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Where the MAGA Movement and the Progressive Left Coincide

Too Far Left To Be Part of the Left In 2020 I wrote articles and did a lot of social media promotion for the Bernie Sanders campaign. As I recall it was in July of that year that a group…

Statement from Javad Zarif, Former Foreign Minister, now Vice President of Iran.

You probably won’t find this statement sent today, in normal media. Some will call it propaganda. I just urge folks to listen and move toward ending the horrid slaughter, and wars. I had the honor to interview Fmr. UN Ambassador…

The Moment Of Truth: How Will Russia Respond To Ukraine’s Use Of Western Long-Range Missiles?

It remains unclear what Putin will ultimately do, but whichever of these two choices he makes will determine the trajectory of this conflict from now on, either more escalation or a possible compromise. Reports emerged on Sunday that the US…

The Biggest World News Item of 2024 Was Not the Recent US Election

The World Had Already Changed Before November 5th Although many of you will find this hard to believe, a series of events took place this year and last year that, in their level of global importance and future impact, trumped…

Europe Has Yet to Address Colonial Legacies

140 Years After Key European Colonial Conference, Ongoing Impacts Require Urgent Action European governments have yet to reckon with and meaningfully address the ongoing impacts of their colonial legacies affecting people of African descent on the African continent and in…

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. By John P. Ruehl The 2024 U.S. presidential election was framed as a crucial test for…

Voting for the Obligatory  6 Assembly Seats in Assam and Meghalaya Concluded Peacefully

As the voting for by-polls in six assembly constituencies of Assam and Meghalaya, obliged to fill up the vacant seats after all the legislators shifted their focus to national politics, concluded peacefully on 13 November evening, the debates surfaced if…

Will Trump End or Escalate Biden’s Wars?

When Donald Trump takes office on January 20th, all his campaign promises to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours and almost as quickly end Israel’s war on its neighbors will be put to the test. The choices he…

Stop the Mass Deportation NOW

At this point, I don’t want to focus on who’s to blame for the tragic election of Donald Trump as President of the United States again. While politicians now debate how to realign their ideological platforms, the immigrant community must…

USA: Reflections on Another Election

Having been mostly silent about American imperialism and the havoc that it wreaks, mainstream Western commentators were suddenly very vocal about the American election. They all voiced their opinions and made their predictions. Geopolitical knowledge, on the other hand, was…

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