AvatarJorge ArroyoJun 25The case against the Supreme Court of the United Statesverified_publisherVox - Ian MillhiserEditor’s note, June 25: The following is an updated version of an essay that originally ran in Vox in May. We are republishing it with revisions in light of the Supreme Court’s decision overruling Roe v. Wade. Well, it’s done. Justice Samuel Alito has achieved a goal that he and his fellow Republicans …
AvatarJorge ArroyoRobert Reich: The Real Motive Behind GOP’s ‘Culture War’ – OpEdeurasiareview.com - Robert ReichWhy do Putin and the Republican Party sound so much alike?Simple: Their culture wars have similar agendas.Both are trying to distract attention from …
AvatarJorge ArroyoThe first European Union leader to meet with Putin since the invasion of Ukraine says the Russian president 'believes he is winning the war'verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Kelsey VlamisAustrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Russian President Vladimir Putin is fairly confident about his military campaign in Ukraine, even after Russian forces withdrew from part of the country after weeks of stagnation. Nehammer on Monday became the first European Union leader to meet with Putin …
AvatarJorge ArroyoThe One Way History Shows Trump’s Personality Cult Will Endverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Michael KruseAn expert on autocracy assesses how far America has slipped away from democracy, and what it will take to get it back. In the summer of 2020, Ruth Ben-Ghiat was putting the final touches on her history of modern autocracy. She had to do it, though, without the benefit of knowing whether one of her …
AvatarJorge ArroyoMeet Hugh Thompson, The Hero Who Stopped The Mỹ Lai Massacre — And Was Branded A Traitor For Itallthatsinteresting.com - Genevieve CarltonAn American helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, Hugh Thompson Jr. threatened his fellow soldiers at My Lai that he would shoot them if they …
AvatarJorge ArroyoReturning Soldiers Reveal the Dark Side of Life in the Ukrainian Foreign Legionverified_publisherVICE Asia - Alastair McCready“Because of rigor mortis, we had to break his legs,” one recruit recalled, while another spoke of enduring more in three days in Ukraine than months in Afghanistan. This story contains graphic descriptions of death and human remains. When wave after wave of Russian cruise missiles rained down on the …