There are two levels of significance in the presence of the Pope, on an official visit, in Algeria: it serves the existing regime and reinforces its alignment with the theses of the neo-liberal, capitalist and imperialist West on the one hand. It opens a rift in the founding myth and the national narrative of the Algerian nation, on the other. First, this visit undeniably serves the government of president Abdelmadjid Tebboune and army chief Saïd Chengriha. Diplomatically mistreated by (…)

Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from Torrance, California, raced through a Secret Service checkpoint in an attempt to attack President Donald Trump, members of his cabinet, and leaders of Congress, all gathered at the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 26 at the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Agent succeeded in stopping him before he entered the ballroom where dinner was being served. Allen was armed with a pistol, a shotgun, and knives. Allen is a college graduate with a (…)

À l'occasion du 40e anniversaire de la catastrophe nucléaire de Tchernobyl (dimanche 26 avril), la BBU rend hommage aux victimes de l'industrie nucléaire et réclame à nouveau la sortie totale du nucléaire en Allemagne, mais aussi à l'échelle internationale. Lors de veillées, de réunions d'information ou encore de services religieux, des mouvements antinucléaires et d'autres organisations rappellent la catastrophe de Tchernobyl et mettent en garde contre les dangers actuels de l'industrie (…)