USA

  • Why China’s new South Asian trade deal is making Washington sweat

    Why China’s new South Asian trade deal is making Washington sweat

    Nov 20, 2020 04:37

    “A 15-member South Asian trade agreement that includes China and Japan has put the West on notice that its influence in the region is waning and possibly done for”, says Raul Diego, writer of this article. 

  • 75 years later, victims of nuclear bomb tests on U.S. soil still seek justice

    75 years later, victims of nuclear bomb tests on U.S. soil still seek justice

    Nov 19, 2020 16:03

    More than 1,000 nuclear bomb tests have been conducted in the U.S. between 1945 and 1992. A total of 100 above-ground tests were conducted at the Nevada test site from 1951 to 1962. The winds carried radioactive fallout for thousands of kilometers. Hundreds of millions of people living in the U.S. have been exposed to varying levels of radiation over the years, unknown to them.

  • Yes, US election fraud is real, and it’s a longstanding tradition on both sides of the aisle

    Yes, US election fraud is real, and it’s a longstanding tradition on both sides of the aisle

    Nov 19, 2020 15:53

    As allegations of election fraud continue to swirl almost two weeks since the US 2020 election, the contours of a galvanized bipartisan ruling class in America are beginning to emerge in the wake of democracy’s demise.

  • 'Absolutely sickening': US military buys location data harvested from apps, including one for Muslim prayers

    'Absolutely sickening': US military buys location data harvested from apps, including one for Muslim prayers

    Nov 19, 2020 11:58

    "The US military industrial complex and the surveillance state have always had a cozy relationship with tech. Buying bulk data in order to profile Muslims is par for the course for them—and is absolutely sickening. It should be illegal!" tweeted Rep. Ilhan Omar in reaction to the recent revelation that the U.S. military is attaining data from mobile phone applications.

  • Report finds over 100 rebellions in US jails and prisons over COVID conditions

    Report finds over 100 rebellions in US jails and prisons over COVID conditions

    Nov 19, 2020 11:48

    According to a report released by the archival group Perilous: A Chronicle of Prisoner Unrest on November 13, incarcerated people in the U.S. collectively organized at least 106 COVID-19 related rebellions from March 17 to June 15. Perilous, a volunteer collective project that tracks information on all prison uprisings, riots, protests, strikes and other unrest within carceral facilities, described this activity as “clearly one of the most massive waves of prisoner resistance in the past decade.

  • China working to expand ties with Latin America

    China working to expand ties with Latin America

    Nov 18, 2020 14:11

    Over the past two decades, China has emerged as one of the most important markets for Latin American countries. China has developed three distinct pillars for its policy on Latin America: purchases of Latin American goods, Chinese investment in Latin America, and Chinese political solidarity with key Latin American governments.

  • Officials condemn Trump's false claims and say election 'most secure in US history'

    Officials condemn Trump's false claims and say election 'most secure in US history'

    Nov 18, 2020 14:07

    The 3rd of November presidential election was the “most secure in American history” with no evidence that votes were compromised or altered, a coalition of federal and state officials has said, offering the clearest repudiation yet of Donald Trump’s false claims of fraud. The statement backed repeated assurances by experts and state officials that, despite the coronavirus pandemic and record numbers of voters, the election went smoothly without irregularities.

  • Hadi Issa Dalloul: US powerless against Iran at UNSC

    Hadi Issa Dalloul: US powerless against Iran at UNSC

    Nov 17, 2020 16:17

    Dr. Hadi Issa Dalloul, international law and nuclear consultant, says Washington is unable to bring back the UNSC sanctions against Tehran, as Moscow and Beijing have adopted their positions against the White House’s move.

  • Economists say US needs 400 percent more COVID relief than McConnell is offering

    Economists say US needs 400 percent more COVID relief than McConnell is offering

    Nov 17, 2020 05:58

    The US Center for Budget and Policy Priorities estimated that it would take at least $2 trillion to provide $400-per-week unemployment benefits, food and housing aid, and state and local government aid without taking into account funds for virus testing and other pandemic-related efforts.

  • Advocacy groups slam US 'shameful' deportation of ICE medical abuse survivors

    Advocacy groups slam US 'shameful' deportation of ICE medical abuse survivors

    Nov 16, 2020 06:15

    The advocacy groups representing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement whistleblower who earlier this year revealed US horrific abuse of imprisoned migrant women—including forced surgical sterilizations—on Friday, November 13th condemned ICE's deportation of victims of the coerced procedures in retaliation for speaking out.