Tausende Menschen sind heute in Budapest auf die Straße gegangen, um ihre Unterstützung für regierungskritische Universitätsbesetzer auszudrücken. Mehr als 2.000 Demonstranten versammelten sich neben dem abgeriegelten Eingang der Film- und Theaterhochschule SZFE in der ungarischen Hauptstadt…
Daily Archives: 4. September 2020
Tony Abbott zum britischen Handelsberater ernannt
Abbott soll auf seinem neuen Posten eine wichtige Rolle in den Verhandlungen über Freihandelsabkommen für die Zeit nach der Brexit-Übergangsphase spielen. Der konservative Politiker führte die australische Regierung von 2013 bis 2015 an.
The War on Journalism: The Case of Julian Assange
Journalists are under attack globally for doing their jobs. Julian Assange is facing a 175 year sentence for publishing if extradited to the United States.
Congress should investigate OAS actions in Bolivia
The secretary general of the OAS, Luis Almagro, stated publicly that he believed it was a fraudulent election. He also repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that the election was “stolen.” Almagro, in his own bid for reelection as secretary general, appeared to be courting the regions’ right-wing governments
Hair – Let the Sunshine In
Barack Obama himself said Nixon was more liberal than he was and he is right. The Democratic party has moved so far right over the last 40 years that we now have two right-wing corporatist parties in America. The duopoly is killing us.
Laid off and now evicted amid Covid-19, a Houston father contemplates homelessness in a pandemic
Late Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a temporary halt in residential evictions until the end of the year, starting Friday. When it goes into effect, it will delay mass evictions but not solve the rental crisis, said Emily Benfer, a housing expert and co-creator of a Covid-19 housing policy scorecard with Princeton University‘s Eviction Lab.
„The CDC order provides crucial temporary relief for renters, but it doesn‘t end the eviction crisis,“ says Benfer. „Congress must bolster it with significant rental assistance for its purpose to be realized,“ she said.
America at Hunger’s Edge
Beginning in May, Brenda Ann Kenneally set out across the country, from New York to California, to capture the routines of Americans who struggle to feed their families, piecing together various forms of food assistance, community support and ingenuity to make it from one month to the next.
The Social Fabric of the U.S. Is Fraying Severely, if Not Unravelling
The alarming CDC data extends far beyond serious suicidal desires. It also found that “40.9% of respondents reported at least one adverse mental or behavioral health condition, including symptoms of anxiety disorder or depressive disorder (30.9%), symptoms of a trauma- and stressor-related disorder (TSRD) related to the pandemic (26.3%), and having started or increased substance use to cope with stress or emotions related to COVID-19 (13.3%).” For the youngest part of the adult population, ages 18-24, significantly more than half (62.9 percent) reported suffering from depressive or anxiety disorders.
Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of Portland Right-Wing Protester Killed By Law Enforcement
According to The Olympian newspaper, Reinoehl was spotted as he left an apartment. The newspaper reports four officers from three different jurisdictions fired weapons at Reinoehl; witnesses said they heard 40 to 50 shots.
Toter Trump-Anhänger in Portland: Polizei erschießt Tatverdächtigen
(heute)
Am Rande von Protesten in Portland war am Samstag ein mutmaßlich rechtsextremer Trump-Anhänger getötet worden. Nun hat die Polizei den Tatverdächtigen erschossen – nachdem Trump zu seiner Ergreifung aufgerufen hatte.
How the Fatal Shooting at a Portland Protest Unfolded
(Published Aug. 31, 2020
Updated Sept. 3, 2020)
The New York Times’s Visual Investigations unit reviewed multiple videos of the episode and surrounding events to piece together the fatal encounter between an unidentified gunman and Aaron J. Danielson, 39, who died at the scene.
Proteste in Portland: Ein Toter am Rande von Demonstrationen
(30.08.2020)
Die Polizei machte keine genaueren Angaben zur Identität des Toten und äußerte sich auch nicht dazu, wer geschossen haben soll. „Polizisten von Portland hörten Schüsse aus dem Gebiet Southeast 3rd Avenue und Southwest Alder Street. Sie reagierten und machten einen Mann mit einer Schusswunde in der Brust ausfindig. Sanitäter reagierten und stellten fest, dass das Opfer tot war“, hieß es. Es werde wegen eines Tötungsdelikts ermittelt.
Telegram-Kanal
Die IMI weitet ihrer Kommunikationskanäle aus. Neben der Homepage, unseren Printmedien, der IMI-Liste, Facebook, Twitter und Mastodon bieten wir deshalb jetzt zusätzlich noch einen Kanal über den Messenger Telegram an. Dort könnt ihr aktuelle Informationen, Analysen und Einschätzungen von IMI rund um Militär, Rüstung und die Friedensbewegung z.B. direkt auf eurem Smartphone lesen und verpasst nichts.
President Maduro Invites UN, EU Observers to December Elections
The United States, expectedly, dismissed the pardon of opposition lawmakers as a „token“ measure. In contrast, Foreign Minister Arreaza, in his letter Wednesday, assures the UN and EU officials that their electoral observation and accompaniment will help „build consensus in the construction of a climate of peace, national reconciliation and the resolution of our difficulties through democratic, electoral and constitutional means.“
A Message to Senate Democrats: Tribal Lands Are Not Carbon Dumping Grounds
Carbon pricing is a term that was later popularized by the World Bank to include carbon trading (cap-and-trade and offsets), carbon taxes, REDD+ and voluntary carbon markets schemes. This allowed corporations to secure additional profit through trading carbon credits and in some cases tax breaks.
Supreme Court annuls former govt‘s decision to outlaw progressive teachers‘ union
Overturning an appellate court‘s ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday annulled a decision by the former Park Geun-hye government to outlaw a progressive teachers‘ union for accepting a handful of fired teachers as its members, opening the way for the union to regain its legal status.
Cyprus Makes A Major Bet On LNG
The assignment has been given to a multinational consortium led by China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Corporation (CPPEC). The floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) includes onshore pipelines and additional facilities will be built at Vassiliko Port. The FSRU will have 125,000 m3 of storage capacity while being capable of unloading LNG carriers ranging from 120,000 m3 to 217,000 m3. The project’s value is €500 million and is co-financed by a 40 percent grant from the European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which is scheduled for completion in 2021.
BAYER vs. Versammlungsfreiheit – Unterstützt den gerichtlichen Kampf der CBG!
Den Kampf gegen die Privatisierung von Risiko-Einschätzungen und die damit verbundene Auslieferung des Versammlungsrechtes an Konzern-Interessen führt die CBG nicht nur im Eigeninteresse. Im Gegenteil wollen wir einen Präzendenzfall verhindern, der allen zivilgesellschaftlichen Gruppen, die gegen Konzernherrschaft antreten, Freiheiten nimmt.
Five US military facilities are among the locations selected for final coronavirus vaccine trials
The military medical facilities chosen in Texas, California and the Washington D.C. area were among dozens of locations across the country selected to participate in Phase III testing of drug maker AstraZeneca’s AZD1222, one of four vaccine candidates undergoing testing. In Phase III, thousands of volunteers are given the potential vaccines to study its effectiveness and safety, according to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Trump expected to name new ambassador to Afghanistan
Administrative officials see Ruger‘s selection as the president‘s signal of intent to reduce the U.S. military presence in the region drastically.