US imposes sanctions on Hong Kong’s chief executive among other Chinese officials

The US Department of the Treasury has issued personal sanctions against eleven Chinese officials, including Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam. Washington blasts each as responsible for the “degradation of Hong Kong’s autonomy.” … Read More >US imposes sanctions on Hong Kong’s chief executive among other Chinese officials

US State Department ‘Russian disinformation’ report aims to stop normalisation of relations, discredit alternative media – embassy

Donald Trump speaks of “the swamp,” and now Russia’s embassy in Washington believes apparatchiks at the State Department have put together a hysterical report on “Russian propaganda” to prevent politicians improving relations. … Read More >US State Department ‘Russian disinformation’ report aims to stop normalisation of relations, discredit alternative media – embassy

Bias and commercialism is killing MSM news and causing an exodus of respected journalists who’ve had enough

An MSNBC producer has quit the network, lamenting an editorial process that chases approval and ratings rather than presenting facts. When even employees label the MSM as a “cancer with no cure”, we should all be concerned. … Read More >Bias and commercialism is killing MSM news and causing an exodus of respected journalists who’ve had enough

Lee Camp: Housing is human right and US has homes & money to provide it. But it spends billions bailing out industries & banks

Congress’s inability to actually represent the real-live human beings of America, combined with an economic system that rewards lack of empathy and an excess of greed, has brought us to a dark time when an oncoming tsunami of financial ruin, destitution and evictions towers over our heads, blocking out the sunlight. … Read More >Lee Camp: Housing is human right and US has homes & money to provide it. But it spends billions bailing out industries & banks

Russian ‘Telegram’ founder Durov believes Trump’s TikTok ban will damage America’s reputation as ‘defender of free speech’

Russia’s most famous internet entrepreneur, Pavel Durov, has criticized the United States for putting pressure on Chinese-owned social network TikTok and threatening the video-sharing service with a complete ban. … Read More >Russian ‘Telegram’ founder Durov believes Trump’s TikTok ban will damage America’s reputation as ‘defender of free speech’