| Behind shock of Cohen raid, signs of a meticulous process Posted: 10 Apr 2018 02:38 PM PDT ![Behind shock of Cohen raid, signs of a meticulous process]( "Behind shock of Cohen raid, signs of a meticulous process") In many ways, the sudden seizure by federal law enforcement of piles of documents from Michael Cohen, a stalwart of Mr. Trump's business for years, seems an extraordinary event, an inflection point for the legal problems gradually creeping up on current and former Trump campaign and administration officials. The question is, in what way, for whom, the raid is evidence that problems will be getting worse. Given the stakes, and the people involved, it is almost certain that the Justice Department and FBI are trying to avoid missteps, proceeding slowing and double-checking along the way.
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| In Brazil, support for anti-corruption drive – and the president it convicted Posted: 10 Apr 2018 01:06 PM PDT ![In Brazil, support for anti-corruption drive – and the president it convicted]( "In Brazil, support for anti-corruption drive – and the president it convicted") Lorena Faria travelled more than 100 miles by bus last week to hunker down with thousands of protesters outside the metalworkers union headquarters in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, in support of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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| Anti-Semitism stains Labour, Corbyn again. Why does this keep happening? Posted: 10 Apr 2018 12:36 PM PDT ![Anti-Semitism stains Labour, Corbyn again. Why does this keep happening?]( "Anti-Semitism stains Labour, Corbyn again. Why does this keep happening?") The protests, the second to be organized by Jewish groups in two weeks, have been directed at party leader Jeremy Corbyn, kicked up over his support for an anti-Semitic mural in London in 2012 in the name of free speech. The resurfacing of his years-old comments revitalized concerns that Mr. Corbyn, at best, turns a blind eye to anti-Semitism in party ranks, and at worst, permits it, in both overt and more subtle forms. Labour's troubles are further heated as Western countries grapple with a rise in populism that has seen norms on political correctness break down and, in some instances, fanned xenophobic flames.
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| A creative solution to the US-China trade dispute Posted: 10 Apr 2018 12:15 PM PDT ![A creative solution to the US-China trade dispute]( "A creative solution to the US-China trade dispute") In an April 10 speech, President Xi Jinping suggested China will continue on its government-driven path to be a technological superpower by 2025 despite US actions. The final compromises to end this "trade war" may depend on how much each country changes its view of itself as able to invent and create new markets. For the US, a report by the National Science Foundation in January warned that the country's global share of science and technology activities is declining.
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