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Trump’s Baby Bribe Flops: New Moms Say Cash Won’t Fix the Real Crisis
Politicians from Trump to France are panicking over falling birthrates and offering cash, medals, and IVF access, but new research shows mothers want policy changes—not baby bribes.
Global Crises Converge: Wars, Oil Shocks, and Climate Disasters Reshape the World Order
A cascade of escalating military conflicts, surging energy prices, and accelerating climate emergencies is shattering the global order, pushing the world econom…
Global Crises Converge: Oil at $100, Wars Escalate, and a Planet Burns
A cascade of collapsing ceasefires, escalating military conflicts, and a rapidly accelerating climate emergency is shattering the global order, pushing energy m…
Oil at $100, Wars Rage, and a Planet Burns: How a System Built on Profit Is Crushing the Global Economy
A cascade of collapsing ceasefires, escalating military conflicts, and a rapidly accelerating climate emergency is shattering the global order, pushing energy m…
Oil at $100 Sparks 1-in-3 Odds of a Fed Rate Hike This Week
Bond traders now see a one-in-three chance the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this week, as surging oil prices above $100 a barrel and new trade tari…
1 Million Workers at Risk: Supreme Court Clears Path for Mass Work Permit Cuts
A Supreme Court ruling has allowed the Trump administration to end a humanitarian program that protects roughly one million immigrants who currently hold legal …
Protests Erupt in 4 African Nations as Lawyers, Crowds Demand Release of Jailed Opposition Figures
Across West and North Africa, thousands of protesters and legal teams are demanding the release of detained political leaders, opposition figures, and activists…
Maine Democrats Pick a Logger to Take On Susan Collins – 101 Days to Flip the Senate
Maine Democrats have chosen state Senate President Troy Jackson, a logger and former Republican turned progressive, as their nominee to challenge four-term Repu…
Global Crises Converge: Wars, Oil Blockades, and Climate Disasters Reshape the World Order
A cascade of collapsing ceasefires, escalating military conflicts, and a rapidly accelerating climate emergency is shattering the global order, pushing energy m…
CHP Implodes: 91 MPs Jump Ship to Özel’s New “YENİ” Party, Opposition in Ruins
Turkey’s main opposition party has collapsed from within as its former leader Özgür Özel resigned and launched a new party called “YENİ,” taking 91 lawmakers wi…
Ukraine’s Army Chief Apologizes, Admits Only 2,000 Soldiers Signed New Contracts Amid Mass Protests
Ukraine’s top military commander has apologized and revealed that only 2,000 soldiers have signed new military contracts, a far cry from what was needed to sust…
India’s ‘Cockroach’ Youth Surge: 600 Million Strong Shut Down Delhi, Modi Vows Fast-Track Courts
Thousands of young protesters have flooded New Delhi for four straight days, forcing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promise fast-track courts for exam cheats a…
Global Health Emergency: How War, Climate Collapse, and Profit-Driven Systems Are Crushing the World’s Most Vulnerable
Access to healthcare has never been more unequal. As wars rage, the climate collapses, and global supply chains shatter, the world’s most vulnerable people are …
War, Oil, and a Planet in Flames: How a System Built on Profit Is Crushing the World’s Most Vulnerable
A cascade of collapsing ceasefires, escalating military conflicts, and a rapidly accelerating climate emergency is shattering the global order, pushing energy m…
War, Oil, and a Planet in Flames: How Militarization Fuels a Global Crisis
A cascade of collapsing ceasefires, escalating military conflicts, and a rapidly accelerating climate emergency is shattering the global order, pushing energy m…
Global Crises Converge: War in the Middle East, a Drone War in Ukraine, and a Planet in Flames Reshape the World Order
A cascade of collapsing ceasefires, escalating military conflicts, and a rapidly accelerating climate emergency is shattering the global order, pushing energy m…
Oil Wars, Starving Millions: How a System Built on Profit Is Crushing the Global Economy
A cascade of converging crises—open warfare in the Middle East, a devastating drone war in Ukraine, and an accelerating climate emergency—is shattering the glob…
War, Profit, and a Planet in Flames: How a Broken System Is Fueling a Global Health Emergency
Access to healthcare has never been more unequal. As wars rage, the climate collapses, and global supply chains shatter, the world’s most vulnerable people are …
Anti-War Candidates Blocked from Russia’s Parliamentary Race as EU Sanctions Package Stalls
Two months before Russia’s parliamentary elections, candidates who oppose the war in Ukraine face major obstacles, with authorities blocking their registration …
War, Oil, and a Planet in Flames: How a System Built on Profit Is Crushing the World’s Most Vulnerable
A cascade of collapsing ceasefires, escalating military conflicts, and a rapidly accelerating climate emergency is shattering the global order, pushing energy m…
Editorials
### The Inevitable Mamdani Revolution: Why the Global South Is Rejecting the “NGO Republic”
For decades, a single model of governance has dominated the developing world: the post-colonial state, propped up by international aid, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and a Western-educated elite. According to a growing chorus of political analysts, that model is not just failing—it is coll
**Trump’s Legislative Agenda Faces a Steep Climb: The Math and the Mess**
The promise of a sweeping legislative victory for President-elect Donald Trump is colliding with the hard realities of Capitol Hill. While the Republican Party holds a majority in the House of Representatives, that majority is historically narrow.
**Keir Starmer’s Resignation: The Vacuum, the Right, and the Road to Realignment**
In a political landscape already fracturing under the weight of austerity and stagnation, the resignation of UK Labour leader Keir Starmer marks a pivotal moment. But as economists Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Münchau argue in a recent episode of *The Econoclasts*, the departure is less a solution
### The Populist Warning from a Former Labour Leader: Neil Kinnock on the Crisis of Political Trust
For decades, Neil Kinnock stood at the heart of British politics, leading the Labour Party through some of its most turbulent years. Now, speaking at an UnHerd Live event, the former leader offers a stark diagnosis of the current political landscape.