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WATCH: Revisiting the Assange Case
A panel of journalists who covered the Assange case discuss the twists and turns in the drama leading to his release on Monday, with host Richard Medhurst.
Anti-Trump Anxiety Ignores History
Given the track record of U.S. authoritarianism, Nat Parry says it’s not surprising that Democrats’ calls for resisting the incoming Trump dictatorship ring hollow for many Americans.
Patrick Lawrence: Europe’s Elections as US Mirror
Voters in last week’s European Parliament elections delivered a severe blow to mainstream parties and the Brussels technocrats from whom they are virtually inseparable.
India’s Motive in Prosecuting Arundhati Roy
The Modi government plans to try the globally renowned author under a draconian anti-terrorism law, reports Ullekh NP.
WATCH: In Slovenia, No Voice for Peace Allowed
At stake in the European Parliamentary elections was avoiding a major European war that could escalate to unimaginable consequences, as well as ending the genocide in Gaza.
South Africa’s Post-Election Turning Point
As the political hegemony of the ANC has frayed, elite forces have increasingly funded an array of opposition parties to shift power more in their favor, writes Eugene Puryear.
LOOK BACK: The Pentagon Staved Off War With Russia
In March 2022 the Pentagon leaked stories to counter propaganda intended to drag NATO into the conflict, wrote Joe Lauria. The story has since changed.
Mexico’s New President Vows to Uphold Obrador’s Agenda
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president, has promised to continue her predecessor’s course of anti-neoliberal economic development.
US-China Rivalry Riles Tiny Solomon Islands
Inside the Pacific power cauldron: Mick Hall reports on controversial allegations of attempted U.S. meddling in the election of a prime minister seen as friendly to China.