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Authoritarian populists have disrupted politics in many societies, as exemplified by Donald Trump in the U.S. and Brexit in the UK. Authoritarian populist parties have gained votes and seats in …
Cultural Backlash – Pippa Norris Read More
Analysts Lester Spence and Kimberly Moffit critique Democratic candidates for president as they took on corporate power, healthcare, immigration, gun control, abortion, and Iran. Some ideas and candidates shined, some …
First Democratic Debate: A Shift to the Left, Some Shifted More Than Others Read More
The Scottish Child Payment will be rolled out a year earlier than planned in an attempt to fight rising child poverty The Scottish government is fast-tracking its plans to tackle …
Low income families in Scotland to get £10 extra a week per child Read More
Last year, famed Republican economist Art Laffer co-authored a hagiographic tribute to President Trump and his agenda. Trump habitually bestows his most slavish supporters with pardons or — in the event they …
Trump Awards Kook Art Laffer for Inventing Fake Curve Read More
The number of rough sleepers in the capital has risen by nearly a fifth in the past year, according new Greater London Authority data. 8,855 rough sleepers were recorded by outreach …
Government accused of ignoring crisis as rough sleeper numbers surge in London Read More
Baba Aye discusses the failure of French and German peacekeepers in Mali and the real role they play, after almost one hundred people were killed in a Dogon village and …
Mali’s Civil War Fueled by Climate Crisis and Corporate Greed Read More
An investigation shows how the nonprofit NRA gives lavish gifts and contracts to board members and their families while losing millions of dollars of donor money each year. A deep …
How the NRA Profits From Divisive Politics Read More
The UK is facing a quality of work crisis. The growing use of zero-hours contracts has been widely covered, but our new findings from analysis commissioned by the Living Wage …
Insecure Work – Are we at a Tipping Point? Read More
Malpass says greater openness is crucial to avoid debt traps. FUKUOKA, Japan — The World Bank is “working hard” to ensure China improves transparency in lending to developing countries, the …
World Bank chief calls for transparency in China’s foreign lending Read More
New Delhi’s “rubbish mountain” just keeps growing and growing. The Taj Mahal, the famous 240-foot-high tomb, is India’s best known landmark. But now a different sort of tomb, New Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill …
India’s Taj Mahal of trash is a toxic nightmare Read More