What’s the Matter with America
Thomas Frank, author of “What’s the Matter with Kansas,” joins Paul Jay to answer the question: “why was this election even close”?
Tag Archives: Mexico
Don’t Rely on US Corporate Democrats to Fight the Right
Eric Blanc of Jacobin magazine fears a US corporate Democrat repeat of the 2000 elections when Al Gore refused to fight once the Supreme Court gave the election to George W. Bush.
Casino Bribery Scandal Hits Ruling Party Lawmakers
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of December 2019.
Abe Rewards Friends in Latest Cabinet Reshuffle
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of September 2019.
G20 Finance Ministers Meeting Takes on Taxation of Internet Firms
Instead of the open discord over tariffs and trade that many had been bracing for, the main headline story from this weekend’s G20 finance ministers meeting in Fukuoka was the broad agreement on the need for more effective taxation of the global technology firms.
Shinzo Abe Passes Hirobumi Ito
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 8, 2019.
Another Okinawan Woman Murdered by US Soldier
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 16, 2019.
Abe Reelected Liberal Democratic Party Leader
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on September 23, 2018.
Massive Rainstorm Devastates Western Japan
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on July 10, 2018.
Families Belong Together
More than thirty protesters gather in Shibuya, Tokyo to increase pressure on decision makers to ensure justice for families crossing the US-Mexico border and to put an end to the Trump administration’s inhumane and cruel policy of separating children from their parents.