Why Trump Is Agonizing Over the Possibility of Getting Himself Pardoned

This post is originally published on Citizen Truth by Bill Blum

Trump faces a dilemma in the truest sense of the word. Donald Trump is becoming more fearful and anxious by the day. Above everything else, he desperately wants to save his own skin and avoid spending his remaining days outfitted in an orange prison jumpsuit. This is why, as the legal challenges to his humiliating […]

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Why Capitalism Was Destined to Come Out on Top in the 2020 Election

This post is originally published on Citizen Truth by Richard Wolff

No matter who “won” the U.S. election, what will not change is the capitalist organization of the country’s economy. The great majority of enterprises will continue to be owned and operated by a small minority of Americans. They will continue to use their positions atop the capitalist system to expand their wealth, “economize their labor […]

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Lithuanians fear COVID-19 more than Russia

This post is originally published on Citizen Truth by Adomas Abromaitis

Generally speaking, the Lithuanians don’t take much interest in defence matters. We know we’ve got armed forces, but what they’re doing generally passes average civilians by. We usually pay attention to defence matters only in case of real war or when defence demands more money then we could afford. This is exactly the cause to think about new budget distribution.

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Drug Reform Won a Clean Sweep in the 2020 Election

This post is originally published on Citizen Truth by Phillip Smith

In the days between Election Day and the announcement of Joe Biden as the projected winner of the presidential race, even as national election results remained muddy, one thing was crystal clear: the American public is ready for drug reforms. Drug reform initiatives went nine for nine on Election Day. From voters approving marijuana legalization […]

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Will the Biden Team Be Warmongers or Peacemakers?

This post is originally published on Citizen Truth by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies

We must vigorously advocate for a team that would put an end to the normalization of war and make diplomatic engagement in the pursuit of international peace and cooperation our number one foreign policy priority. Congratulations to Joe Biden on his election as America’s next president! People all over this pandemic-infested, war-torn and poverty-stricken world were […]

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China Is Working to Expand Its Ties to Latin America

This post is originally published on Citizen Truth by Vijay Prashad and John Ross

In mid-January 2020, 800 people gathered at Mexico’s Ministry of Economy to celebrate “China Day” with a seminar on Chinese-Mexican relations. Mexico’s Minister of Economy Graciela Márquez Colín, who has a PhD in economic history from Harvard University, said, “China and Mexico have to walk together, to build a stronger and more solid relationship.” In July 2020, […]

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