Trump reportedly referred to Haiti, El Salvador and African nations during an immigration meeting with lawmakers, saying, 鈥淲hy are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?鈥
There can be no doubt that Haiti has many severe challenges, or that the cesspool of US power, and other dominant nations, are at their root.
Latin American聽leaders have strongly defended聽the world鈥檚 most impoverished migrants after US President Donald Trump聽reportedly referred to certain developing聽nations as 鈥渟hithole聽countries鈥.
Bolivian President Evo聽Morales expressed his indignation on Twitter: 鈥淭o insult African countries, El Salvador and Haiti, Trump insults the world and demonstrates his opinions and politics are contaminated by capitalist racism, fascism, arrogance, and ignorance.
鈥淗istory has shown that those who offend like this end up eating their words.鈥
At least 22 people are dead and hundreds have been arrested, as Iranian authorities move to quell the largest anti-government protests since 2009. President Donald Trump responded to the protests on Monday in one of his first tweets of the new year, writing 鈥漈IME聽FORCHANGE!鈥 鈥淭his is the same president who, not more than three months ago, announced a ban on Iranians from coming to the United States,鈥澛燩ulitzer Prize-winning reporter Glenn Greenwald told Democracy Now!. 鈥淗e鈥檚 somebody who has aligned with the world鈥檚 worst, most savage dictators.鈥
Donald Trump鈥檚 announcement that his adminstration would recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital will end decades of US policy that such recognition could come only after the status of the city is settled in negotiations.
Last month, US lawmakers聽聽to promote recognising Jerusalem and moving the embassy that only heard from members of the Israel lobby, and completely excluded Palestinians.
Hardly a day goes by without much of the mainstream media concentrating on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections. This includes any news about the various investigations into the question, much blowhard opinionating by talking heads, charges that Russia sought to collude with Donald Trump鈥檚 campaign, and more.
It is probably true that Russia would seek to influence US politics to the extent it thought it could. But to keep a sense of proportion, we should recall that the world鈥檚 foremost 鈥渕eddler鈥 in other people鈥檚 politics and elections is Washington itself.
War drums are beating louder in Asia. on November 29. In response, the Japanese government requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council and South Korea conducted a "precision-strike" drill, firing three missiles into the sea off the east coast that was designed to emulate a strike on the North's launch site.
Will a verbal war between a senile dotard and a little rocket man result in an actual war? Probably not, but at the moment, the risk is unprecedented.
The reason it remains unlikely is simply because the consequences of any actions are so catastrophic. Right now, this is the only deterrent to war.
After an聽 from the Donald Trump administration that it is terminating temporary protections for about 59,000 Haitians who fled to the United States after a devastating 2010 earthquake, journalist Naomi Klein warns decisions by the United States and Canadian governments indicate how wealthy nations may handle climate refugees in the years to come.
The humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico continues almost two months after two hurricanes hit. The imperialist centre in Washington continues to refuse to provide anything like adequate aid to its Caribbean colony.
The destruction caused by the two hurricanes that hit the island in September was worsened by a long history of imperialist exploitation, which has devastated the economy and infrastructure. This has greatly deepened over the past decade.
Cuba has rejected outright new US restrictions that took effect on November 8, describing them as confirming an "upsurge"聽of the blockade imposed by Washington since 1962.
Cuba's top diplomat for the Americas, Josefina Vidal, said during a press conference on November 7 that the new measures to prevent US trade with and travel to the Caribbean island were "arbitrary."
It is important to understand the context and the intended (as well as likely) effects of the US administration's actions. With encouragement from Florida Senator Marco Rubio and other Republicans, US President Donald Trump has been trying to help topple the elected government of Venezuela.
Writing in the October 28 New York Times, conservative columnist David Brooks said the preceding week was 鈥渨hen Donald Trump and Steve Bannon solidified their grip on the Republican Party and America鈥檚 national government鈥.
Brooks speaks for the Republican establishment 鈥 and sorely deplores this development.