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Human Rights Watch warns US heading to ‘authoritarianism’ as democracy dives

WASHINGTON, DC – Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday President Donald Trump was turning the United States into an authoritarian state as democracy declines globally...

Maduro’s fall tests Venezuela’s ruling ‘club’

Caracas, Venezuela—The ousting of Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's president puts to the test his "Chavista" factions that have governed the oil-rich nation for 27 years. What...

The user and the used

"Optics and improvisations, second thoughts and reactions, these will mark the kind of governance our people must suffer for the next 932 days" LEADERSHIP involves...

‘No Kings’ rallies to gauge anger vs. Trump

Rallies from New York to San Francisco under the “No Kings” banner on Saturday will gauge popular anger at President Donald Trump’s barnstorming second...

Judge halts Trump’s Chicago troop deployment

CHICAGO – A federal judge on Thursday (Friday, Manila time) ordered a temporary halt to President Donald Trump’s deployment of hundreds of National Guard...

Last man walking

“It is a stellar film that frames what happens to a nation in turmoil or at war in whatever location, where the poor young...

She-hulk smash!

This is an AI-generated cartoon with the prompt: Render this into a political cartoon in horizontal format of this person wearing all green and...

Presence as defiance

The quiet terror of state repression in ‘I’m Still Here’ In the late 20th century, several nations of the Global South leaned towards military-backed authoritarianism,...

Trump freezes US-funded media outlets including Voice of America 

Washington, United States—President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday put journalists at Voice of America (VOA) and other US-funded broadcasters on leave, abruptly freezing decades-old outlets...

US gov’t workers in diversity jobs put on leave as programs ordered shut

Washington, United States—US federal employees working in diversity offices must be put on paid leave by Wednesday evening as the new administration of Donald Trump...

UK calls for Western unity against Russia, China threats

Russian sabre-rattling against Ukraine and an assertive China were top of the agenda as G7 foreign ministers met in Britain on Saturday, with calls...

Authoritarianism checklist

A massive march took place at the Liwasang Bonifacio area on Tuesday, Araw ng Kalayaan, participated in by social media women’s movement #BabaeAko...
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