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Politics

Civil rights

Trump, the Mail and the Unbinding of America

By  Paul Krugman* – The New York Times The Postal Service facilitates citizen inclusion. That’s why Trump hates it. In June the independent website Factcheck.org made a dig at Joe Biden, publishing a post titled “Biden Floats Baseless Election Conspiracy.” Biden…

Armed conflicts

While Israel celebrates a new peace accord, Palestinians once again lose

By Jonathan Freedland* – The Guardian Netanyahu may have agreed to halt annexation of parts of the West Bank, but the UAE has ensured the occupation itself is normalised Who could be against an announcement of peace between two nations formally at war? Who could possibly object…

Corruption

The Beirut Blast: An Accident in Name Only

I  P S Aug 13 2020 – The catastrophic explosion in Beirut’s port is a manifestation of the Lebanese political elite’s predation and dysfunction. Among the country’s long-suffering citizens, shock is quickly yielding to fury. It may be the last chance for those in power to…

authoritarianism

The Geopolitics of the Belarusian Election

By George Friedman* –  Geopolitical Futures Belarus, whose recent elections are making waves throughout the media, has been a pending flashpoint in Europe for some time. The reasons for this are history and geography.

Elections

The Guardian view on Poland's election: a good day for intolerance

Editorial The re-election of Andrzej Duda as president, by the narrowest of margins, shows Polish liberals must find a way to reconnect with non-urban voters  To understand what was at stake in Sunday’s cliffhanger presidential election in Poland, it is worth rewinding a…