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Back to SearchThe MAGA-Inspired Populist Surge That’s Changing Everything
Episode 281
In some places, such as Canada and maybe this weekend Australia, populist-right politicians, although they clearly show the signs of being influenced by Trump's MAGA movement, have been disavowing th…
Published on 8 months ago
Ukraine’s Minerals Deal with the US: Hidden Costs, False Promises?
Episode 280
So Ukraine has finally signed the Minerals Deal with the Trump Administration. And news commentators are full of speculation about how much this deal now has changed Trump's orientation with the Ukra…
Published on 8 months ago
Tariffs Chaos Shrinks US Economy - And This Is Just The Start
Episode 279
The news arrived today that the US economy has dramatically cratered - shrinking in the first quarter of the year, whereas it had been strongly growing before. It is fairly clear with the breakdown t…
Published on 8 months ago
The Trump Spoiler Move That May Be Carney's First Big Test
Episode 278
Mark Carney's Liberal Party has won the Canadian election. It was close, but still extraordinary that he was able to turn around the massive deficit the party originally had with Pierre Poilièvre's C…
Published on 8 months ago
What Everyone Missed About This Iconic Moment
Episode 277
The big story about the Pope's funeral - bigger than the event itself on some measures - was a 15 minute one-on-one conversation between Presidents Trump and Zelensky - captured in a photo that is al…
Published on 8 months ago
Why Trump Is Suddenly Lying About Talking To China
Episode 276
We're used to the idea that Trump lies a lot - I mean, even his supporters know this, although they will use euphemisms to make it sound ok. But WHY has Trump suddenly started telling people that Xi …
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Why Elon Musk’s DOGE has been a dismal failure
Episode 275
Musk's time with DOGE is coming to an end - or at least will be massively dialled back. But the fact is that the exercise, which promised so much, seems to have ended up a failure on every measure. I…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Trump's tariff blunders blow up in his face
Episode 274
It's official. Trump's tariffs on the world, but especially on China, are making the whole world poorer. Trump wants China to make a deal - but he set the terms of the negotiation in such a way as to…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Trump’s Meltdown As Ukraine Surrender Plan Fails
Episode 273
At the start of the day, Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff were on their way to a top-level meeting in London to discuss President Trump's seven-point "peace" plan. But when the details of the plan were …
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
American Institutions Fight Back Against Trump Power Grab
Episode 272
President Trump came out of the gates quickly in his second term, testing the limits of his power in all directions at once, and assaulting numerous institutions to show them that he could bully them…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago