The bully tried to pressure Republican senators to shut down the investigation into his ties with Russia.

Argentina has barred some activists from the WTO negotiations.

The WTO negotiations are potentially very dangerous because many governments will want to strengthen that business-supremacy treaty, and it is not certain that others will block this. Governments can easily be bought off if they look at the matter of trade in terms of maximizing exports, which in a plutocratic state is at best a secondary factor for people's wellbeing.

The bully has cancelled a plan to stop using cluster bombs that leave lots of unexploded submunitions that can maim children later.

The US has a lot at stake in making corrupt president Hernández win in Honduras.

I wouldn't expect the US to respect democracy in Honduras more than Republicans do in the US.

Malta avoids investigating political murders.