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The bets on the President of the Republic and Tasoulas (we’ll see…), Nikos, Stefanos, and Louka (...
Greetings!If Mitsotakis’s choice for the President of the Republic (PoR) were being wagered by bookies today, the odds would likely stand at 70%-30% in favor of Tasoulas. This is because the weekend’s buzz that the Prime Minister is seriously considering—besi…
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The president who could not choose
“To govern is to choose, however difficult the choices may be.” —Pierre Mendès France, prime minister of France 1954–’55 If you want to understand where Joe Biden’s presidency went wrong, when his administration stopped looking like Barack Obama’s and started…
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These Progressive Will Guide Us Through the Darkness
John Nichols Without a doubt, 2025 is going to be tough—but these visionaries give us hope in this uncertain time. The post These Progressive Will Guide Us Through the Darkness appeared first on The Nation.
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People of the year 2024
From Gisèle Pelicot and Fiona Harvey to Alexei Navalny and the Gallaghers, these were the people making headlines this year
Mr. Normand Douglas
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The Elitist Truth About Far-Right Populism
A small Swiss canton offers hard truths about the far right.
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The Argentine Miracle
Javier Milei’s administration in Argentina provides a blueprint for politicians looking to uproot entrenched left-wing interests The post The Argentine Miracle appeared first on The American Conservative.
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What might 2025 bring?
Some thoughts on what may be in store for the world this year.
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Rising butter prices give European consumers and bakers a bad taste
PARIS — Pastry chef Arnaud Delmontel rolls out dough for croissants and pains au chocolat that later emerge golden and fragrant from the oven in his Paris patisserie. The price for the butter so essential to the pastries has shot up in recent months, by 25%…
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Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government
Jeet Heer The corridors of power increasingly resemble a nursing home—if not a hospice. The post Elder Abuse Is No Way to Run a Government appeared first on The Nation.
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Will the second Trump boom go bust?
As Trump returns to power, the economic forecast is anything but clear. With challenges such as escalating tariffs and global conflicts looming, here is an analysis of how his administration navigate these turbulent waters.
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Palestinians and pro-Palestine allies brace for Trump
After a year of protests, crackdowns, and 'Uncommitted' electoral activism, Palestinian activists are rethinking their tactics ahead of another Trump administration
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Republicans take over Washington amid a worldwide anti-incumbent wave: From the Politics Desk
Voters in the U.S. and across the world delivered a striking rebuke to incumbents and traditional political parties on both the right and left.
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Can solutions journalism work for local newsrooms?
The news is often quite good at being bad — as in deeply negative and depressing. This systemic negativity in news coverage, in one estimation, has gone from being “a mere ‘news value’ to an overarching ‘news ideology.” And it’s not without consequence: It’s …
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Democrats: We won't go back. Also Democrats: Forget AOC, let's go back immediately. | Opinion
Did Republicans change when Trump lost in 2020, or did they go full MAGA? Why are Democrats afraid of leaning in?
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Sarkozy must wear electronic tag after losing graft case appeal
PARIS - France's highest appeals court ordered former president Nicolas Sarkozy to wear an electronic tag for a year Wednesday -- a first for a former head of state -- after confirming his convictions for corruption and influence peddling.
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Joe Biden Loves Awarding Participation Trophies to the Failed Establishment
Jeet Heer Unwavering support for ancien régime restoration means prizes for Liz Cheney, Hillary Clinton, and George Soros. The post Joe Biden Loves Awarding Participation Trophies to the Failed Establishment appeared first on The Nation.
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The Political Dead End of the ‘Post-Neoliberal’ Democrats
The theory that populist economic policies can win back the working class for Democrats has been tried, and it has failed.
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Huh, I Wonder What the Political Svengalis Calling for “Populism” Said About Bernie Sanders and E...
These strategic geniuses are calling for the thing they spent the past decade trying to prevent.
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Uncertainty is expected to plague Paris in 2025, as Macron admits snap elections were a mistake
As France enters the new year, there's little hope that the political and economic uncertainty that's been plaguing Paris for months will disappear in 2025.
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What, Exactly, Happened to Justin Trudeau? Is Canada About to Elect Its Trump Now?
Sorry—you have to care about another country this week. Don’t worry, it’ll pass.
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This Popular Theory About Why Democrats Lost Has Some Glaring Holes
There's one big question lurking behind every postmortem about why Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election.
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안 끼는 데 없는 일론 머스크..."나이절 패라지 사퇴하라"
Austria’s right-wing nationalist leader edged closer to power after receiving an invitation to discuss the failed effort by centrists to keep his Freedom Party out of government https://t.co/I21hF8MpNO— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 5, 2025 Austria…
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The return of history: is the West's liberal establishment crumbling?
Justin Trudeau's resignation signals a wider political trend that has upended the liberal consensus
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Democrats Are About to Surrender to Trump in a Hugely Damaging Way
By all indications, at least nine Senate Democrats will vote to advance the Laken Riley Act, a sweeping measure that mandates the detention of undocumented immigrants who have committed nonviolent crimes, all but ensuring that it will move forward. This is a …
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Calls for EU to resist social media giants regulation rollback
European Commission under pressure to combat Elon Musk’s ‘intolerable’ meddling in European elections
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The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It
Western power is as strong as ever. What has changed is that the combination of socialism for financiers, collapsing prospects for the bottom 50%, and the surrender of our minds to Big Tech has given rise to overweening Western elites with little use for the …
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Brain-Dead Bipartisanship Is Getting Us Nowhere
Chris Lehmann Democrats are making a show of their willingness to cooperate with the incoming Trump administration. That’s not their job. The post Brain-Dead Bipartisanship Is Getting Us Nowhere appeared first on The Nation.
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6th Circuit Wrongly Rejects Federal Jurisdiction Over Essential Broadband Internet Access Services
On Thursday, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled against the Federal Communications Commission's 2024 Net Neutrality rulemaking, which empowered the agency to protect internet users against all manner of abuse by major …
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HOW BARACK OBAMA BUILT AN OMNIPOTENT THOUGHT-MACHINE, AND HOW IT WAS DESTROYED
If anyone in the future cares enough to write an authentic history of the 2024 presidential campaign, they might begin by noting that American politics exists downstream of American culture, which is a deep and broad river. Like any river, American culture fo…
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The Ultimate Analysis of the Election and What Democrats Need to do Next
Since everyone has taken a shot at it, here’s mine. Donald Trump eked out almost a point and a half plurality over Kamala Harris. A margin this small can be explained by any number of factors. In no particular order: Some of those contain quite a bit, and I’v…
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Places that matter and places that don't: territorial revenge and counter-revenge in Poland
Adamiak, Czeslaw, Rodriguez-Pose, Andres ORCID: 0000-0002-8041-0856 , Churski, Pawel, Dubownik, Anna, Pietrzykowski, Maciej, Szyda, Barbara and Rosik, Piotr (2024) Places that matter and places that don't: territorial revenge and counter-revenge in Poland. Te…
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Welcome to Centrist Outlook Magazine by me, Mr. Normand Douglas.
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Beyond the Ideological Echo Chamber
My call to action is both simple and revolutionary: embrace complexity and cultivate genuine dialogue. Develop the intellectual humility to acknowledge that our survival depends on our ability to adapt, collaborate, and think beyond tribal boundaries amid pro…
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