Democrats joining Millennials’ embrace of socialism, Karl Marx

Democrats joining Millennials’ embrace of socialism, Karl Marx

by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2018 In celebrating the 200th birthday of Karl Marx last month, Teen Vogue noted that “The communist scholar’s ideas are more prevalent than you might realize.” The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, in a poll of Millennials last year, found that most would prefer to live in a socialist or […]

Australia foreign interference law seen aimed at curbing ‘Chinese influence’

Australia foreign interference law seen aimed at curbing ‘Chinese influence’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2018 Australia on June 28 passed legislation aimed at preventing interference by foreign governments in Canberra’s affairs. The new law, which mirrors similar rules in the United States, will require lobbyists for foreign countries to register, and makes them liable for criminal prosecution if they are deemed to be meddling […]

‘Face slap for America’: Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

‘Face slap for America’: Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, June 27, 2018 A dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America pulled off a major upset in the Democratic primary in New York’s 14th District. This has started an anxious internal debate among Democrat circles, but it also raises fundamental questions about the party’s increasingly anti-American character and whether socialism […]

Intern who shouted obscenities at President in Capitol rotunda keeps her job

Intern who shouted obscenities at President in Capitol rotunda keeps her job

by WorldTribune Staff, June 27, 2018 The Senate intern who shouted “f–k you” at President Donald Trump in the Capitol Rotunda last week is getting off with a one-week suspension, reports say. The woman, 21-year-old Caitlin Marriott, is an intern for Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire. Hassan’s office confirmed to Fox News that […]

In North Korean souvenir shops, a shift from ‘anti-Americanism to boosting the economy’

In North Korean souvenir shops, a shift from ‘anti-Americanism to boosting the economy’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 27, 2018 Anti-American souvenirs are being pulled from store shelves in North Korea, according to Western companies that offer guided tours of the reclusive country. Stamps, postcards and other U.S.-bashing items, which have been perennial bestsellers, have been disappearing from shops from the DMZ to Pyongyang. “They’re always very popular, not […]

Austria’s rising star rallies leaders opposing EU immigration policies

Austria’s rising star rallies leaders opposing EU immigration policies

by WorldTribune Staff, June 27, 2018 “For years, if you wanted to call Europe, you had to call (German Chancellor Angela) Merkel. Now there’s been a change,” said Austrian parliament member Reinhold Lopatka. Spearheading that drive for change in Europe’s leadership hierarchy is Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. The 31-year-old Kurz has made halting Europe’s immigration […]

Bolton in Moscow says announcement coming on Trump-Putin summit

Bolton in Moscow says announcement coming on Trump-Putin summit

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. national security adviser John Bolton has confirmed that an announcement will be made on June 28 regarding a planned summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. “There will be an announcement on that tomorrow simultaneously in Moscow and Washington on the date and the […]

On same day as summit U.S. rattled China, dedicated massive new Taipei compound

On same day as summit U.S. rattled China, dedicated massive new Taipei compound

Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct The largest U.S. diplomatic compound in all of Asia opened this month in a country with whom Washington does not even have an official diplomatic relationship. On June 12, when the world was transfixed on the Trump-Kim Nuclear Summit in Singapore, a major ceremony was taking place in Taiwan’s capital […]

Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban: ‘Says nothing about religion’

Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban: ‘Says nothing about religion’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 26, 2018 The U.S. Supreme Court on June 26 upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim nations. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that presidents have substantial power to regulate immigration and rejected challengers’ claims of anti-Muslim bias. “The text says nothing about religion,” Roberts wrote. The policy […]