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Fri, August 14, 2020 | 02:40

From Tiananmen Square to Lafayette Square, Trump's love of military undermines democracy

From Tiananmen Square to Lafayette Square, Trump's love of military undermines democracy

On June 4, 1989, exactly 41 years ago, China's military shot, killed and arrested thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters came out with candles on Thursday in memory of the massacre, despite a Beijing-backed ban on their rally.

2020-06-07 17:00

Respond strongly to China on Hong Kong

“Hide our strength, bide our time,” said Deng Xiaoping, China's former leader. Xi Jinping, China's current president, seems to believe the opposite.Shaking off his failures that let an outbreak in Wuhan become a global coronavirus pandemic, Xi is quickening the crackdown on Hong Kong by championing a new national security law that would allow China to severely limit the freed...

2020-06-07 16:57

COVID-19 has also closed other people's houses

In 1826, Frederick Douglass, a young enslaved orphan, was shipped from a plantation on Maryland's Eastern Shore to a home in Baltimore. Upon crossing the threshold of the new place, his conception of the world, and of himself, changed forever.

2020-06-04 16:58

'Amnesty' making undocumented immigrants suffer

The scene in the TV ad: a football locker room. A man walks toward the camera, looking us dead in the eye. His name is Tommy Tuberville. He is a Republican, a former football coach, running for the United States Senate in Alabama. He makes three promises.

2020-06-04 16:54

Trump wants armed conflict. Don't give it to him

Trump wants armed conflict. Don't give it to him

America is in peril. The days and hours ahead could define our nation, in the same way that the turmoil of 1968 did.On Monday, President Donald Trump took another page from the authoritarian playbook, threatening to deploy active-duty troops to quell the unrest that has roiled dozens of American cities.

2020-06-03 17:02

US must stand with Hong Kong against Beijing

US must stand with Hong Kong against Beijing

A major turning point in U.S.-Chinese relations occurred Thursday. It nominally involves the future of Hong Kong, but has major significance for Washington and the wider world.

2020-06-01 17:07

Tens of thousands of satellites planned for orbit

Tens of thousands of satellites planned for orbit

Space, that final frontier, could become very crowded very soon. There are an estimated 2,200 satellites orbiting the Earth at present, but telecommunications companies are launching dozens of new satellites regularly in hopes of providing high-speed broadband internet access to the entire planet.

2020-05-31 18:03

California sues to protect planet from Trump administration

California and 22 other states are taking the Trump administration to court _ again _ in an attempt to block President Donald Trump's foolishly destructive effort to weaken fuel economy standards.

2020-05-29 17:14

Dominic Cummings creates very British scandal

The latest British drama surrounding Dominic Cummings is a tricky one to explain, not least apparently for Cummings himself. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's most senior adviser may ride out the immediate crisis, with help from his boss. But both men will pay a price.

2020-05-28 17:19

COVID-19 offers chance to halt Iran's practice of taking Western hostages

COVID-19 offers chance to halt Iran's practice of taking Western hostages

The COVID-19 pandemic has beamed a spotlight on Iran's barbaric practice of hostage diplomacy. In this dirty game, U.S. and Australian citizens along with dual Iranian European nationals are jailed in Tehran on trumped-up charges in hope of bargaining for some political gain.

2020-05-27 16:43

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