by Sasha Abramsky | Jul 7, 2026 | Donald Trump, EU, G7, Giorgia Meloni, Op-Ed
In mid-June, Donald Trump announced, apropos of nothing beyond stroking his own ego, that he had only agreed to be photographed with the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G7 summit because she “begged me” to do it, and that he had agreed because he “felt sorry” for her. This may have been Trump’s usual misogynistic, self-aggrandizing patter. Or it may have been an expression of…
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by Amy Goodman | Jun 19, 2026 | AI, big tech, Billionaires, G7, Inequality, Interview, Wall Street
World leaders are returning home from the annual G7 summit, having failed to address issues such as income inequality, climate change and territorial conflict, while entertaining the wealthy executives of the artificial intelligence and fossil fuel industries. Oxfam International Executive Director Amitabh Behar calls the G7 “a club of the super-rich super-elites” and slams the summit’s focus on…
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