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A Timeline of Interference: How Trump and Russia Targeted Georgia Election
Big questions remain about Russia’s attempts to interfere in US elections
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‘Trump is Cornered and Could Soon Flee the Country’
US reporter Heidi Siegmund Cuda on why Trump’s legal woes could prompt a flight to more authoritarian climes
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All the President’s Lies: How Trump Fell Into the Georgia Indictment’s False Statement Trap
One of the key elements of the Georgia false statement criminal statute is ‘knowing’ misrepresentations are false
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Another Trump Indictment Looms, but What Can Georgia Add to January 6?
The Fulton Country District Attorney is looking at the same facts as the federal indictment, but under different laws and with the potential for new uninvestigated evidence
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The UK and US’ Turbulent Times: A Race to the Bottom
Former British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall, who now lives in the US, explores which country has been on the bigger self-destruct mission
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Boris Johnson’s Rise and Fall Has Perfectly Exposed Britain’s Broken Political Culture
The disgraced former Prime Minister’s long career at the top of British politics should be a matter of national shame
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Bannon, Brexit, Johnson and Cambridge Analytica: the Daughter of Time
Peter Jukes reports on more revelations about the transatlantic right-wing network, and why the Government is withholding key information on the former Prime Minister’s role
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Boris Johnson and Donald Trump’s ‘Private’ Talks on Privatising the NHS Reveal Denials were Untrue
The former Prime Minister feared his discussions with the US President about privatising the NHS would cause “mischief” if they became public, according to a new book
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Democracy in Crisis: What Next? Populism or Woke Capitalism?
With inflation up, growth down, and 80% of Britons unsatisfied with the political system, Matthew Gwyther explores a catastrophic loss of faith in our economic system
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The Lies that Bind: Post-Truth on Trial
Putin, Trump and Johnson all face legal jeopardy. The charges reveal as much about us as them says Simon Speakman Cordall
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The ‘Good Washing Machine’: Gold, God, Politics and Turning Point UK
Katherine Denkinson delves into some of the bizarre connections between right-wing student politics, anti-Drag Queen protestors and allegations of smuggling
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Trump’s Various Legal Entanglements
Heidi Siegmund Cuda reviews the former US President’s multiple legal cases, separating fact from the unreality he promotes on his propaganda platform Truth Social
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MPs links to Christian Nationalism Revealed
Karam Bales looks at the senior British Conservatives appearing at the National Conservatism Conference with its international right wing network, from Peter Thiel to Viktor Orbán
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GOP Congressional Hearing Accidentally Debunks ‘Twitter Files’: Trump — Not Biden — Tried to Censor Tweets
Elon Musk’s selective leaks suggested Twitter ‘censored’ Conservatives, but evidence shows they refused to boost a right-wing disinformation campaign around Hunter Biden’s laptop
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Russia and the US Press: The Article the CJR Didn’t Publish
Two and a half years ago, the Columbia Journalism Review refused to publish Duncan Campbell’s investigation into The Nation magazine and its apparent support for Vladimir Putin. It is published here in full
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‘Put a Ring on It and Knock Her Up’: The Proud Boys Credo of Far-Right Misogyny
A script read out at the start of every Proud Boys gathering reveals the paradoxes of being a woman in the far-right, and the misogyny inherent in nationalism. Sian Norris reports
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The Steele Dossier, the Indicted FBI Officer and the ‘Most Consequential Investigations in US History’
Christopher Steele is concerned his dossier on Donald Trump’s Russian connections was held up at the FBI Office whose head of Counter Intelligence has been indicted for working with one of Putin’s most powerful oligarchs
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Minutes of Boris Johnson Meeting with Cambridge Analytica ‘Would Directly Undermine Trust Between the UK and US’
UK-US relations would be harmed by the details of Johnson’s summit with the now-disgraced data firm, an independent regulator has concluded
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The US Far-Right Cheerleaders of the Attack on Brazil’s Democracy
The links between Brazil’s far-right leaders and the US Stop The Steal activists suggest a globally-connected movement determined to attack democracy, reports Sian Norris
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The US Midterms and the Lucrative Business of Election Denial
Matt Bernadini inspects the funding sources of those backing Trump’s ‘stolen election’ theory
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A Third Security Breach? Williamson’s Leaks Stretch Back to Russian Interference in Brexit
With reports that the former Cabinet minister was implicated in a second security breach in 2019, Peter Jukes and Sam Bright look back to another incident two years earlier
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The American Midterms: ‘This Might be the Last Election Where Your Vote Matters’
Heidi Siegmund Cuda speaks to academic and author Jason Stanley on how solidarity on the left is America’s last great hope against fascism
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‘Lies and Deceit’: Top Russian Oligarch Indicted for US Criminal Sanctions Violations had Role in Russia Interference Report
The indictment of Oleg Deripaska is the latest in a string of judicial decisions which lead back to Putin’s interference in US elections, reports Heidi Siegmund-Cuda
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Why the ‘Culture War’ Will Intensify Under Liz Truss
Sam Bright explores the forces propelling the escalating demonisation of ‘woke’ Britain
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American Dark Money, the Mercers and the Conservative Party: A Network of Influence
A special investigation by Nafeez Ahmed exposes the transatlantic connections between an extremist US pro-Trump lobby and organisations influencing Liz Truss’ Conservative Cabinet
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On the Frontline of Exposing the Truth About Russia and Brexit
Four years ago, Tom Mutch thought he had the ‘scoop of the century’ blowing open Russia’s involvement in Brexit. Now, after the UK has left the European Union and Putin wages genocidal war in Ukraine, he wonders whether we are any closer to knowing the truth
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Where is Britain’s Liz Cheney?
Alexandra Hall Hall explores the worrying trajectories of the US Republicans and the UK’s Conservative Party
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Werleman’s Worldview: The New Age of Political Violence in America
The reaction of Donald Trump, Republican politicians and right-wing commentators to the FBI’s recent raid on the former president’s Florida home signals a crisis for the US, says CJ Werleman
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Pluralism versus Populism – The Battle Rages On
In his editorial from the August 2022 print edition of Byline Times, Peter Jukes explores the big new political battle shaping the world
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The ‘Culture War’ Continues to Radicalise on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Sam Bright and Sian Norris track the evolution of pro-Trump, pro-Brexit ideologies in the UK and US
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Farage’s CPAC Speech, War and the Modern Far Right
Sian Norris analyses the rhetoric of war in Nigel Farage’s performance at CPAC, and explores its links to fascist theory
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The Politics of Fear: White Voters and the Left
New data shows a quarter of white voters in the US are concerned about extreme left-wing groups – ignoring the reality of political violence
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‘Do the Right Thing’: Trump Under Criminal Investigation
After months of public outcry, reports confirm Donald Trump is being investigated by the US Department of Justice for his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election, reports Heidi Siegmund Cuda
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Boris Johnson is Leaving Downing Street and Bringing All of Us Down with Him
The Prime Minister’s disgraceful long exit from Government is damaging both his own party and the country, reports Adam Bienkov
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Werleman’s Worldview: Donald Trump has Left American Democracy in Limbo
The decision to prosecute the former President, or to absolve his crimes, will shape US politics for generations, says CJ Werleman
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Rescuing Democracy: Lessons from American Progressives
As British politics continue to implode, Anthony Barnett explains how the US is also facing the threat of modern fascism, and the lessons we can learn from their new alliances
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Conservative Leadership Contest: Another Populist Pageant?
They’re off! As candidates vie to replace Boris Johnson, Sam Bright predicts they’ll all appeal to the three Conservative commandments of nationalism, Brexit, and Thatcherism
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Werleman’s Worldview: Trumpkriegers – It’s Time to Recognise the Leader of a Violent Right-Wing Insurgency
The former President’s role in motivating widespread violence, both in America and abroad, is now beyond doubt, says CJ Werleman
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Born in the USA: The Americanisation of Reactionary Politics in the UK
From dark money think tanks to health privatisation, the influence of the American right on British politics is greater than we think, says Rachel Morris
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‘Mike Deserves It’: A Shocking Emergency 6 January Hearing
A former White House aide gave devastating eyewitness testimony in Congress about Donald Trump’s eagerness to join the insurrectionists who threatened to kill his Vice President
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Lessons from American Progressives: Ro Khanna, Sanders Presidential Campaigner with a Broader Reach
Larry Cohen profiles the US Democratic Representative for California who, despite representing arguably the wealthiest place on Earth, is focused on appealing to working America
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The Dark Money Operation Seeking to Reshape American Democracy
Matt Bernardini reports on how right-wing groups are attempting to use January 6 conspiracy theories to change the ways Americans vote
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The End of Roe v Wade is Just the Beginning
The decision to overturn the landmark 1973 ruling will strip human rights from millions of women and girls and threatens the rights of minority groups across the US
