Category Archives: American Politics

Is Corbyn’s Time Up?

Posted on March 7, 2017 by

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn continues to have a rough time. Labour’s lost at the recent by-election in Copeland to the Tories was the bluntest of rebukes for Corbyn. Corbyn is fire fighting on so many fronts whether from his … Continue reading →

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Time Magazine Person of 2016. My Picks of Winners & Losers

Posted on December 8, 2016 by

Time Magazine shortlist for person of 2016 were as follows Donald Trump Simone Biles Hillary Clinton Beyonce CRISPR Scientists Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Nigel Farage The Flint Whistleblowers Narendra Modi Vladimir Putin Mark Zuckerberg Winner: Donald Trump My own list would … Continue reading →

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Al Jazeera America – Off!

Posted on April 14, 2016 by

Al Jazeera America is no more. The closure of the television news channel this week is sad for those of us into hard news. The timing of the closure is baffling. Here in Jamaica most cable television package includes news channels … Continue reading →

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A Wacky Race to the White House

Posted on March 30, 2016 by

The current marathon race to the White House is a modern political showcase like no other in living memory. Who thought that Donald Trump would curtail the presidential hopes of so many establishment Republican figures? Who thought that Hillary Clinton’s … Continue reading →

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