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The Observer view on Donald Trump’s assault on US democracy

Observer Editorial The president must be removed for inciting violence on the Capitol but Republicans also share blame for his toxic legacy It’s easier to understand last week’s turmoil in Washington if it is viewed as the disastrous culmination of… Continue Reading →

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The face of things to come

By Walden Bello* – Wall Street International Magazine The storming of Capitol shows America has entered the Weimar Era By mid-February 2021, American deaths from Covid-19 may well surpass the country’s 405,400 deaths during the Second World War. By around mid-May,… Continue Reading →

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The recent half-assed rebellion

Freethoughtblogs* A revolution can be a good thing — after all, this country was founded by one. When that collection of rascals signed the Declaration of Independence, they knew that putting their name on that piece of paper was a deep commitment.… Continue Reading →

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Congress is facing an election reckoning. Democracy hangs in the balance

By  Lloyd Green* – The Guardian As a procedural certification has become a coup attempt, Trump and his allies have done lasting harm Democracy in the US teeters on the edge of a figurative sword. On Wednesday, the US Congress… Continue Reading →

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The Guardian view on Trump’s strategy: overturn result, cheat democracy

Editorial The US president is seeking to bring down a system that defeated him This week, Donald Trump will undermine democracy in the US by supporting the claim that Democrat Joe Biden did not fairly win last November’s presidential election.… Continue Reading →

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The False Promise of Obama’s ‘Promised Land’

By Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins* – Boston Review In his new memoir the former president makes clear he had no intention of being a savior. In October 2008, a month before the historical election that would make him the first Black president… Continue Reading →

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2020: A Yet More Devastating Year Closes With at Least Some Signs of Hope

By Farhana Haque Rahman* ROME, Dec 23 2020 (IPS) – Despite its grim record of multiple natural disasters and a deepening climate crisis, one could be forgiven for looking back on 2019 with a degree of nostalgia. There is no… Continue Reading →

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The mask of democracy

By Kristian Laubjerg*  Democracy provides cover for continued exploitation by a handful of oligarchs Our own (USA) government, in alliance with the big corporations and banks, has created an empire that brings servitude, misery, and death to millions of people.… Continue Reading →

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The Institutional Crisis and COVID-19

By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures In “The Storm Before the Calm,” I wrote of two crises coming to a head in the 2020s: a socio-economic crisis and an institutional crisis. The latter has hit us like a hurricane. There… Continue Reading →

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The Biden Presidency: A New Era, or a Fragile Interregnum?

By Walden Bello* –  Foreign Policy In Focus Hewing to its centrist instincts will be a disaster for the Biden administration. The left must seize the initiative. Donald Trump embarked on an unorthodox course in economic policy that combined tax cuts… Continue Reading →

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Vaccine hesitancy is not new – history tells us we should listen, not condemn

By Caitjan Gainty / Agnes Arnold-Forster (*) – The Conversation Following the good news from three separate COVID-19 vaccine trials, optimism that life might be “back to normal by spring” is running high. There are many reasons to temper this… Continue Reading →

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Trump has tested the limits of the US constitution – but it’s still holding

By Simon Jenkins* – The Guardian The fact that the president cannot hold on to power shows the checks and balances are working Slowly, painfully, alarmingly, Donald Trump has been conceding the US presidency to Joe Biden. Over the weekend… Continue Reading →

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Chile – Traps to the real Constitution Change

Chile constitutional Convention protests

by Cecilia Capanna Tomás Hirsch, independent Chilean parliamentarian, founder of Acción Humanista and two-times candidate for the Presidency of the Republic of Chile, explains how the Yes to the referendum on 25 October could run into traps that could affect… Continue Reading →

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Biden’s Dilemma

By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures The election is over, and barring major fraud or error, Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. He begins as a weak candidate. The country is divided virtually down the… Continue Reading →

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Trump is gone, But Trumpism remains

By Roberto Savio* Now it is clear that Joe Biden is the new president of the United States. It is unlikely that Donald Trump’s legal manoeuvring will change the election results, as when a conservative Supreme Court in 2000 decided… Continue Reading →

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Hoping for a return to normal after Trump? That’s the last thing we need

By Yanis Varoufakis* – The Guardian The discontent that swept Trump to power in 2016 has not gone away. To pretend like it has will only invite future disaster Normalcy and the restoration of a modicum of decorum to the… Continue Reading →

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This election isn’t about the next four years. It’s about the next four millennia

By Bill McKibben * – The Guardian Time is running out to act on global heating. Electing Donald Trump the first time cost us dearly; a second term would be catastrophic All American elections determine the character of the country… Continue Reading →

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Don’t Just Dump Trump, Ditch Mitch

By  John Nichols* – The Nation Ending Donald Trump’s presidency isn’t enough. To govern decisively, Democrats must take the Senate. This is the day that should mark the beginning of the end of the torturous presidency of Donald John Trump.… Continue Reading →

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Celebrations as Chile votes by huge majority to scrap Pinochet-era constitution

By Charis McGowan* – The Guardian A plebiscite called in response to street protests in 2019 sees 78% of people back a new charter to replace one imposed by military dictator Chile has voted overwhelmingly in favor of rewriting the country’s… Continue Reading →

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“A Blow Against Neoliberalism”: Socialist Wins Bolivian Election a Year After Coup

By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! Former Bolivian President Evo Morales’s political party MAS has claimed victory in the country’s presidential election, with Morales’s handpicked successor Luis Arce securing over 50% of the vote, according to exit polls. If confirmed,… Continue Reading →

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