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Tunisia sets elections for October. The increasingly authoritarian president hasn't said he'll run
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoTUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's increasingly authoritarian leader has scheduled the next...
Rachel Maddow Warns That SCOTUS Trump Immunity Decision Is ‘a Death Squad Ruling’ | Video
The Wrap via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days ago"The only fix," Maddow told Chris Hayes, is to only elect presidents "who will not abuse the...
'Screaming the quiet part': Trump advisers say he's ready to embrace king-like powers
The Raw Story· 2 days agoPresumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump—who has pledged to be a dictator on "day one" if elected...
Opinion: Jill Biden’s ‘Vogue’ Cover Was Embarrassing But Ironic
The Daily Beast via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoUsually, a first lady looking radiant on the cover of Vogue is a PR coup for any presidential...
Albania's world-renowned novelist Ismail Kadare dies at 88
Richmond News· 4 days agoKadare has long been mentioned as a possible contender for the Nobel Literature Prize. Onufri...
Biden tries to ease fitness concerns as Democrats consider his future
The Globe and Mail· 11 hours agoPresident Joe Biden faces close scrutiny in public appearances on Thursday and over the U.S. holiday...
Victims of 1990 Kuwait hostage crisis sue UK govt, British Airways
Daily Sabah· 4 days agoA group of victims of the 1990 Kuwait hostage crisis has sued the U.K. government and the airline, a...
Litmus Test for India’s Democracy
The Nation· 2 days agoThe Human Rights Foundation’s (HRF) “2023 Dictators’ Playbook” provides a chilling account of how authoritarian regimes suppress dissent by stripping...
Ismail Kadare: A bright light in Albania’s darkest days
Digital Journal· 4 days agoNovelist Ismail Kadare — who has died aged 88 — used his pen as a stealth weapon to survive...
Ismail Kadare, 88, Dies; His Novels Brought Albania’s Plight to the World
New York Times· 4 days agoOften compared to Orwell and Kafka, he walked a political tightrope with works that offered veiled...