Almost 1,000 US prisoners have been fighting the fires raging across Los Angeles for pay as little as roughly a dollar a day. The practice has been likened to modern day slavery, but is it that simple? Soraya Lennie takes a look.
The outgoing and incoming United States presidents had different messages for the Christmas holiday, with Democrat Joe Biden urging Americans to reflect and unite, while Republican Donald Trump offered a holiday greeting and then took aim at his political opponents. Biden narrated a video tour of the White House Christmas decorations that was published on…
Quotable Israel’s “condemnation” of Arab League’s Gaza plan “meaningless” Ori Goldberg unpacks Trump’s Gaza plans and explains why Israel’s rejection of the Arab League’s proposal holds little weight. Read more Ori Goldberg, a political commentator, breaks down Trump’s Gaza reconstruction plans, and unpacks why Israel’s condemnation of the Arab League’s proposal means little. Published On…
Montreal, Canada – In his first speech as Canada’s prime minister-designate, Mark Carney delivered what observers have described as a stunning statement. “I know that these are dark days,” Carney told a room full of supporters on Sunday after he won the race to lead the governing Liberal Party. “Dark days brought on by a country…
President Donald Trump began his second term by issuing “full, complete and unconditional” pardons to about 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol. He also commuted the sentences of 14 Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members who were convicted or charged with seditious conspiracy related to the violence….
Counting the Cost Could Trump’s tariffs upend the world’s economic order? US President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Mexico and Canada are on hold for now, but the trade dispute with China rumbles on. Read more United States President Donald Trump has delayed imposing tariffs on his closest trading allies for a month after Canada and…
Al Jazeera Close Up I’m a Latino preparing for Trump’s mass deportation of migrants | Close Up Read more Jorge Paz Reyes still remembers the feeling of those first few months in fifth grade after arriving in the US from Honduras with his mother and three sisters. The adjustment was difficult. “I used to cry…
