by Basak Kus* It has now been almost two decades since the 2007-10 financial crisis shattered the exuberance that surrounded American capitalism in the 1990s. The immediate issues the crisis posed—negative growth rates, rising unemployment, and falling stock prices—were addressed long ago. Crises like the Great Recession, however, are more than temporary setbacks; they necessitate […]
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On July 13, after Thomas Matthew Crooks fired multiple shots at Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the world saw the difference between presence of mind and absence of mind. Trump, who was shot in the right ear, gave an extraordinary demonstration of the first of these qualities. He flinched as he felt the bullet. […]
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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 ›
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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