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Analysis: Trump Trashing the World Order Could Have Its Upsides

James Meadway

The US president has made clear he will no longer rush to Nato members’ aid, prompting panic among European leaders. The UK should read the room and reset its relations with global powers, writes James Meadway.

Opinion: Trump’s Gaza Resettlement Plans Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere

Ash Sarkar

From Biden’s "humanitarian corridor” to Jared Kushner’s dreams of Miamifying Gaza, Trump’s ethnic cleansing programme is not brand-new territory for the US, writes Ash Sarkar.

Analysis: Philosemites, Anti-Vaxxers and Waterboarding Enthusiasts – Trump’s Cabinet Picks So Far

Rivkah Brown

With a month to go before he enters office, the president-elect has set about naming his cabinet picks, a potpourri of the most egregious elements of his programme. Here are 10 of them.

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Opinion: People Won’t Care About Democracy If Democracy Doesn’t Care About Them

Kojo Koram

Whether Trump or Orban, Modi or Milei, states whose primary beneficiaries aren’t their own citizens but a transnational investor class inevitably opt out of liberal democracy, writes Kojo Koram. Why are Democrats so surprised by this?

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Opinion: This Election Has Been America’s Most Antisemitic Yet

Mia Brett

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have jointly assumed Jews’ dual loyalty to the US and Israel. Their assumption justifies genocide, endangers Jews and erodes democracy, writes Mia Brett.

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Long Read: US Politics Has Reached a Dead End

Luke Savage

After a brief flirtation with change, writes Luke Savage, America’s presidential race has reverted to type: sclerotic, exhausted and grossly unpopular.

Opinion: Yahya Sinwar’s Death Will Expose the West’s Lies

Rivkah Brown

In its accidental killing of the Hamas leader, Israel has achieved what it set out to after 7 October, writes Rivkah Brown. What excuse will Biden and his crew come up with for Netanyahu now?

Report: Israel Detained a US Journalist for 4 Days. Why Was the World Silent?

Rivkah Brown

Jeremy Loffredo was detained for allegedly publishing sensitive military information. The US state department said nothing for two days. Rivkah Brown reports.

The aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, October 2024. Ahmad Al-Kerdi/Reuters

Long Read: What Will It Take to Stop Israel?

Daniel Levy

As Israel widens its target from Gaza and regional conflict escalates, Daniel Levy considers what might influence Israel to get off this genocidal, self-destructive path.

Novara Live: Joe Biden Says Attacks on Iranian Oil Facilities “Being Discussed”

Biden says discussions are taking place over whether to strike Iranian oil facilities as Israel continues to attack Lebanon and Gaza. Plus: Britain has given up its last African colony – the Chagos Islands – but retained its military base. With Michael Walker and Helena aka No Justice MTG. Written by Michael Walker and Harriet […]

Keir Starmer and David Lammy fly to the US for talks with Joe Biden, September 2024. Stefan Rousseau/Reuters

Opinion: Do Western Powers Risk Putting Nato at War With Russia?

Ash Sarkar

Joe Biden and Keir Starmer hope supplying Ukraine with cruise missiles could turn the tide against Russia. This might not be the knockout blow they’re aiming for, writes Ash Sarkar.

Opinion: Kamala Harris Has No Platform

Steven Methven

In all the excitement generated by the new Democratic nominee for US president, one thing seems to have dropped out of view, writes Steven Methven: the politics.

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Opinion: Never Forget How Many Times the Liberal Establishment Saved Biden’s Arse

Luke Savage

As American liberals fall over themselves to praise the president for quitting the race, remember the decades they insulated him from his own mediocrity, writes Luke Savage.

Opinion: The Democrats’ Biden Problem Is Letting Trump Off the Hook

Ash Sarkar

With speculation about Joe Biden’s cognitive fitness for office, Donald Trump is getting away with more and more outlandish falsehoods, writes Ash Sarkar.