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How the coronavirus has increased inequality

August 19, 2020 Thomas Klausen 1379 Views Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Economics, Inequality, International relations, Poverty, United States, Virus outbreak

The Corona virus has in the most extraordinary way demonstrated how vulnerable the world really is. Indeed, the current crisis has shown how the coronavirus has increased

A protester in favour of women's rights is holding up a sign that says fuck your abortion ban

Inequality United States

Federal judge blocks Alabama abortion ban

October 31, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1310 Views Abortion, abortion ban, Inequality, United States of America, US, Women's rights

Women’s rights activists reacted with horror and dismay to the Alabama abortion ban. The ban was to stop almost all kinds of abortions, no matter the reason.

A group photo of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen alongside Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels, and Rudy Giuliani

Crime United States

Cohen accuses Trump of being a “racist”

February 27, 2019 Thomas Klausen 2304 Views Donald Trump, House of Representatives, House Oversight Committee, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels

Michael Cohen accuses Trump of being a “racist” in the widely anticipated public testimony. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer appeared before the House Oversight and Reform

Donald Trump has said that European ISIS members must return

Crime Europe Security United States World

Trump: Europe must take back IS POWs

February 25, 2019 Thomas Klausen 2079 Views EU, Europe, International Terrorism, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Trump, US

In a series of tweets, US President Trump demands that European allies should take back a large number of so-called Islamic State POWs. The BBC, the Guardian,

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Jakub Morawiecki and others in front of the official COP24 poster

Climate Change Environment United States World

US sides with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Russia on fossil fuels

December 12, 2018 Thomas Klausen 1953 Views Climate Change, Climate Summit, COP24, Fossil fuels, Kuwait, Russia, Saudi Arabia, United States of America, US

At the COP24 climate summit in Katowice, Poland, the US has pursued an unusual course. The course aligns the US with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Russia when

Presidents Xi and Trump greeting people with flags

Asia Business United States

Trump claims China will reduce tariffs

December 3, 2018 Thomas Klausen 1762 Views America First, China, Tariffs, Trade, Trade war, Trump, United States, Xi Jinping

China and the US have agreed on a truce in the unfolding trade war between the two, according to tweets from President Trump. President Trump claims, according

Business Climate Change Environment United States

General Motors to lay off thousands of workers

November 27, 2018 Thomas Klausen 1590 Views America First, Climate Change, Electric cars, General Motors, GM, Inequality, Jobs, Tariffs

US car manufacturer General Motors has decided to cut its workforce by almost 15%, shedding 15,000 jobs, according to Reuters. The company says it is due to

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