One of the most tired clichés in American political discourse is ‘Think of the children’. The phrase is used by both major political parties and is used as rallying for everything. Strengthened child labor laws, the anti-abortion movement, mothers against violent video games, keeping schools open during the Covid-19 pandemic, …
Read More »Think-tank reveals new date for Russian ‘invasion’
Russia may attack Ukraine on Saturday, starting with a “decapitating” strike against the government in Kiev before a full-scale invasion, warned the Institute for the Study of War, a star-studded Washington, DC think-tank. “The attack would likely begin with an air and missile campaign targeting much of Ukraine to decapitate …
Read More »Russia is dividing Europe – but not in the way you’d think
A number of Washington’s normally steadfast European allies have begun distancing themselves from the US’s increasingly confrontational approach to the standoff over Ukraine. However, despite the White House’s appeals for unity, the cracks in its foreign policy partnerships are beginning to show. A West that agrees on less is one …
Read More »Biden asked why Americans think he’s not ‘mentally fit’
US President Joe Biden said he has “no idea” why a growing number of voters see him as mentally unfit, after a new survey found a large proportion of respondents are in doubt of his intellectual capacity. The president was asked about his faculties during a Wednesday news conference, with …
Read More »Poll reveals how many Americans think country on ‘wrong track’
More than two-thirds of voting Americans agree President Joe Biden has taken the US down the wrong track, a new poll conducted a year into his presidency has revealed. The results showed some 68% of respondents thought the country was going in the wrong direction, while 32% suggested it was …
Read More »Slavoj Zizek: It’s naive to think Bitcoin & NFT give us freedom
The best indication of the changes affecting our financial system is the rise of two new interrelated phenomena: Cryptocurrency and NFTs. Both emerged from a libertarian idea to bypass state apparatuses and establish direct communication between concerned parties. However, in both cases, we see how the idea turned into its …
Read More »GOP reacts to White House saying Biden hasn’t got ‘any time to think’
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has claimed President Joe Biden is not given any “free time” or moments to “think,” despite what many call a fairly laid-back schedule. During Wednesday’s White House press conference, Psaki was asked about a speech the president plans on giving on Thursday, marking the …
Read More »Think Covid was bad? It’s likely next pandemic’s just around the corner
The Omicron variant is not the first Covid-19 mutation to challenge current response strategies. Still, when it came into the spotlight several weeks ago, it looked like we were back to square one. Panic, travel disruption, tightened restrictive measures, and every country deciding on its own how far it can …
Read More »US on the brink of default, think tank projects
“The debt limit ‘X Date’ – when the United States will no longer be able to meet its obligations in full and on time – will most likely occur between December 21, 2021, and January 28, 2022,” the Washington, DC-based think tank warned on its website. According to Shai Akabas, …
Read More »EU chief: Time to ‘think about mandatory vaccination’
Speaking at a news conference, the European Commission chief suggested that member states should move towards mandatory Covid vaccination to help prevent the spread of cases and a further spike in infections due to the emergence of new variants, such as the omicron strain. “I think it is understandable and …
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