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Putin’s Post-Truth Politics: The Impeachment of Biden is History Rewritten as Farce
The spurious Republican inquiry treads the same treacherous ground of Russian propaganda exposed in the impeachment of Trump
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‘Cluster Bombs and the Ethics of War Show How Difficult Decisions are Made’
Russia’s use of cluster bombs is leaving Ukraine fighting sub-optimally against a weapon it doesn’t have, writes Brian Latham
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The End of America’s Title 42: ‘Immigration Needs to be Treated as a Humanitarian Crisis Rather than a Political Football’
Under Title 42, many migrants to the US were blocked from requesting asylum at all – what lies ahead with the policy expiring?
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Biden in Northern Ireland: ‘Landmark Moment Reduced to No More than a Photo-Op by Downing Street’
The limited nature of the US President’s Northern Ireland visit stands in stark contrast to the scenes on the other side of the border, writes Emma DeSouza
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Stop the River of Iron: The American Firearms Industry Brings Death to Mexico
As the Mexican state calls for evidence on ‘private companies engaged in the firearms industry and their effects on human rights’ Iain Overton looks at the trail of carnage
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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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Fist Bumping Dictators: A Fish Rots from the Head Down
CJ Werleman fears a return to cynical transactional politics in the US Democratic Party, as a leading Indian American congressman appears to move closer to Narendra Modi’s divisive Hindu nationalism
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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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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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Werleman’s Worldview: The Nuclear Threats to America and Biden’s Presidency
Vladimir Putin’s military threats are looming over the upcoming US midterm elections, says CJ Werleman
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Conservative MP Takes £22,000 Second Job For American Group Linked to Anti-Abortion Campaigns
The backlash over the secondary employment of MPs rolls on, as Sam Bright and Sian Norris reveal the lucrative role of one backbench Conservative
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COP26: Soaring Rhetoric But Few Commitments
Mike Buckley considers what needs to be done to turn the positive rhetoric of the first week at COP26 into agreement and action
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Can Biden Face Down the Agribusiness Industry which Drives Climate Change?
Unless the US President’s ‘Green New Deal’ deals with the stranglehold that big business has on food production, his climate emission targets aren’t going to be met
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The Afghanistan War is Not Over Until the US Legacy of Impunity Ends
With the killing of civilians by an airstrike two days before its forces left, the US exits Afghanistan in the same way it entered it: with zero accountability or resolution of the ‘Forever War’
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The Return of the Taliban: The End of the US Empire?
Before 9/11, Nafeez Ahmed warned of an impending invasion of Afghanistan to control a strategic pipeline. 20 years on, the return of the Taliban is the predictable legacy of America’s failed strategy
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Is President Biden Just an Interregnum Before a Bigger Storm?
With the Republican Party now wedded firmly to the ‘Big Lie’ about the last election, CJ Werleman fears the worst is yet to come with a Trump 2.0
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Between the Lines of the Biden – Putin Summit
US President Joe Biden and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meet for talks at the Villa La Grange in Geneva. Photo:: ITAR-TASS News Agency / Alamy Stock Photo
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The UK’s Misrule-Based International Disorder
The G7 summit further wrenched Britain away from our liberal democratic allies, says Mike Buckley
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Biden Government and Chevron Colluding in Israel’s ‘Pillage’ of Gaza’s Gas Resources
Nafeez Ahmed looks at the evidence the current conflict not only suits extremists on both sides, but also hides a deal to monopolise natural resources
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The Murdered and the Martyred: Armenia’s Political And Spiritual Crisis
Six months after losing the Nagorno-Karabakh war, Armenia is a nation in crisis. With the US recognition of the Genocide, Tom Mutch asks whether they can begin to heal
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The Israeli Government’s Actions in Gaza and Jerusalem Test Joe Biden’s Legacy
The escalating conflict between Israeli forces, Palestinians and now Israeli Arabs makes the US President’s ‘bothsiderism’ increasingly untenable, says Jonathan Fenton Harvey
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The 1945 Moment: Boris Johnson Should Follow Biden, Not Cameron and Osborne
Austerity failed Britain during the COVID-19 crisis, but the Government has not yet signalled a bold new vision for the UK’s economy, says Jonathan Portes
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Joe Biden is Done with the Middle East
CJ Werleman explains why the new US President is pivoting his foreign policy toward the challenge of China
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IWD 2021: Radical Feminists and Radical Right Form Unlikely Alliance on International Women’s Day
A protest march to Washington D.C. will bring together radical feminists and activists linked to anti-abortion groups in protest of LGBTIQ rights, reports Sian Norris
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Second Impeachment: American Kompromat Author – ‘We Have to Prosecute Trump To the Fullest Extent of the Law’
As Donald Trump faces an unprecedented second Senate trial, journalist Craig Unger tells Heidi Siegmund Cuda that the most terrifying aspect of modern America is the things that are still legal
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Johnson’s ‘Woke’ Rambling Reveals his Alt-Right Alliance with Trump’s Culture Wars
A simple question about Joe Biden put to the Prime Minister exposed the deep and historic ties of his Vote Leave regime with the ethos of the former US President – the last thing Johnson wants to confront, argues Hardeep Matharu
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Biden Must Wage a Civil War Against Social Media Companies, On Behalf of American Democracy
To achieve the unity he promises, the new President must take on the online platforms that are radicalising the US, argues Sam Bright
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Trump’s Toxic Legacy Leaves Americans Searching for a Way to Unite
CJ Werleman looks at the challenges ahead for America as Donald Trump’s legacy continues to sow division and hatred
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Nightmares and Realities: Trump’s Big Lie and How America Escaped Tyranny
With Joe Biden inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States, Peter Jukes reflects on the trauma of the past four years and how Donald Trump has reminded us of a crucial lesson from history
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Joe Biden’s First Task: Understanding His Enemies
The Russian threat has not dissipated now that Donald Trump has left the White House, says Paul Niland
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Give Our Sorrow Words: Biden Is Right to End Trump Era with Grief for COVID Losses
The incoming US President Joe Biden is today providing a space of collective mourning for the American nation, reports Stefan Simanowitz
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Can Joe Biden Fix a Dystopian America?
CJ Werleman explores the scale of challenges facing the incoming US President – from the immediacy of the Coronavirus crisis to the structural evils of American life
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The Gulf Crisis: How Diplomacy Trumped Populism and Manipulation
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey explains how Joe Biden’s election victory has already provided an impetus for peace among Gulf states
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As Trump Leaves, Republicans Will Shamelessly Fake Concern for Debt and Deficits
Joe Biden’s arrival in the White House in January will expose the Republican Party’s hypocrisy and duplicity as it turns its gaze to economic concerns for partisan gain once more, says CJ Werleman
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Biden’s Biggest Challenge Could be Saving the American Economy
The incoming presidential administration faces grave economic challenges ahead that could spell the end of the dollar’s global dominance, argues James Meadway
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Long Shadows: Biden’s Choice for Attorney General is the New Battleground over Russian Interference
Robert Waldeck reveals how the shadow of the Republican Party’s disinformation campaign darkens the new President’s choice for the Department of Justice
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Brexit Will Leave ‘Global Britain’ Internationally Redundant
Now that Brexit Britain is isolated on the international stage, it will be down to America and the European Union to lead the liberal, democratic alliance, says Mike Buckley
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The Assassination that Could Bring War to the Middle East and End the Iran Nuclear Deal
Steve Shaw reports on the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist, which could be part of Israel and Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to bury Barack Obama’s nuclear deal
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How Brexit and Biden Fuelled Chaos Inside Downing Street
Peter Oborne looks at broader compelling reasons why two top advisors left the Boris Johnson administration
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Trumpism Still Festers in Boris Johnson’s Britain – But it is Dying
Nafeez Ahmed tracks the export of populist demagoguery from America to Britain, and urges a campaign to snuff out its dying embers
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A Top Priority for Joe Biden: Stop Information Warfare
Zarina Zabrisky urges the President-elect and his team to counter one of the gravest threats to modern democracy
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Will Biden Absolve Trump’s Criminality in the Name of ‘National Unity’?
CJ Werleman sees worrying signs from the past that the Democratic Party could decide to turn a blind eye to the current President’s various misdemeanours in a desperate bid to move the country on from Trumpism
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Biden Will Not Change Britain – Trumpism Is Here to Stay
Jonathan Lis explains why Boris Johnson will not simply abandon the divisive nationalist, neo-imperialist politics he has built his premiership on just because Donald Trump is on his way out of the White House
