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By ‘force and fraud’: Is this the end of the US democracy doctrine?
Jan 20, 2021 16:19“The storming of the US Capitol has global repercussions, not least among them is the weakening of the self-serving definition of democracy, especially when it comes to justifying war”, says Ramzy Baroud, a US-Palestinian journalist.
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Heart of int’l terrorism in fear of infighting among local terrorists
Jan 20, 2021 16:11According to reports, over 25,000 uniformed American terrorists, much more than the number of CENTCOM terrorists in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf region combined, have turned Washington, especially the area around the Capitol Hill and the White House, into a military barracks for inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
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Attack on Capitol affirms Trumpism will live on after Trump leaves White House
Jan 15, 2021 20:22It is about a new political formation called Trumpism, with its mix of white supremacy, voter suppression, market fundamentalism and authoritarianism. Trumpism will have an afterlife long after Trump leaves the White House.
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No, not 'totally appropriate': Poll shows 63% in US blame Trump for insurrection
Jan 15, 2021 20:16According to a new national survey conducted by Vox and Data for Progress, 63% of likely voters—including 81% of Democrats, 67% of Independents, and just 32% of Republicans—believe Trump is either "very much" or "somewhat" to blame for the right-wing invasion of the Capitol Building, which led to the deaths of six people.
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US Capitol riots: The biggest threat to America is at home
Jan 15, 2021 20:09The US has always been a violent and polarized society with huge internal social tensions, as exemplified by its turbulent history of slavery, civil war, genocide against Native Americans, and civil rights mobilizations in the 1950s and ‘60s. Despite the US fixation on external threats, the biggest attack on American democracy came from within.
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The Trumps have fueled a far right media monster that is not going away
Jan 13, 2021 20:06A growing sea of bloggers, podcasters, message board moderators, conspiracy theorists, social media pundits, extremist preachers and “news” outlets feed off Trump directly, using the president’s lies and, latest tweets to garner likes, hits, donations and ad revenue. To gain followers, they repost trending conspiracies loved by Trump fans on social media and attack racial justice activists whose calls for social change generate resentment on the right.
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Trump can be indicted under Federal, State and DC laws for his role in Jan. 6
Jan 13, 2021 10:30The legal evidence is damning: Donald Trump should be held criminally liable for “seditious conspiracy” and “inciting insurrection” for his role in stoking the events of January 6, when an angry mob of Trump loyalists, incited by the president himself, stormed the Capitol building to stop the congressional counting of votes for Joe Biden in the Electoral College.
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Unacceptable: Probe demanded after footage shows Capitol police standing aside for pro-Trump mob
Jan 12, 2021 19:47The images of US police officers calmly allowing barricades open, letting the crowd enter, and taking selfies inside the building with those who have stormed it cannot go without investigation and penalty.
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Poll: Most Americans think Trump deserves to be removed after Capitol chaos
Jan 10, 2021 21:16Most Americans want Trump himself to be reprimanded for his role in instigating thousands of his supporters to breach the United States Capitol building, according to a new poll.
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Effort to impeach Trump again gathers pace after 'attempted coup' at Capitol
Jan 09, 2021 08:30Donald Trump looks set to become the first American president to be impeached for a second time as Democrats accused him of fomenting a “coup” at the US Capitol building that left five people dead.