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Somewhere between 12 and 16 (and still counting) political candidates in Germany and France have suddenly, mysteriously died over the course of the last 2 and 1/2 weeks.(1),(1a),(1b) Apparently all of the now dead candidates were opponents of Europe’s current…

On 15 August 2025, Koreans celebrated one of the country’s most important national holidays, the 80th anniversary of National Liberation Day from Japan’s colonial rule from 1910 to 1945, with elaborate public events across the Korean peninsula. Liberation Day is…

“The real American tradition isn’t war—it’s the people’s resistance to it.” On June 16, Rolling Stone reported on the recent “No Kings” demonstrations that revealed something profound about American values. In the article they noted that Saturday’s protests drew millions…

Earlier Today, on the Truth Social network, President Trump issued a serious warning to the nearly 10 million residents of the Iranian capital. “Everyone should evacuate Tehran immediately,” he warned. CNN reported that the President had summoned national security personnel…

In the context of the ongoing debate about freedom of debate, there is a proverbial «elephant in the room» that many are reluctant to name explicitly. Recent measures such as revoking visas, detaining students and scholars, suppressing protests, restricting academic…

When the population requested investment in health, education and work, the answer was always the same: there is no money and we have to tighten our belts. Where now does so much funding for rearmament come from? If Russia wanted…

When the “power system” is criticized, a quick counterargument is often “conspiracy theories”. In relation to what is happening right now on the political-democratic stage of the Western countries, no one needs to fear this counterargument anymore, because what has…

Let History not be Erased. Teach the New Generations How a Dictatorship can be Ended– Peacefully, Nonviolently. February 25 is the anniversary of the peaceful EDSA People Power Revolution which ended the Marcos dictatorship, a one-man rule which lasted for…

A group of the most prominent schools in the Philippines recently reaffirmed February 25, the date of the nonviolent EDSA People Power Revolution anniversary, as a non-working holiday – despite its exclusion from the Philippine government’s official list of holidays.…

The world bid farewell to 2024 which forged a phase marked by its democratic struggles, political reforms, and major shifts in power. From the streets of Dhaka to the battlefields of Myanmar, from election rallies of Washington to war-torn Syria…