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I’m a historian of totalitarianism. I look at fascist rhetoric. I’ve been thinking about the sources of the worst kinds of history for a quarter of a century. “Experts say the constitutional crisis is here now.” ”The Trump administration deporting hundreds of men without a trial.” “A massive purge at the F.B.I.” “To make people […]
Marine Sgt. Maj. Troy Black is not being extended beyond his initial two-year term as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or SEAC, Task & Purpose has confirmed. The enlisted member who holds the SEAC position, which rotates between services, is considered the highest-ranking enlisted member in the military, […]
U.S. proposals for a peace deal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine would leave the occupied territories under Russian control and ease sanctions against Moscow, Bloomberg reported on April 18, citing unnamed European officials. The reports came a day after ceasefire talks between European, Ukrainian, and U.S. officials in Paris, where the outlines of the […]
Jonathan McDowell is a go-to expert for all things spaceflight. Thousands of subscribers read his monthly Space Report, and far more people have seen him on cable news and other media platforms explaining unexpected events in orbit. But that has always been his side gig: For 37 years, Dr. McDowell has been a specialist in […]
Tracey, a high school teacher in the Philadelphia School District, remembers the hurtful comments she heard from parents when she started her career over a decade ago as a young Black teacher in what was then a predominantly white area of southwest Philly. “I can recall white parents making . . .
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO)—a move that experts say makes the U.S. and other countries less safe from infectious diseases and other public-health threats. “For Americans it . . .
Washington CNN — The US-Mexico border is effectively closed off to migrants seeking asylum in the United States within hours of President Donald Trump taking office, an extraordinary departure from previous protocols that has left many concerned migrants in limbo. It . . .
CNN — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a controversial ban on TikTok may take effect this weekend, rejecting an appeal from the popular app’s owners that claimed the ban violated the First Amendment.
TRACY, Calif. (AP) — Michel Bérrios left the United States a few days before the new year, giving President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign for mass deportations a small victory before they even started. A former leader of a Nicaraguan student uprising, Bérrios had been in the U.S. legally, with nearly a year remaining under President Joe […]
Thomas Amter 01/09/2025January 9, 2025 Ghana has been reaching out to the African diaspora, particularly to Black Americans, offering them a chance to reconnect with the continent through citizenship. It’s part of a drive to grow the country’s profile as a cultural and tourism hub. https://p.dw.com/p/4ozGx Source link