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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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New Republican plan could strip 8.6 million Americans of healthcare while permanently enriching the ultra-wealthy through revived 2017 tax breaks.

Federal judge halts Trump and Musk’s illegal plan to dismantle government

A California court blocks sweeping mass layoffs and agency overhauls ordered by Trump and Musk, ruling the president lacks the authority to reorganize the federal government without congressional approval.

Remember when bad guys were engaging, even charming outlaws shielded by media trickery? Not...

Why start a horrendous global tariff ambush without having any good escapes? The outcomes will only humiliate Trump.

Donald Trump’s feverish lust for green energy resources

It’s not about the climate, it’s about greed.

Seven dead in ICE custody in Trump’s first 100 days as detainee population swells

At least seven migrants have died in ICE custody since January, as the Trump administration expands detention and dismantles oversight across a system plagued by abuse, neglect, and inhumane conditions.