Sunday, March 23, 2025

Tag: democracy

A reformist program on immigration (or what Harris might have said)

A radical program would embrace the freedom to migrate as universal and therefore reorient the global location of investment to serve that freedom both domestically and internationally.

The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion...

A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.

The ultimate corporate corruption: Trump appoints Musk to oversee US regulations

Examining the implications of Musk’s appointment to lead Trump’s new department of Government Efficiency and what It means for American democracy.

What are republics, exactly? It’s a good time to  learn

Republican ideals have evolved over millennia, shaping governance across the globe. Modern republics continue to adapt, but face challenges in upholding their foundational principles.

2084

The world as it might be (or do I mean might have been?)

Aftermath: Paint it black

Track 1 on the Rolling Stones "Aftermath" album is the rock classic "Paint It Black." Sometimes there's no point in painting inside the lines.

Back off, doom and gloomers. Offset grief by embracing looming, if...

In a world no single force can control, one can still imagine the range of theoretical positives from Trumpism 2.0

Trump’s victory and elite power over the Democratic Party

The same basic approach of Democratic Party elites that first opened the door to the White House for Donald Trump has done it again.

The plot against democracy

Let’s face it: American politics, as we know it, is over.

Harris and Sanders sound alarms on Trump’s ‘fascist’ threat as 2024...

As Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders label Trump a “fascist,” warnings mount over his potential second term and its threat to democratic norms.

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Resistance is alive and well in the United States

In fact, our research shows that street protests today are far more numerous and frequent than skeptics might suggest.

It’s time: Boycott America

Name-and-shame tactics don’t work with leaders who have no shame. Grab Trump by the wallet—it’s the only language he understands.

Trump’s policy toward Latin America: Even anti-communist zealots in Miami don’t like it

But just how committed is Trump to fighting communism in Latin America at this particular moment—in Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua?

New state-of-the-art aluminum smelter to increase aluminum production and cut emissions

The Green Aluminum Smelter project, led by Century Aluminum Company, will have the ability to emit 75 percent less climate pollution than the existing aluminum production facilities.

Israel’s war on Gaza is deliberately targeting children—new UN report

The renewed bombing follows repeated violations of the ceasefire terms by Israel.