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Donald Trump’s dilemma: Ending the Iran war to appease Americans will anger his evangelical base
If Donald Trump decides to escalate the Iran war, Christian Zionists will be those cheering the loudest.
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The forgotten racial history of Alligator Alcatraz
The recently shuttered immigrant detention facility continued a long tradition of using alligators in ways that have reinforced demeaning racial stereotypes.
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How state constitutions became the battleground for American rights and liberties – on both the left and right
State constitutions play a growing role in American politics. But turning to such documents to recognize rights and liberties is not a new project – nor is it an entirely liberal one.
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Saudi defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan is a verdict on the reliability of US security guarantees
Dubbed an ‘Islamic Nato’. the pact reflects disillusionment among some of America’s allies.
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How medieval Scottish kings kept unrest at bay with populist policies
Scotland avoided the popular riots that shook other nations.
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How polarised is European politics? Here’s how your generation, gender and where you live affect what you believe
Discussions in the media about the generational divide in politics only capture part of what is happening.
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View from The Hill: government shuts down telehealth-for-VAD bill, defying Labor conference
Independent MP Kate Chaney has jumped on the results of the Labor conference to push her VAD bill for debate.
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Britain’s Big Brother state is already here – we just don’t realise it yet
While the public is encouraged to blame immigrants, Muslims, the left, or “Israel haters”, the UK state is racing to erect a scaffolding of control to protect itself before we wake up to the deception, writes Jonathan Cook. ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook When is it possible to declare that a society has moved from liberal
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Colombia earthquake has killed at least 132. My research helps explain why it was so destructive
Many buildings in Colombia have thin concrete walls, which makes them extremely vulnerable to collapse.
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Luxon’s leadership on the line – again. Neither National nor Labour stand to benefit
Whatever the outcome at tomorrow’s caucus meeting, Christopher Luxon has been found wanting as a political leader. But so has Labour’s Chris Hipkins.
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Why do certain lyrics touch us so deeply? We studied 35 years of hits to find out
An estimated 5.7 billion people listen to music. But there’s a lot we still don’t understand about why certain songs affect us the way they do.
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Let’s stop arguing about antisemitism and focus on researching it
This is what strong, empirical research into antisemitism can look like – and why it’s important.