Martin Burcharth

Jan 21, 2025 | mburcharth.wordpress.com | Martin Burcharth

Even rioters convicted of violence against 140 police officers on January 6, 2021, have been pardoned by Trump. Judges fear this sets a precedent for impunity for politically motivated violence. Historians view it as legitimizing insurrection. Written by: Martin BurcharthU.S. Correspondent, BostonThis piece was published in Information on January 21, 2025.

Jan 21, 2025 | mburcharth.wordpress.com | Martin Burcharth

Trump’s appointment of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Secretary of Health has surprised opponents of the U.S. powerful food industry. They now see a glimmer of hope in the fight against unhealthy dietsThis piece was published in Information on January 17, 2025.

Jan 15, 2025 | mburcharth.wordpress.com | Martin Burcharth

For Trump, “America First” means greater influence in the Western Hemisphere, including Greenland. But his provocative statements are counterproductive, says a former European advisor to Barack Obama. This interview was published in Information January 13, 2025. Here is a gift link to the original versionBy Martin BurcharthU.S. Correspondent, BostonThe Battle for GreenlandDonald Trump’s provocative statements about control over Canada, Greenland, and Panama should not be taken at face value.

Jan 9, 2025 | mburcharth.wordpress.com | Martin Burcharth

Three American Arctic experts in an interview with Information slam Trump and his advisors’ plans for Greenland. And say they are largely unaware of agreements between the US and GreenlandThis article was published January 10, 25.

Nov 29, 2024 | mburcharth.wordpress.com | Martin Burcharth

In a new and highly topical book – a history of a brief period in American electoral politics in the early 1990s – intellectual journalist John Ganz finds the seeds of Donald Trump’s success in 2016By Martin Burcharth, US correspondentThis article was published in Information, October 31st, 2024. Here is a link to the original version…The image in my memory of the many homeless people on the streets of Manhattan’s East Village in the 1980s is still vivid.