Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-harsh-sanctions-lead-to-iran-china-partnership/ China and Iran have drafted a “sweeping economic and security partnership,” according to The New York Times. China will get a regular, heavily discounted supply of Iranian oil for the next 25 years, as well as an expanded role in Iranian banking, ports, railways, telecommunications and myriad other projects. Iran and …

Trump Is Trying to Hide US and Israeli War Crimes by Attacking the International Criminal Court By Marjorie Cohn Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-trying-to-hide-us-and-israeli-war-crimes-by-attacking-the-icc/ A war crimes complaint has been filed against Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump adviser Jared Kushner in the International Criminal Court (ICC). It is now up to the ICC’s Office of the Prosecutor …

Protesters Attacked by Police Are Suing to Vindicate Their Constitutional Rights By Marjorie Cohn Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/protesters-attacked-by-police-are-suing-to-vindicate-their-constitutional-rights/ Protesters demonstrating against white supremacy and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s public lynching have been met with illegal repression by law enforcement. Police have utilized toxic chemical and sonic weapons, dangerous projectiles, intrusive surveillance, physical …

Since the last of our recent trilogy of blog posts covering the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief add Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), much has occurred to reveal the Act’s bias toward big business and the wealthy and its vulnerability to fraud and abuse. This time has also exposed the …

According to the U.S. Labor Department’s latest statistics, as for July 2020, at least 10 million more people are jobless compared with pre-pandemic levels. Layoffs once deemed temporary have turned into permanent job loss. Nowadays, millions are still filing for unemployment benefits each week. However, the unemployment allowance can’t cover …