Americans have taken to social media in the millions to loudly yell that the assassination attempt on former President turned convicted felon, Donald Trump, was a conspiracy. Despite the Nation still having no idea whether the last successful Presidential assassination... Read More ›
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Those who define themselves by the thing they are not eventually find themselves more and more like their imagined opposite. To be someone’s antithesis is also to be their alter ego. Watching the disintegration of Joe Biden in his CNN debate with Donald Trump, I was reminded of Hans Christian Andersen’s chilling story “The Shadow,” […]
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For the fixers, enablers, and vassals who surround Donald Trump, the rewards of his friendship are not worth the risks.
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Alan MacLeod navigates the intricate entanglement between the United States and ISIS-k in the aftermath of the deadly attack on Moscow, revealing surprising connections and consequences.
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Almost every time a Western country announces its suspension of arms exports to Israel, a headline appears shortly afterward indicating the opposite. Indeed, this has happened repeatedly.
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British courts for five years have dragged out Julian Assange's show trial. He continues to be denied due process as his physical and mental health deteriorates. This is the point.
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by Vinícius Rodrigues Vieira* The literature on populism in the 21st century often assumes that far-right leaders draw their support from voters who have lost out to globalization. This is the case among low-skilled, white workers in Global North democracies, including the United States. But, there are also meaningful occurrences of backlash against the political establishment and […]
Amidst escalating violence and humanitarian catastrophe, the United States' contradictory actions in Gaza raise serious questions about its moral obligations and geopolitical interests.
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The “temporary pier” being built on the Mediterranean coast of Gaza is not there to alleviate the famine but to herd Palestinians onto ships and into permanent exile.
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To understand Trump’s continuing hold over his fans, we have to ask: Why do they find him so funny?
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