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New Sheriff Astride the Globe: Trump’s Sovereigntist Imperialism

Days after November’s Trump/MAGA election victory, a senior Russian diplomat asked how great a historical transformation it signaled. Was it the equivalent of the Civil War, or the Depression era New Deal? Soon it was clear. Jamille Bouie wrote in…

Why Claudia Sheinbaum Is a Humanist in One Minute

During a press conference in Mexico City on January 31, 2025, a reporter asked the President of Mexico about the historical significance and reasoning behind marking 2025 as the Year of Indigenous Women. Ms. Sheinbaum’s response, in just over a…

Trump Administration Inherits SOUTHCOM’s Expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean

During her tenure as Commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) from October 2021 to her retirement in November 2024, General Laura J. Richardson oversaw a significant expansion of U.S. military presence and strategic alliances in Latin America and the…

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Takes Stand on Gulf of Mexico Naming Controversy and U.S. Gun Trafficking

In a week marked by diplomatic tension and legal challenges, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has addressed two pressing issues involving the United States: the controversial renaming of the Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps and the ongoing crisis of U.S.-sourced…

Another Blackrock? Nearly 100 U.S. mercenaries are in Gaza right now.

96 American special forces are patrolling a checkpoint in the middle of Gaza, as Palestinians return to their homes in the north. If the history of American mercenaries tells us anything, then this could be deadly. By Nuvpreet Kalra Armed…

Everything is about energy, and energy is everything.

Everything we do requires energy, both internally and externally. As the world changes, accelerates, restructures, and transforms, do we have enough personal energy just to keep up? We are no longer floating in a calm lake; we are at sea,…

Trump has purged the Kennedy Center’s board, which in turn made him its chair – why does that matter?

President Donald Trump dismissed half the appointed trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ board on Feb. 12, 2025. The remaining board members, most of whom he had recently appointed, then voted to make Trump the center’s chair.…

The United States is turning its back on the globalization it sponsored

Barely having entered the scene as president, Donald Trump has been busy fulfilling his self-assigned mission of shaking up various aspects of the status quo. In a whirlwind of executive orders and statements, he has wasted no time in attacking…

The Myths that Blind Us: Confronting Trump’s Assault on Immigrants and the Constitution

Presentation by Jhon Sánchez following the screening of Borderland | The Line Within. The documentary not only exposes the profitable business of immigration and its human cost, but weaves together the stories of immigrant heroines and heroes resisting and showing…

The trade relation between Canada and the US must change

Despite the Americans pausing trade tariffs on Canadian goods, hockey fans have expressed their displeasure by booing the American anthem during several sporting events between Canadian and American hockey tournaments across Canada for a few weeks. According to Prime Minister…

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