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Demonstrators protest federal layoffs and demand the termination of Elon Musk from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025.

The Democrats’ Choice: Fight Trump’s Oligarchy or Keep Groveling to Billionaire Donors The Democrats’ Choice: Fight Trump’s Oligarchy or Keep Groveling to Billionaire Donors

Elon Musk’s power grab is finally energizing a resistance. But it’s already being undermined by the party elite’s dependency on Silicon Valley.

Feb 10, 2025 / Jeet Heer

From left to right, Ricarda Lang, a federal chairperson of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen; Terry Reintke, the Greens' lead candidate for the 2024 European elections; and Omid Nouripour, a federal Chairperson of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, react to the first projections at the Greens' election party in the Columbiahalle in Berlin.

How the Greens Became the Driving Force of German Militarism How the Greens Became the Driving Force of German Militarism

The Greens, founded as a pacifist party, are now enthusiastic cheerleaders for rearmament.

Feb 10, 2025 / Fabian Scheidler

Rubio Goes to Latin America, the  Ceasefire Ends, Trump Proposes a Gaza Takeover

Rubio Goes to Latin America, the Ceasefire Ends, Trump Proposes a Gaza Takeover Rubio Goes to Latin America, the Ceasefire Ends, Trump Proposes a Gaza Takeover

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Feb 7, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Welcome to the Fight

Welcome to the Fight Welcome to the Fight

Over the coup coup nest.

Feb 7, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni posts a picture of herself with Elon Musk in Brussels, Belgium, on her personal X account on January 6, 2025.

Elon Musk Does Europe Elon Musk Does Europe

As Musk wrote in a January post, “From MAGA to MEGA: Make Europe Great Again.”

Feb 6, 2025 / Harrison Stetler

Donald Trump (R) hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) in the White House in Washington DC., United States on February 04, 2025.

Gazans Have a Message for Trump: We’re Not Going Anywhere Gazans Have a Message for Trump: We’re Not Going Anywhere

The president wants to clear the territory and take it for the US. But people here are adamant: "I will never, ever leave my land."

Feb 6, 2025 / Noor Alyacoubi

Google office building in Cambridge, with view across Charles River to Boston, Massachusetts.

EU vs. US or People vs. Billionaires? EU vs. US or People vs. Billionaires?

Trump’s latest geopolitical moves are scary. But Americans and Europeans share a common foe.

Feb 6, 2025 / Nick Shaxson

Elon Musk Straight-Arms the World

Elon Musk Straight-Arms the World Elon Musk Straight-Arms the World

From X to rallies, Musk’s fascist messages are clear.

Feb 5, 2025 / OppArt / Giulio Bonasera

A woman with a ponytail walks through a door.

Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline

President’s bullying of allies yields symbolic results—but betrays substantive weakness.

Feb 5, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Displaced Palestinians return to their homes in the north of Gaza on February 3, 2025.

Everything Is Destroyed in Gaza. But I Still Feel the Pulse of Life. Everything Is Destroyed in Gaza. But I Still Feel the Pulse of Life.

When I am finally able to return to the ruins of what was my house, I will do so, not to weep, but to make a promise to rebuild it.

Feb 5, 2025 / Lujayn

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