China has learned from its own rich history and is applying those lessons to re-emerge as a major 21st century power, writes Pepe Escobar.
Xi Won’t Repeat Ming Dynasty Mistakes
Category: U.S.
COVID-19: Democrats’ Virus Relief Bill Under Fire
A grassroots U.S. advocacy group says the HEROES Act “doesn’t do nearly enough to help those in need and does far too much to help those who are not,” Jake Johnson reports.
COVID-19: Essential US Workers Often Lack Sick Leave & Health Care
Once the pandemic ends, much of the American workforce will still be without basic benefits and protections taken for granted in virtually every other developed country, writes Paul F. Clark.
COVID-19: Trump Labor Department Urges Employers to Report Workers Who Stay Home Due to Virus Fears
The Labor Department says “general concern” about contracting Covid-19 is not sufficient grounds to refuse work and still receive unemployment benefits, Jake Johnson reports.
Guaidó’s Contract on Venezuela’s President Mirrors Trump Administration Bounty
The self-declared interim president’s leaked contract with mercenary firm Silvercorp USA targets in common with a DEA hit list, Alan MacLeod reports.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Iran’s Strategic Standstill
Whether in Iraq, Syria or Lebanon, Iran and its allies are acquiescing to the ascendancy of their enemies, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
COVID-19: US Pulls Plug on Global Ceasefire Resolution
Dali ten Hove reports on political in-fighting among members of the Security Council during the pandemic.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The ‘See-No-Evil’ Phase of Russiagate
The media spinfest following the collapse of this conspiracy theory suggests our troubled republic simply cannot accept its errors, leaving us unable to learn from them.
COVID-19: 2020 Year of the Virus
Alexander Mercouris weighs both sides of the debate between lockdown and herd immunity and examines claims that Covid-19 is over-hyped and is really just like the flu.
WATCH: ASSANGE EXTRADITION: The UK-US Extradition Treaty—Should it Be Replaced?
David Davis MP and Radd Seiger, legal advisor for the Harry Dunn family, spoke on the Don’t Extradite Assange panel. It was moderated by Helena Kennedy QC.