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4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (561+ words) The American political theorist and Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University, Robert A. Dahl (1917−2014), left in his immense scientific writing opus considerable remarks on democracy. Here, I would like to summarise his theoretical approaches to democracy. 19th-century painting by…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (262+ words) The United States thought little of it, voting against the resolution for the very same reason that it was somewhat vacuous. “Instead of focusing on genuine problems,” wondered US representative Yaryna Ferencevych, “this body is debating map projects from the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (264+ words) The “war on terror” began over a century ago in colonial India and Ireland, where resistance was criminalised and entire populations were surveilled, detained, and brutalised. Those same tactics were later imported to the UK, rebranded, and used against Black…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (991+ words) For years, we have been warning that the U.S. Supreme Court would not save us from the American police state. That warning has not grown less urgent. It has simply become more complicated. The danger today is not merely that courts…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (589+ words) These are too hilarious – I couldn’t resist posting. 1. Trump and Kennedy, Jr. are pointedly touting a new drug approved by the FDA under their instructions. The pill is to treat late stage Pancreatic Cancer; it will ‘double’ your life span…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (985+ words) Simon Bolivar, the great liberator of South America, famously observed, “The United States appear(s) to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.” For 200 years, US leaders have never proved him wrong. In…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (265+ words) The battle of Gettysburg, Pa. July 3d. 1863, depicting the Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1–3, 1863. The battle was part of the American Civil War and was won by the North. Hand-colored lithograph by Currier and Ives. (Public Domain) The landmark of civil…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (237+ words) Diverging interests between the US and Europe are becoming increasingly apparent. One sign of these tensions is Europe’s loss of priority status within US strategic affairs. European partners now appear to be far down Washington’s list of major concerns, prompting…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (1223+ words) The United States has a long history of meddling in the internal affairs of Latin America. But in recent years, US interference has become even more extreme and explicit. And it is not just the US that is meddling in…...