Longtime anti-war activist David Swanson recently returned from a trip to Russia. âI wanted to see what Russians thought about foreign policy, about the United States, and about all the âscandalsâ in Washington that mention Russia all the time but hardly ever have any evidence in them,â said Swanson, publisher of the influential web site WarIsACrime.org. Russians are keenly aware of the history of U.S. encirclement and hostility towards their country. âThey see opposition to Trump in the United States as all coming out of an anti-Russian agenda,â he said. âThey have no idea, whatsoever, that people might dislike Trump for some other reasons.
Popular resistance against the Trump administration in Los Angeles and other cities is a very positive development and one that Black people must embrace.
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Christopher C. Black fought for justice in politically agendized international courts.
Trump deploys Marines against LA protesters, echoing Nixonâs Kent State crackdown. But this time, he faces a broader, greatly disaffected opposition ready to fight back.
This weekâs featured author is Edna Bonhomme. Bonhomme is a historian of science, culture writer, and journalist based in Berlin, Germany. Her book is A History of the World in Six Plagues: HowâŚ
