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In the annals of American history, the 20th century witnessed a remarkable decline in Black-White inequality, particularly when gauged through economic metrics such as wages and intergenerational mobility. While prevailing scholarship has primarily credited this progress to factors like the Great Migration and educational advancements among Black Americans, a groundbreaking new study illuminates a previously […]
In the run-up to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, journalists covering the preparations for war became familiar with the concept of “stovepiping”. The term described the tactic of pushing intelligence to key political decision makers, bypassing checks and balances within the system. A more familiar word would be cherrypicking: in the case of the […]
Maurice Carney is the Executive Director of Friends of the Congo. He joins us from Washington to discuss the ongoing humanitarian and political crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda’s continued intervention with their M23 militia, Congo’s offer of minerals to the U.S. government, and upcoming peace talks hosted by Qatar. Source link
The Trump administration is withdrawing from an international body formed to investigate responsibility for the invasion of Ukraine in the latest sign that the White House is adopting a posture favouring Vladimir Putin. The Department of Justice said it was pulling out of the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against […]
The Justice Department has quietly informed European officials that the United States is withdrawing from a multinational group created to investigate leaders responsible for the invasion of Ukraine, including President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, according to people familiar with the situation. The decision to withdraw from the International Center for the Prosecution of the […]
Russia-Ukraine war live: US votes against UN resolution condemning invasion Al Jazeera English Source link
The US is pressuring Kyiv to ditch its draft UN resolution condemning Russia’s war in the country, ahead of a vote on Monday to mark the conflict’s third anniversary, AP reports, citing an unnamed US official and European diplomat. The Trump administration is urging countries to back its rival resolution and vote against Ukraine’s, which […]
The United States is opposing calling Russia the aggressor in the war with Ukraine in a Group of 7 statement being drafted to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, three senior officials from countries involved said on Thursday. The American objections to the statement come after President Trump earlier this week blamed Ukraine […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is “undisguised terror,” as described by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In a matter of days, hundreds of people have been killed, thousands are displaced, and hundreds of thousands are aiming to flee to border countries that accept refugees. Newborn babies are being placed in underground bunkers and men over the age […]
For Isabel Corro, Donald Trump’s suggestions that the US could use military force to take control of the Panama Canal evokes painful memories. The 79-year-old vividly recalls rushing her children inside her apartment on 20 December 1989 as US army helicopters and fighter jets screamed over Panama City, turning buildings to piles of rubble with […]