World Issues & Politics: 7 of 10
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+24We Need To Talk About "Authoritarianism"
This week we're talking about perhaps the most widely misused term in all of politics - authoritarianism. Why is it so misunderstood? Let's take a look.
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+47The EU is probing X's response to Israel-Hamas misinformation
Two days after EU Commissioner Thierry Breton sent an "urgent" letter to Elon Musk over X's handling of misinformation, the governing body has opened a probe into the platform formerly known as Twitter.
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+23Gilead’s twice-yearly shot to prevent HIV succeeds in late-stage trial
Gilead's experimental twice-yearly medicine to prevent HIV was 100% effective in a late-stage trial, the company said Thursday.
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+35European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying
European Union Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders recently told German newspaper 'Welt am Sonntag' that the European Commission is aware of how annoying cookie consent banners have become...
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+40David Lynch's Wife Emily Stofle Files for Divorce After 14 Years of Marriage
David Lynch's wife Emily Stofle filed for divorce from the director and is asking for sole legal and physical custody of their 11-year-old daughter.
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+43Jury awards $1.2 million to Robert De Niro’s former assistant in gender discrimination lawsuit
A jury has awarded over $1.2 million to Robert De Niro's former personal assistant after finding his production company engaged in gender discrimination and retaliation.
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+44HAARP experiments could cause artificial aurora over Alaska this weekend
Researchers from around the country are conducting four days of experiments at the Gakona facility that could put splotches of red and green light overhead at times.
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+38European Super League ban unlawful, says court
Uefa and Fifa rules banning clubs joining breakaway competitions like the European Super League are unlawful, the European Court of Justice rules.
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+37Assange’s final British appeal against extradition set for February
The WikiLeaks publisher is perilously close to being extradited to the US, where he would face life imprisonment for exposing US-led war crimes, human rights abuses and diplomatic conspiracies.
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+51It's Google versus the US in the biggest antitrust trial in decades
Google will confront a threat to its dominant search engine beginning Tuesday when federal regulators launch an attempt to dismantle its internet empire in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century.
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+30Meta and Microsoft ask EU to reject Apple's new app store terms
Apple’s new app store terms have come under fire for what many are describing as ‘malicious compliance’ with the EU’s...
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+48A Ghostwriter’s Guide for Invisible Women
Do you feel overlooked or overtalked at the office? Don’t get mad, get tactical. Here’s how.
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+24Oil and Gas Companies Are Trying to Rig the Marketplace
Fossil fuel interests are spreading misinformation that renewable energy is harmful, unreliable and worse for consumers.
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+47For years, Japan tried to keep their existence a secret. But the Ainu people refuse to disappear
Japan's Ainu people have their own history, languages and culture. But, as the victims of colonialism, assimilation and discrimination, much of that identity has been lost. This is the story of their fight to be recognised.
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+45Unpacking Google’s new “dangerous” Web-Environment-Integrity specification
Why Vivaldi browser thinks Google’s new proposal, the Web-Environment-Integrity spec, is a major threat to the open web and should be pushed back.
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+40Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America's Ruling Class, Finally Dies
Henry Kissinger has died at age 100, his consulting firm said in a statement on Wednesday.
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+38Death and Destruction in Gaza
I do not believe that anything I say about what is happening in Gaza will affect Israeli or American policy in that conflict. But I want to be on record so that when historians look back on this moral calamity, they will see that some Americans were on the right side of history.
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+28The Uncomfortable Truth Of What Really Happened With COVID | Dr. Paul Offit
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+23Critical Counterinsurgency and Zionism
The very title of Adam Shatz’s most recent, unfortunate piece of writing announces itself clearly as Zionist apologia. By Kerry Sinanan
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+32Are We The Baddies?
As uncomfortable as it may be to find flaws in your home country, wherever that may be, it's an important part of being an informed citizen. While it's good to call the US out on individual failures, it's becoming increasingly important to help people understand that the US as a whole is the problem. In this episode, we'll take a brief stroll through the bloody history of the US empire and answer that age old question...are we the baddies?




















