• Democracy • Disinformation • Europe • Russia

    America’s Foreign Policy Now Aligns With Russia

    Olga Lautman

    Olga Lautman

    The United States is no longer acting as an independent power. It is behaving like a Kremlin satellite executing the foreign policy goals of a regime that has spent decades trying to dismantle the West...

    Published On: 12/07/2025

  • Artificial Intelligence • Corruption • Democracy • Technology

    The Authoritarian Stack

    A project led by Prof. Francesca Bria with xof-research.org

    The Authoritarian Stack (11/21/2025)

    How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next

    Published On: 12/05/2025

  • Corruption • Democracy

    Why MAGA is coming apart at the seams

    Paul Waldman

    Public Notice

    Turns out they're not in it for Trump, they're in it for themselves.

    Published On: 11/28/2025

  • Corruption • Europe • Global • Russia

    Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine

    Drew Hinshaw, Benoit Faucon, Rebecca Ballhaus, Thomas Grove, Joe Parkinson

    The Wall Street Journal

    The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.

    Published On: 11/28/2025

  • Artificial Intelligence • Disinformation • Social Media

    Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation

    Robert Booth

    The Guardian

    Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years

    Published On: 11/27/2025

  • Corruption • Disinformation • Legal

    Trump’s FBI Spent Nearly $1 Million on Redacting Epstein Files

    Hafiz Rashid

    The New Republic

    A new report reveals the FBI’s frantic “special redaction project” when they thought the Epstein files would be released.

    Published On: 11/26/2025

  • Health • Human Rights • Threat Management

    Another COP wrecked by fossil fuel interests and our leaders’ cowardice

    Genevieve Guenther

    The Guardian

    The fingerprints of Russia and Saudi Arabia are all over the decision text in Brazil. But a group of nations led by Colombia and the Netherlands offer hope

    Published On: 11/24/2025

  • Disinformation

    Majorie Taylor Greene No Longer Trusts the Plan

    Anna Merlan

    Mother Jones

    After feuding with Trump, the congresswoman resigns and casts doubt on the QAnon conspiracy theory she once promoted on her way out the door.

    Published On: 11/22/2025

  • Corruption • Disinformation • Journalism • Press Freedom • Resistance

    Maria Ressa Calls for ‘Radical Collaboration’ to Combat Misinformation and Preserve Press Freedom

    Rowan Philp

    Global Investigative Journalism Network

    “Everything we knew as an industry has been destroyed. So we don’t stand still. This is a time for radical collaboration.”

    Published On: 11/21/2025

  • Corruption • Disinformation • White Supremacy

    Suddenly, Steve Bannon isn’t interested in transparency around Epstein anymore

    John Knefel and Sophie Lawton

    Media Matters

    Steve Bannon was loud about Epstein disclosure — until emails revealed his own very cozy relationship

    Published On: 11/20/2025

  • Global • Health

    Trump’s Anti-Green Agenda Could Lead to 1.3 Million More Climate Deaths

    Sharon Lerner

    ProPublica

    Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.

    Published On: 11/19/2025

  • Global • Human Rights • Violence

    Dark Clouds Over Venezuela

    Marianne Williamson

    TRANSFORM w/ Marianne Williamson

    The next Vietnam or Iraq could be lurking in the Caribbean…

    Published On: 11/16/2025

  • Corruption • Journalism

    Epstein Gave NYT Journalist Tips About Trump, Why Did They Never Get Reported?

    Noah Hurowitz

    The Intercept

    Exchanges about Trump between a reporter and Epstein raise questions about what the New York Times knew and when.

    Published On: 11/14/2025

  • Culture • Democracy • White Supremacy

    Leaked Texas A&M Document Exposes a Chilling Blueprint

    Dr. Stacey Patton

    Dr. Stacey Patton

    No African American studies. No women’s studies. No queer studies. No sociology of race. No equity-focused education courses. No history courses on segregation. No public health instruction on racial disparities. No discussions of gender identity in psychology, medicine, social work, or literature.

    Published On: 11/14/2025

  • Corruption • Disinformation

    The Storm Is Here

    Jay Kuo

    The Status Kuo

    Evidence for Trump’s direct participation may exist among the Epstein files that haven’t been released yet. That may explain why the Justice Department reviewed them for any mention of Trump and has tried to stonewall their full release.

    Published On: 11/13/2025

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