A study published last week said poor and minority communities suffered the most from the coronavirus outbreak. While this is just making the news, we have reported the hard data of health, living, and working conditions that puts them at risk. The Wall Street Journal reported that from March through May in New York City, the fatality...
Tag: dec 1 2020
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FINNISH LEADER: BEWARE OF “POPULISTS”
Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin said in an interview last week she has concern the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdowns that cause financial hardships could lead to an increase in interest of populist parties across Europe. Marin, who has championed her country’s social policies, which have been admired by U.S. politicians such as Senator Bernie...
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PA GOVERNOR BLAMES VIRUS, NOT HIMSELF, FOR MORE LOCKDOWN RULES
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced new COVID restrictions last week that banned the sale of alcohol on the evening before Thanksgiving and defended his administration’s actions by blaming the virus and not his dictatorial ruling. “The virus is what’s doing this,” he said, according to The New York Times. “It’s not me, and it’s not the...
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GOV’T STUPIDITY PROMPTS AUSSIE LOCKDOWN
In pure comic book fashion, several days ago, over fears that a man contracted COVID while buying a pizza, South Australian Premier Steven Marshall ordered widespread closures and stay-home orders for 1.7 million citizens. The misery inflicted on businesses and the population by the lockdown demand turned out to be all for naught because the...
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YOUNG VS. OLD: FIGHTING THE COVID WAR
Last week, the Financial Times reported the results of a study they conducted that identified a growing resentment among young workers toward older adults as the virus outbreak has led to various economic challenges that have hit younger generations the hardest. FT asked more than 800 individuals between the ages of 16 and 30 about their...
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BACKLASH IN FRANCE OVER PROPOSED LAW CRIMINALIZING POLICE IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron faced backlash last week over a proposed law that would make it illegal to post photographs of police officers that could potentially expose an officer to “physical or psychological integrity.” Euronews.com reported that the main criticism of the proposal comes from those who see it as a crackdown on press freedoms. They...
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U.K. PM ANNOUNCES MAJOR INCREASE IN MILITARY SPENDING
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced earlier this month his intentions to allot an additional $32 billion to military spending because he is “not content to curl up on our island” and leave military tasks to its international friends. Defense News reported that the additional funding will be earmarked for shipbuilding, space, cyber, research, and...
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GUATEMALA’S PRESIDENT UNDER FIRE AS PROTESTS BREAK OUT
Protests ripped through Guatemala last week due to anger over the country’s 2021 budget that many in the country say takes from worthwhile initiatives, such as funding human rights agencies and coronavirus treatments, and instead directs the money straight back into the coffers of lawmakers. Alejandro Giammattei, the president, was the focus of much of...
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VIOLENT PROTESTS BREAK OUT ACROSS UGANDA
Not far from Ethiopia, where civil war tensions are rising, Uganda has seen its worst unrest in years. It was reported that at least 45 people were killed by security forces who opened fire on protesters supporting Bobi Wine, the musician who is challenging President Yoweri Museveni, who has held office for 36 years. The...
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ETHIOPIAN FORCES DECLARE VICTORY AFTER OVERTAKING TIGRAY
We have been reporting in the Trends Journal on the escalating civil war in Ethiopia that was launched by its Nobel Peace prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed against the leaders of the Tigray Region. (See our 10 November article, “ANOTHER NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER GOES TO WAR” and our 17 November article, “ETHIOPIA/TIGRAY CONFLICT INTENSIFIES,...