Tag: dictator
‘The lion has fallen!’
Recently, Manbij has fallen under the control of Kurdish militias and their allies. And that is only a rough summary of the city’s grim and complex history.
How Trump is following Hitler’s playbook
History shows there are no “one-day” dictatorships. When democracies fall, they typically fall completely.
Re-electing a brutal outlaw-in-chief makes America a rogue outlaw nation
Heinous outcomes are inevitable if Trump is able to get away with relentlessly targeting law and order as his prime opponent.
Could ‘sneaky, conniving’ Democrats help pump ‘Trump the Dictator’ surges after...
For now, it’s grin and bear it time, enduring one more round of crazed Trumpism until the zombie is declared dead and buried.
‘Gangster in the White House’: Noam Chomsky on COVID-19, WHO, China,...
“This is typical behavior of autocrats and dictators. When you make colossal errors which are killing thousands of people, find somebody else to blame.”
The Trump dictatorship
Democracy is about means, while dictatorship is about ends. Trump uses any means available to achieve his own ends.
Trump’s fascist efforts to demolish democracy
Driven by a hatred of “the other” and infused with narratives of decline and victimization, fascist politics trade in an incendiary rhetoric of fear, demonization and violence.
Six dictators who divided children from parents
Separating children from their families has been characteristic of the biggest dictators of the modern era.
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Israel accused of using aid as bait as over 300 Palestinians killed at food...
Palestinians seeking flour and water have become targets, with Israeli forces killing hundreds at so-called humanitarian aid points backed by the U.S.
Lessons from Vieques: Resisting US militarism, building unity
Our only hope is to learn from and center the past and present struggle in Vieques and everywhere else bearing the brunt of U.S. militarism, to clearly understand where our enemies converge.
Martial Law in the United States
Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest.
America’s new Industrial Revolution
Will Donald Trump will be remembered ruefully as our country’s very own King Canute, who used the full force of presidential power in a failed, futile effort to halt the tides of technological change?
Conservation innovations: How sustained resistance is saving one of the Earth’s most critical rainforests...
As profit-driven exploitation imperils Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, some unique conservation strategies are working to save it.