The democratic flame ignites in Belarus
It is too early to tell how things will turn out in Belarus, where following fraudulent elections last Sunday President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled…
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Why aren’t House Democrats preparing articles of impeachment for Trump?
Biden’s VP Choice Could Win or Lose the Election
Trump’s creeping coup d’état: Democrats must get ready to impeach again (Part II)
Trump’s creeping coup d’état: Democrats must get ready to impeach again (Part I)
REPRISE: Rehearsal for a coup d’état? Violence in American cities and “the chaos president” (Updated July 17, 2020)
Should Trump be impeached and removed from office NOW if it would save 100,000 lives? 200,000?
It was all for nothing: Trump and the coronavirus shut-down in the U.S.
Democrats’ silence gives “law and order” advantage to Trump–the most lawless president in U.S. history
Come back, Governor Cuomo. The world needs you.
For over 100 days during the coronavirus pandemic, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held press briefings every day at which he told New Yorkers, and…
Trump uses Nazi symbol to seek neo-Nazi support
In reporting on events, the Observer draws on factual evidence primarily, but tries not to fall into the trap of thinking he has to prove…
The Elephant in the Room: Russia’s Role in the Demonstrations
The Elephant in the Room: Russia’s Role in the Demonstations One of the great unknowns is the extent to which Russia may have stoked racial…
The failure of the Democrats, and the crowd in the streets
At the end of the day, if Trump is reelected, all of the crowd’s outrage and eloquent words will have no lasting impact. A reelected…
Did China manipulate the coronavirus to make it more dangerous?
UPDATE: July 6, 2020. See, 1) Deborah Hayes, “Coronavirus: Former MI6 boss says theory COVID-19 came from Wuhan lab must not be dismissed as conspiracy;The…
Demonstrators, having made their point, now play into Trump’s campaign narrative
Demonstrators, having made their point, now play into Trump’s campaign narrative The outrage felt by millions of Americans after the killing of George Floyd in…
Rehearsal for a coup d’état? Violence in American cities and “the chaos president”
Update: See Ryan O’Connell, “Come November, a U.S. coup d’etat? Could Donald Trump call out the U.S. Army again, after losing the November election?. Salon,…
Le Monde: Hong Kong, victim of the U.S.-Chinese confrontation
In an Editorial published on May 23, 2020, France’s leading newspaper, Le Monde, raises the question of whether the hard-line policies of Donald Trump have…
China abandons international law, and prospects for world leadership
No nation which defies the United Nations Charter and International Law can lead the world. China by it actions in the South China Sea and…
The Guardian on the reality of Covid-19: Beyond blind optimism
What if we don’t come up with an effective vacine for the new coronavirus? How long is it likely to take, even if we do,…
In coronavirus pandemic, China defies international law in the South China Sea–Part II
DEUTSCH Bei der Coronavirus-Pandemie. verstosst China gegen das Völkerrecht im Südchinesischen Meer – Teil II Drei kürzlich erschienene Artikel beschreiben Chinas jüngste Aktionen im Südchinesischen…