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Tag: Boris Johnson

Poverty division democratic destruction: The Johnson legacy

In many ways Johnson and the toxic brand of Conservatism he represents is a product of the age, The Age of Populism, which has infected many democracies.

Johnson does Downing Street: Booze, lies and playacting

Johnson is part of a privileged cozy class (Eton to Oxbridge to Whitehall) that feels themselves exempt from moral duties, social obligations and legal restrictions.

Protests across Britain against Johnson’s suspension of parliament

“We're fighting for democracy and for a society that works for the 99 percent, not the elites that Trump and Johnson serve.”

Boris Johnson and the new battle of Britain

All eyes are focused these days on Boris Johnson, the new prime minister of the United Kingdom.  But that’s...

Boris Johnson, ‘political vegemite’, becomes the UK prime minister. Let the...

To no-one’s great surprise, Boris Johnson has been elected by the members of the Conservative Party to be the new leader, and...

Brexit blows up: Boris Johnson’s resignation is very bad news for...

With less than one year before Britan is scheduled to leave the European Union, two top Brexiters exit office.

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The corrosive delusion of progress and the American dream

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Death, sexual violence and human trafficking: Fallout from US aid withdrawal hits the world’s...

Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining anti-terrorism initiatives.

How bad does it have to get before the DNC declares an emergency?

Right now, the Democratic Party appears to be stuck between Little Rock and a hard place.

MAHA report emphasizes environmental exposure to chemicals damaging health of Americans

The report, which supported independent gold standard science, strongly linked toxic chemicals to “the chronic disease crisis facing America’s children.”