Posts Tagged ‘assert’

UAE-Saudi Rift Proves Abu Dhabi Seeking To Assert Itself As Regional Power

Oil prices have spiked to a 6 year high, as OPEC+ cancels meeting over Saudi-UAE dispute, possibly leading to further tensions between the two Persian Gulf allied regimes, but why now are the two at loggerheads? An OPEC plan, set forward to extend the deadline of an oil output cut to the end of 2022, […]

Biden Plans to “Assert Control” as President-Elect if Declared Winner by News Organizations

A British gambler has staked $5 million dollars on President Trump winning re-election in what is believed to be the largest ever political bet. According to the Sun, the former banker used private bookmakers registered on the Caribbean island of Curacao and was able to secure odds of 37/20, meaning he will receive a $15 […]

Not My Job: Police Assert Workers’ Rights to not Wear Body-Cams

CHICAGO – As of this week, more than 7,000 of Chicago’s police officers are wearing body cameras while on patrol. According to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago has the largest number of officers outfitted with the cameras and the department accomplished the task one year ahead of its projected schedule. That could be good news for […]

Three Times When World Broke Open — Two When It Might Again

Print Friendly Above Photo: From CreativeResistance.org. A recent article in the Atlantic summed up this perspective with the tagline, “At this polarized moment, it’s incremental change or nothing.” This view, however, leaves out a critical driver of social transformation. It fails to account for what might be the most important engine of progress: grassroots movements by citizens demanding change. […]

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