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Politics

Economy / Finance

The Guardian view on a Brexit deal: this is going to hurt

Editorial ‘Mrs Thatcher’s fingerprints can be found over Brexit.’ Brexit reveals the government’s ideological commitment to take the country back to where Margaret Thatcher left it Britain’s departure from the EU under Boris Johnson with – or without – a free trade deal will dim…

Misinformation

Reckless populists

Opinion, by George Danby – Bangor Daily News (*) The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. “There is nothing wrong to participate in a sex…

Corruption

The Guardian view on US presidential pardons: go no further

Editorial Clemency is a noble quality, but in Donald Trump’s hands it risks being a self-serving abuse of law and due process A US president’s power to pardon and commute sentences for federal offences seems to explode America’s claims as a nation of laws and proper process…

Digital Age

The dangerous abuse of the Internet

OtherNews The use of Internet by the monopolist, like Facebook, Google, Twiter is becoming a threat to democracy and societies.  I am giving two documents: One, some links from  Prof, Rushkoff, to understand the danger which we face;and then a conference by the…

Civil rights

Chile – Traps to the real Constitution Change

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 the process of…

History

The Illusion of Foreign Policy

By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures No matter who becomes America’s next president, certain things will follow. The world will wonder what President Donald Trump’s foreign policy will be in his second term, or it will wonder what President Joe Biden’s foreign policy will…

Economy / Finance

Why a Biden Administration Needs to Spend Big

By Mike Konczal* – The Nation Democrats must embrace massive infrastructure projects, giant deficits, and a high debt-to-GDP ratio If Democrats take the White House and Senate, Joe Biden will be in a position to pass legislation that will shape the economy for decades to come…

Elections

Positive Trump polls spark polling circle debate

By Jonathan Easley* – The Hill Most pollsters show Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with a sturdy and stable lead over President Trump at a time when tens of millions of people have already voted and there is almost no time to change the course of…