My takeaway as a non US resident from all these executive orders is how crazy it the US president has such power! For a nation that prides itself on getting rid of kings, this feels the closest to monarchic power in the 'west'

Thought this was a parody but a genuine ad. The economist thinks the minimum wage in Britain is (check notes) too high.

As the liberal European order comes under threat everywhere from fascism, a friendly reminder that after WW2, NATO funded and supported neo nazi and fascist groups throughout Western Europe in order to combat western communist parties and left wing unions (see: Operation Gladio)

War criminal Henry Kissinger's death anniversary today, and ince again, Anthony Bourdain's timeless words.

The deployment of anti -terror legislation against left wing groups in the UK - from Palestinian Action to Kurdish left wing groups should give everyone pause. There is something inherently illiberal in a liberal society which supposedly values "free speech" about Draconian anti terror legislation.

Happy birthday Friedrich Engels for those who celebrate! This wayward son of a rich textile industrialist did more than bankroll his more famous buddy's writings, he was a fiercely original revolutionary thinker in his own right.

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The situation with the ICC warrants and the outrage of the US and western European allies lays bare what most non European nations have always known - that the 'West' refuses to play by the same rules it enforces on everyone else. As far as international law goes, some people are above the law.

The UK is now arming suspected war criminals who have been indicted by the world’s pre-eminent criminal court, the ICC.

The government must end ALL arms sales NOW.

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"Let’s put pressure on Israel in order to approve the proposal today."

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has urged for global pressure on Israel to sign off on a ceasefire with Hezbollah today to stop the bloodshed in Lebanon.

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