by Graham Fitzgibbon | Dec 17, 2019 | Briefings
Calling the Republicans’ Bluff on Impeachment We begin with the aggrieved and petulant 6 page letter President Trump sent to Speaker Pelosi today ahead of tomorrow’s impeachment vote in which he compared the impeachment to the Salem Witch Trials,...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Dec 16, 2019 | Briefings
Riots Across India Against Modi’s Hindu Nationalism We begin with the fifth day of rioting across India against a law which grants citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from three Muslim-majority countries. Dr. Sumit Ganguly the Chair in Indian Cultures and...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Dec 15, 2019 | Briefings
The Disappointing Madrid Climate Talks Scuttled by Big Polluters We begin with the disappointing conclusion to the COP25 U.N. Climate talks in Madrid which had been extended but in the end the fossil fuel producers Saudi Arabia, Australia and the United...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Dec 12, 2019 | Briefings
Trump Brands Criticism of Israel on Campuses Antisemitism We begin with the Executive Order just signed by President Trump which allows the Department of Education to penalize colleges who are deemed to be tolerating anti-Semitism by allowing criticism of...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Dec 11, 2019 | Briefings
Senator Graham Explodes Over the Steele Dossier We begin with today’s grilling of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice by the Senate Judiciary Committee chaired by Senator Lindsey Graham who focused on the phony Republican talking point claiming...
