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A Radically New History Of The Ancient World That Challenges Modern Chauvinism – Book Review

A Radically New History Of The Ancient World That Challenges Modern Chauvinism – Book Review

Key Takeaways: In “How the World Made the West: A 4,000 Year History“, Josephine Quinn argues that Western civilization emerged

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The Demolition Of Some Important Myths About American History – Book Review

Traditional American historiography is often criticized for presenting simplistic, one-dimensional portraits of historical figures and events, thereby...

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In Search Of More ‘Participatory’, ‘Deliberative’, And ‘Egalitarian’ Forms Of Democracy – Book Review

For the average global citizen, the level of democracy today has regressed to that of 1978. This means that all

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A ‘Wake-Up Call’ For U.S. Democracy – Book Review

The weekend preceding Memorial Day (observed on the last Monday of May) is not only the time when Americans host

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Elections In Thailand: More Of The Same? – OpEd

During early general elections on Sunday, February 8, 2026, Thai voters elected a new 500-seat House of Representatives and voted

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) In Disarray Over Palestine – OpEd

The Guardian and Jewish Currents reported on February 3, 2025, on the dismissal of two Human Rights Watch (HRW) staff

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Will Human Rights Survive A Trumpian World? – OpEd

As is tradition, for the 36th time, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has examined the human rights situation in more than

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Democracy In The Age Of Disinformation And Digital Capitalism – OpEd

President Donald Trump’s second term in office started with a crackdown on immigration, the introduction of sweeping tariffs and efforts

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The End Of The Shinawatra Clan In Thailand? – OpEd

On August 29, 2025, Thailand’s Constitutional Court removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 39, the daughter of divisive but influential...

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How Disinformation Is Driving America Further Apart – Book Review

“I wrote this book with the hope of sparking a national conversation about the dangers of disinformation and how to

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The Age Of Homo Idioticus – Book Review

Humans are remarkable creatures. We’ve mastered flying, we’re living longer and longer, we’ve cracked the genetic code and DNA, developed

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Bad News: More Than 80% Of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Cannot Be Achieved By 2030 – OpEd

As we ourselves, together with others, predicted, the recently published Sustainable Development Report 2025 confirms that less than 20% of

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The ‘Latino’ Does Not Exist – OpEd

Before, during and since the 2024 US presidential election, approximately 15 percent of the total American voting age population, —

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Myanmar Is Reeling From Devastating Earthquake, But Military Junta More Concerned With Its Own Survival – OpEd

The March 28 earthquake, measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale, has hit Myanmar hard. It was the strongest since 1912,

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