umbertino Posted May 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Shining achievement: is Trump’s celebratory Kim Jong-un coin a little premature? The newly minted coin commemorates a summit that hasn’t happened yet – let’s hope the North Korean leader turns up Tue 22 May 2018 14.41 BST Last modified on Tue 22 May 2018 22.00 BST A coin featuring Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un has been produced by the White House Photograph: AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/22/shining-achievement-is-trumps-celebratory-kim-jong-un-coin-a-little-premature 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Indigenous and female: Idaho gubernatorial candidate Paulette Jordan making history May 22, 2018 10:06 AM CDT By Mark Maxey Paulette Jordan, candidate for Idaho governor. | KBOI via AP http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/indigenous-and-female-idaho-gubernatorial-candidate-paulette-jordan-making-history/ 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Bosses win, workers lose in High Court arbitration ruling May 22, 2018 1:07 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg Supreme Court building | AP http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/bosses-win-workers-lose-in-high-court-arbitration-ruling/ 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 May 23 Trump escalates attacks on FBI as he fights back against Mueller inquiry President wields authority as weapon to discredit agency as he claims, without evidence, that it planted informant in campaign Wed 23 May 2018 13.05 BST Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/23/donald-trump-fbi-spy-claims-robert-mueller-russia-investigation 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Georgia accuses Russia of war crimes during 2008 conflict Tbilisi says Russia bombed civilian areas, in closing evidence at human rights court Luke Harding Wed 23 May 2018 11.34 BST Last modified on Wed 23 May 2018 15.10 BST A Russian armoured vehicle in South Ossetia, a breakaway province of Georgia, in 2008 Photograph: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/23/georgia-accuses-russia-war-crimes-2008-conflict 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Guatemala: ex-military officers convicted of crimes against humanity Four former high-ranking officers convicted of 1981 rape and torture of young woman and disappearance of her teenage brother Nina Lakhani in Mexico City Wed 23 May 2018 17.57 BST Emma Theissen Álvarez de Molina pointed out ex-major Hugo at Zaldaña Rojas as one of the men who took away her son, saying: ‘That is him. His face is forever recorded in my memory.’ Photograph: Esteban Biba/EPA https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/23/guatemala-ex-military-officers-convicted-of-crimes-against-humanity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 'Righteous fight': Warren and Booker call on religious voters to resist Trump The Democratic senators laid out a moral case in passionate, sermon-like remarks for resisting Trump’s agenda Wed 23 May 2018 20.34 BST Lauren Gambino in Washington https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/23/elizabeth-warren-religious-voters-fight-trump-cory-booker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) US firm that gave cash to Michael Cohen helped secure millions for Putin-linked oligarch Files reviewed by Guardian shed new light on ties between Columbus Nova, Viktor Vekselberg and Kremlin-allied bankers Wed 23 May 2018 11.00 BST Jon Swaine in New York Viktor Vekselberg, shown in 2017 with Vladimir Putin, is one of Russia’s richest men. Columbus Nova is the US affiliate of Renova Group, a Moscow-based company owned by Vekselberg Photograph: Alexei Druzhinin/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/23/columbus-nova-michael-cohen-viktor-vekselberg-bank Donald Trump cannot block anyone on Twitter, court rules A New York judge rules @realDonaldTrump is a presidential, not personal, account and blocking violates the first amendment Sam Wolfson in New York Wed 23 May 2018 19.36 BST Donald Trump’s @realDonaldTrump Twitter account Photograph: Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/23/trump-twitter-block-ruling-court-public-forum-account Edited May 23, 2018 by umbertino 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Venezuela has fallen to a dictator. But we can help to restore democracy Nicolás Maduro has brought the country to its knees. The international community must support Venezuelans trying to restore democracy Wed 23 May 2018 09.00 BST Last modified on Wed 23 May 2018 17.33 BST By Reynaldo Trombetta https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/23/venezuela-dictator-democracy-nicolas-maduro-venezuelans Iowa: will America's strictest abortion law drive female voters to the left? Iowa passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the industrialized world – and some think the state has moved too far to the right Wed 23 May 2018 15.56 BST Jessica Glenza in Des Moines, Iowa https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/23/iowa-fetal-heartbeat-law-push-voters-left 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Stacey Abrams becomes first black female nominee for governor Victory in Georgia’s Democratic primary is among most consequential in series of triumphs by female candidates ahead of midterm elections Wed 23 May 2018 05.10 BST Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/23/stacey-abrams-becomes-first-black-female-nominee-for-governor US Congress passes partial Dodd-Frank rollback in move to deregulate banking Bill partially lifts restrictions enacted after 2008 financial crash as Republicans tell banking sector ‘help is on the way’ Edward Helmore in New York Wed 23 May 2018 00.35 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/22/congress-passes-partial-dodd-frank-rollback-trump 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 DNC Deputy Chair Keith Ellison: The Democratic Party Should Stay Out of Primaries, Let Voters Decide May 23, 2018 https://www.democracynow.org/2018/5/23/dnc_deputy_chair_keith_ellison_the 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) Senate on verge of passing further VA privatization May 23, 2018 9:03 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg David Groves/The Stand http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/senate-on-verge-of-passing-further-va-privatization/ Unions and Dems unveil $50B teacher pay, school infrastructure bill May 23, 2018 9:24 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg West Virginia teachers strike. | AP http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/unions-and-dems-unveil-50b-teacher-pay-school-infrastructure-bill/ Edited May 23, 2018 by umbertino 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nstoolman1 Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 3 hours ago, umbertino said: 'Righteous fight': Warren and Booker call on religious voters to resist Trump The Democratic senators laid out a moral case That is funny coming from the party that promotes Planned Parenthood and abortions. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 24 May 'Of course he can win': leftist defies odds in Colombian presidential race Former guerrilla group member Gustavo Petro rides wave of enthusiasm to second place in the polls, despite country’s conservative tradition Thu 24 May 2018 06.00 BST Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá People attend a rally for Gustavo Petro in Cali, Colombia. He has developed a following not seen in generations for a leftist candidate Photograph: Ernesto Guzmán Jr/EPA https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/24/colombia-presidential-election-gustavo-petro-leftist 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 Iran's leader: US pullout from nuclear deal leaves Trump 'lost in history' Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sets out six conditions for Europe if it wants Iran to remain in agreement Wed 23 May 2018 23.39 BST Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran correspondent Iranian supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, arriving for a meeting with members of his government in Tehran Photograph: AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/23/us-pullout-from-iran-nuclear-deal-leaves-trump-lost-in-history-khamenei 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 North Korea 'destroys' nuclear test site as world's media watches Pyongyang claims to have dismantled its only known nuclear test site, with journalists witnessing the explosions Thu 24 May 2018 13.48 BST Benjamin Haas in Seoul https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/24/north-korea-destroys-nuclear-test-site-as-worlds-media-watches 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 Parkland survivor David Hogg aims to 'create the NRA – except for the opposite issues' Rather than head to college, Hogg plans to hit the campaign trail in key districts to increase the youth voter turnout rate Thu 24 May 2018 11.00 BST By Lois Beckett in New York David Hogg: ‘You never get numb to these things, but I feel like American society gets kind of desensitized.’ Photograph: Larry French/Getty Images for SiriusXM https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/24/david-hogg-parkland-shooting-gun-control-activism 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 Jared Kushner granted security clearance after painful process The president’s son-in-law and adviser had been downgraded amid concerns he was vulnerable to foreign exploitation Thu 24 May 2018 02.12 BST Ed Pilkington in Washington Jared Kushner is presumed to have been granted top secret clearance Photograph: Susan Walsh/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/23/jared-kushner-security-clearance-granted-white-house 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 Donald Trump cancels North Korea nuclear summit In letter to Kim Jong-un, Trump says talks are ‘inappropriate … based on the open hostility displayed in your recent statement’ Julian Borger in Washington and Benjamin Haas in Seoul Thu 24 May 2018 17.40 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/24/trump-cancels-north-korea-nuclear-summit Sabotaging the summit: Trump administration sinks N. Korea meeting May 24, 2018 1:07 PM CDT By C.J. Atkins http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/sabotaging-the-summit-trump-administration-sinks-n-korea-meeting/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 Panel: Dems lost union voters over trade and jobs issues May 24, 2018 1:25 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer said the winning formula for Dems should include going back to the party’s roots, and running a pro-worker campaign, with candidates unafraid to say the word “union." She said Connor Lamb, seen here after his victory on election night in Pa., is a good example of someone who adheres to that formula. | Gene J. Puskar/AP http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/panel-dems-lost-union-voters-over-trade-and-jobs-issues/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 Trade, worker rights, retirement security top lobbying topics for Steelworkers May 24, 2018 11:59 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg USW Rapid Response members with Indiana Representative Jackie Walorski's staff, May 23, Washington, D.C. Anthony Fanno, USW Twitter http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trade-worker-rights-retirement-security-top-lobbying-topics-for-steelworkers/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 25 May Orban is the original Trump, says Bannon in Budapest The architect of the alt-right sets his sights on Europe with thundering speech in Hungary Gareth Browne May 24, 2018 Updated: May 24, 2018 11:11 PM https://www.thenational.ae/world/europe/orban-is-the-original-trump-says-bannon-in-budapest-1.733756 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Spanish socialists file no-confidence motion against Mariano Rajoy Opposition says ruling party’s role in Gürtel corruption case has damaged democracy Fri 25 May 2018 13.47 BST Sam Jones in Madrid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/25/spanish-socialists-file-no-confidence-motion-against-mariano-rajoy-gurtel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Israeli intel firm spied on Palestinian-American Linda Sarsour, report says Dossier included files on activist’s parents and a court case Sarsour is co-chair of Women’s March and backs BDS campaign Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem Fri 25 May 2018 15.57 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/25/linda-sarsour-israeli-intel-firm-spied-palestinian-american 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 How Britain let Russia hide its dirty money For decades, politicians have welcomed the super-rich with open arms. Now they’re finally having second thoughts. But is it too late? Fri 25 May 2018 06.00 BST By Oliver Bullough https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/25/how-britain-let-russia-hide-its-dirty-money 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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