Protesters march again in US cities despite curfews, Trump vow to crack down
Washington DC/Minneapolis, USReuters Thousands of demonstrators took to a knee in the grass outside the US Capitol on Tuesday, chanting “silence is violence” and “no justice, no peace”, just before a government-imposed curfew as rallies against police brutality swelled in major cities. The throng at the capitol then stood up and chanted “take a knee” […]
Fires burn near White House in violent US protests
Minneapolis, USReuters Fires burned near the White House, stores were looted in New York City and Southern California, and a tanker truck drove into marchers in Minneapolis as the United States struggled to contain chaotic protests over race and policing. National Guard troops were deployed in 15 states and Washington, DC, in an attempt to […]
ESSAY: CARTEL SIEGES LEAVE MEXICANS WONDERING IF CRIMINALS RUN THE COUNTRY
In an article first publsihed on The Conversation, ANGÉLICA DURAN-MARTINEZ, associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the US, looks at the causes – and possible solutions – to recent violence in Mexico…