January 18, 2018 – Bridge Agents

America, Oprah is Not Your Savior

January 18, 2018 Bridge Agents

United States (OW) – Oprah Winfrey’s remarkable Golden Globes speech rocked not only the event’s A-list attendees, but almost all of America. Winfrey cited the under-told story of Recy Taylor, a young black woman who was raped by six armed white men during the Jim Crow era. Despite threats to her life, Taylor reported her story to the NAACP — where Rosa Parks made it her mission to help her find justice. That justice was never seen, but Oprah ended her speech on an optimistic note. “A new day is…

Trump Blackmail at UN Won’t Work if Others Step Up

January 18, 2018 Bridge Agents

(HRW) – The US government has announced it will cut its expected January contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) by half – a move that could undermine efforts to educate children, provide health care to mothers, and feed babies. The US gives this money voluntarily, but, since it’s the agency’s largest donor, this sudden and unexpected decision to withhold US$65 million could have an immediate impact on the Palestinian refugees who rely on UN operations. US President Donald Trump hasn’t been shy about…

Why Wait? Wikipedia and Google Accidentally Declare Putin the Winner of March 2018 Presidential Elections

January 18, 2018 Bridge Agents

Putin accidentally declared winner of the 2018 presidential elections by Google // Screenshot by Christopher Moldes (GV) – Russia’s presidential elections are two months away, and while there are multiple contenders, the expectation is that Vladimir Putin will secure a fourth term handily. On January 15, in what looked like an effort to save time or skip the nail-biting drama of counting votes on election night, Google declared Putin the winner of the March 2018 election. A Russian-language Google search of “elections 2018″ resulted in the usual snapshot of the…