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Donald Trump is taking America back — to 1798, when John Adams colluded with an enemy power politics Article 1086 words 7 votes
The time Bernie Sanders almost ran against Barack Obama, explained politics Article 2173 words, published Feb 19 2020 5 votes
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Finland's long road to NATO – Russia's attack on Ukraine in 2022 revived memories of 1939 and was the catalyst that led the Nordic country into the Alliance politics Article 1987 words 2 votes
The paranoid style in American politics: It had been around a long time before the Radical Right discovered it (1964) politics Article 5880 words, published Nov 1 1964 5 votes
Today marks the 18th anniversary since Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak was arrested and put in an Eritrean prison Article 1193 words 8 votes
Futurology: how a group of visionaries looked beyond the possible a century ago and predicted today’s world Article 3539 words, published Aug 22 2019 6 votes
Reckless in Riyadh: Some American policymakers and scholars are questioning whether the alliance with Saudi Arabia still makes sense for the US politics Article 5116 words 4 votes
Thirty years after Tiananmen protests, 'the fight is still going on for China' politics Article 1679 words 7 votes