Donald J. Trump’s speech at the United Nations: A Divergence or an Unmasked Continuity?
Ruben Ortiz Photo via AP News *** At the 80th General Assembly of the United Nations, President Donald J. Trump…
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Authoritarianism in Prime Time: The Silencing of Jimmy Kimmel
Sara Starace Photo via the Hollywood Reporter *** News broke out on Sept. 17th that Jimmy Kimmel Live! had been…
From Soul to Semi-Aura: Rethinking Creativity in the Age of Generative AI
Sophia Amozurrutia Image via Wikipedia *** When Botticelli painted The Birth of Venus in the mid-1480s, he articulated an aesthetic…
The UN’s Final Birthday: How ‘America First’ is Remaking the World Order
Thomas Tisdale Photo via AP/Yuki Iwamura *** The United Nations has survived many crises since its founding in 1945, including…
That’s Always Been My Superman
Audrey Shooner Photo via Space *** “SuperWoke.” That was the refrain across social media following the release of the Superman…
From Keystone XL to USAID: Partisan Reactions to Job Loss
Kate Stover Protestors of the Keystone Pipeline, Photo via Getty Images/BBC *** On his first day in office in 2021,…
Art of the Threat: Trump’s Bully Pulpit Meets Maduro’s Mafia State
David Tomanelli Photo via NPR *** Hugo Chávez assumed the presidency in 1998, nationalizing significant amounts of Venezuela’s vast oil…
Israel Has Lost America’s Favor; Palestine Has Won the World’s Hearts
Catherine Topps Photo via Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty Images *** It is widely acknowledged that the events of October 7, 2023, in…
Syria’s path to democracy: The End of a Tyranny
Eduardo Mateo Ferreiras Photo via CNN Mundo *** After years of turmoil, Syria has finally held its first parliamentary elections after…