Lai Ching-te’s victory in Taiwanese presidential election tempered by parliamentary loss
In a divided mandate, Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party won the presidency in the island territory with less than half the votes while his party lost its parliamentary majority
Following Zelensky’s address to US Congress, anti-war activists call for peace
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed up to US Congress to demand even more military aid despite the billions that Ukraine has received since the start of the war
Joe Biden and the Democrats are siding with railway giants against workers
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News explains the issues faced by rail workers in the US who are on the verge of taking industrial action even as companies and the government seek to stop them
US House of Representatives passes bill to block strike by rail workers
After members of major rail workers’ unions rejected a deal with their employers, Congress at the urging of the Biden administration has stepped in to try and stop a strike
Anti-war activists host event in New York to discuss urgent steps for peace in Ukraine
Eight activists, including Jeremy Corbyn, Jill Stein, and Vijay Prashad to speak in New York City in a panel titled “The real path to peace in Ukraine”
US continues provocation game with China over Taiwan
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News talks about the latest US provocations against China in the context of the political and economic ties between the two countries
Explained: Pelosi stirs US-China tensions with Taiwan trip
For China, reaffirming that Taiwan is not a separate country is extremely important given the historic balkanization of the nation by imperialist powers.
Daily Round-up | Pentagon approves potential $5 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, UAE & other stories
In this episode, we bring you stories of arms sales amid the ceasefire extension in Yemen, responses to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, massacres in Colombia and closure of border posts in Gaza
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan
Anti-war activists argue that this latest visit risks military confrontation with China, which would be devastating for both Chinese and US people
US public officials may be banned from trading stock
A broad coalition of US politicians are calling for a ban on members of Congress trading individual stocks
What role does the military play in climate change?
A gaping hole in the COP26 official agenda was the oversized role of the military industrial complex in environmental devastation. The US is a global leader on this front with the Pentagon being a bigger polluter than 140 countries combined
Donald Trump is impeached again
Donald Trump became the first US president to be impeached twice with the House of Representatives passing the motion by a 232-197 margin. The motion charges the president with “incitement of insurrection” over his role in the Capitol riot last week
- Turkish trade unions demand release of arrested unionists and journalists
- Bolsonaro was “fully aware” and engaged in a coup plot, report reveals
- Honduran court confirms the sentences of Berta Cáceres’ murderers
- US social programs under threat with Trump’s promised government cuts
- Gunman killed, Jordanian policemen injured in a shooting near the Israeli Embassy in Amman
