Reuters on Friday noted the ostensible support of the Chinese public for draconian “zero-Covid” policies “seems to be wearing thin” amid “food shortages, family separations, lost wages, and economic pain.” Disobedience is on the rise, and so are arrests.
Democratic strongholds are positioning themselves as safe havens for women seeking abortions who live in states with new restrictions on the procedures.
While the United States is distracted by Supreme Court hearings, the crisis in Ukraine, and economic woes, another crisis has continually been brewing on the southern border.
Within the next couple of months it is likely that there will be direct US military involvement in Ukraine, with Russia now openly supporting and recognizing separatist groups in the Donbass region on the eastern edge of the country and apparently moving to aid them militarily in separation.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showed this week that it’s not only African countries that need to worry about collapsing into authoritarianism.
