Politics Apr 29, 2025Apr 29, 2025 Farewell to the ayatollahs: Why change in Iran is inevitable On April 19, the United States and Iran held another round of talks on a potential new nuclear… Mary Williams
Politics Apr 28, 2025Apr 29, 2025 Agri-tycoon vs. Medvedev’s “wallet”: Billionaire Moshkovich arrested in wake of conflict with rival oligarch’s family Investigation: What money can buy: Putin’s pals living their best lives in the West In late March, Russia’s… Mary Williams
Politics Apr 24, 2025Apr 24, 2025 Armed and European: The EU takes its first steps towards an independent military force On April 10, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, representatives of the so-called “coalition of the willing” gathered for… Mary Williams
Politics Apr 17, 2025Apr 17, 2025 Courts defiant: How the U.S. judiciary became the last line of defense against Trump’s controversial executive orders On April 8, the Supreme Court ruled on a case involving Donald Trump’s directive to use the 1798… Mary Williams
Politics Apr 17, 2025Apr 17, 2025 Medical fallout: RFK Jr. is dismantling American healthcare New U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims to be “not familiar” with… Mary Williams
Politics Apr 17, 2025Apr 17, 2025 The age of Teflon leaders: How Trump and other right-wingers are getting away with it Donald Trump is the only U.S. president in history whose approval rating had dipped below 50% before he… Mary Williams
Politics Apr 15, 2025Apr 15, 2025 Israel’s ‘Qatargate’: Did Netanyahu’s entourage aid a state supporter of Hamas? On March 31, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told investigators that he accepted responsibility for a leak of… Mary Williams
Politics Apr 14, 2025Apr 14, 2025 Le Pen is not mightier: What the French far-right leader’s ban from politics means for her movement — and for the Kremlin A Paris court has found Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally, guilty of misappropriating €4… Mary Williams
Politics Apr 08, 2025Apr 08, 2025 AIDS, malaria, and child hunger: The consequences of shutting down USAID The U.S. State Department has formally notified Congress of the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development… Mary Williams
Politics Apr 07, 2025Apr 07, 2025 Neomonarchism, catholicism, majoritarianism: The new right ideologies driving Trumpism The new ideological direction of America’s ruling party is often referred to, for lack of a better term,… Mary Williams