump orders unprecedented takeover of DC police
Residents denounce checkpoints and expanded federal presence as civil liberties advocates warn of authoritarian overreach.
America first is America alone
Power-crazed the president may be, but he fails to grasp soft power.
Pesticides cause 2024 mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies, new study finds
The study was a result of researchers discovering the mass die-off of hundreds of monarch butterflies near the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary in California, where the butterflies overwinter.
Will Trump-Putin summit leave Ukraine and Europe out in the cold?
If he repeats his past performances at summits with Putin and appears to back the Russian leader over his country’s closest allies, it is likely to cause a dangerous rift in the western alliance.
Sanders bill seeks to reverse Trump cuts to Social Security and curb billionaire influence
Ahead of Social Security’s 90th anniversary, Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act to restore staff and services, add $5 billion for operations, and remove DOGE’s access to sensitive data while probing politicization at the agency.