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Dec 12 2016
News
Donald Trump: Strong Leader Or Dangerous Authoritarian?
Even before he is sworn in, Donald Trump is putting his own stamp on the role of chief executive.
That has some people rejoicing — and others worried about where he's going to take the country. Here is why some of Trump's critics say the president-elect could be a threat to democratic institutions and why others say those fears are overblown.
NPR (Online News)Apr 17 2020
Opinion
How China’s authoritarian system made the pandemic worse
SOMETIME IN November or December, a novel coronavirus infected a person in Wuhan, China, leading to an outbreak that became a global pandemic and exposed huge weaknesses in governance and leadership. In the case of China, the weakness was the system. A closed, authoritarian government repeatedly deceived and covered up the truth as the virus spread.
It is wrong to accuse China, based on
Washington PostApr 16 2024
News
Venezuela Oil Production Grew 18% After Biden Sanctions Relief
The ruling socialist regime in Venezuela documented an 18-percent increase in oil output in the first trimester of 2024 when compared to the same period in 2023, according to information published by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in its latest April 2024 report. The oil output windfall followed the implementation of a still-active broad oil and gas sanctions
Breitbart NewsApr 16 2024
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Protesters demand Georgia government withdraw proposed 'Russian law'
Thousands of people demonstrated in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Monday demanding the withdrawal of a controversial "foreign influence" bill they say is inspired by authoritarian laws neighbouring Russia uses to crush dissent.
"No to the Russian law," chanted thousands of protesters outside parliament, many waving EU and Georgian flags.
A previous attempt by the government to
BBC NewsDec 05 2019
Opinion
Harris is gone. Good riddance to a lying, hypocritical authoritarian
Do you remember where you were at 9:26 p.m. EDT on July 31? Sen. Kamala Harris certainly does.
That was the moment her campaign for president ended. She only just got around to admitting it on Tuesday.
Harris, a former prosecutor in San Francisco and attorney general of California, had performed swimmingly in one of the two Democratic debate sessions held in late June. She made a
Washington ExaminerOct 15 2023
News
'Bloodbath:' New Zealand Voters Reject Liberal Party in Pivot Away from Authoritarian 'Lockdown' Regime - The Florida Capital Star
The voters of New Zealand spurned the liberal Labour Party in Saturday’s national elections, knocking them into the minority and electing a conservative coalition led by the National Party. The center-right National Party earned about 40 percent of the vote, while Labour managed to win just over 25 percent of the vote, a sharp decline from the 50 percent share it earned in the last election
The Florida Capital StarApr 14 2024
News
The Koan of Peace
• Bidenomics for all vs. Friedmanite Market Fundamentalism, the Shock Doctrine, and Starve the Beast The greedy, racist, bigoted authoritarians don’t WANT peace. They are in the minority in each country, but many don’t run democratic societies with human rights and rule of law, essential components of peace. Eventually the forces of peace will be able to rise up and require it, but we don’t
Daily KosFeb 01 2017
Opinion
Donald Trump Just Struck a Blow against Authoritarianism
In Neil Gorsuch, Trump has nominated to the Supreme Court a man with deep respect for the Constitution and the freedoms it protects. If you ask vast numbers of both conservative and liberal Americans what word comes to mind when they hear Donald Trump’s name, the response is immediate: “Authoritarian.” In fact, if there is one theme that has remained constant in mainstream coverage of Trump
National Review (News)Apr 16 2024
News
Iran attack widens rift between activist left and Dem moderates
Moments after Iran launched an attack on Israel, around 400 pro-Palestinian protesters in Chicago broke out in chants of “Hands off Iran!” The head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, claimed Iran “is responding in self-defense.”
And the young pro-Palestinian group IfNotNow called both Iran and Israel “authoritarian
PoliticoApr 11 2024
News
Man awaiting trial for insulting Belarusian president dies in jail
TALLINN, Estonia — A Belarusian man who was in jail awaiting trial on charges of insulting the authoritarian president has died in custody, the country’s leading human rights group said Thursday. Aliaksandr Kulinich, 51, died Tuesday in a detention center in the western city of Brest that is notorious for harsh treatment of opposition activists, the Viasna human rights center said. His death
Washington Post