By Ishaan Tharoor* – The Washington Post Centuries ago, Christendom was accustomed to the periodic existence of “antipopes.” They were clerics who, whether through spiritual conviction or political machinations, challenged the designated pontiff with rival claims to…
Clavey* -Boston Review The Frankfurt School on the appeal of authoritarianism—and how to counteract it. A number of recent books have put the methods of the social sciences in the service of understanding Trump, his movement, and his enablers, from Russell Muirhead and Nancy…
By Anwar Mhajne, Crystal Whetstone(*) – Foreign Policy Around the world, emergency powers are chipping away at democracy—sometimes with public support As the pandemic’s death toll rose throughout the spring, many countries took aggressive measures to control…
By Ewan Palmer* – Newsweek Followers of QAnon are jubilant after President Donald Trump failed to denounce the baseless conspiracy theory, which claims that leading Democrats are satanic pedophiles, during NBC’s Town Hall. The president frequently claimed he knows…
The Ecconomist An international comparison IN HIS NEW book Casey Mulligan offers an intriguing explanation for why President Donald Trump makes outlandish economic claims. Mr Trump knows he is hyperbolising when he says that America has enjoyed “the greatest economy in the…
Freedman – Newsweek The first three “nodes” of the conspiracy-theory network known as QAnon arose in 2018 in the persons of founders Tracy Diaz, Paul Furber and Coleman Rogers. They had figured out how to profit from promoting the posts of “Q,” a mysterious figure claiming…
By Vijay Prashad and John Ross (*) – Independent Media Institute U.S. President Donald Trump—supported by most of the U.S. establishment—deepened the U.S. government’s assault on the Chinese economy.
The Economist The president is back after being hospitalised with the virus. But the pandemic may weaken the Republicans’ push to confirm Amy Coney Barrett PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP returned to the White House in triumphant mood on the evening of October 5th.
By Ariel Dorfman* – The Atlantic One tiny mark on a ballot, and then one more, and then yet another forged a better, luminous collective future in a not so distant land. Can you recognize this country?
Nesrine Malik* – The Guardian The president will not show humility, or respect for the 200,000 US dead. But the fatigue on his face is a testament to his limits If the past few days in US politics were a dramatisation, one would think the plot was too unbelievable.
