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Trump’s war on medicine
The MAGA elite openly embraces pseudoscience and conspiracy theories—while defunding medical research, dismantling the nation’s disease control system…
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Trump’s $100,000 Visa Scam
Killing U.S. innovation while feeding his oligarchs
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Europe at the crossroads
The greatest existential threat since WWII is here. To survive, Europe must grow teeth — not just markets
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Science under Big Brother’s thumb
Trump aims to turn public science into a tool of ideological propaganda. Stripping away scientific autonomy is a way to rewrite reality and entrench…
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Trump's trade deals: A self-inflicted wound
What looks like strength is, in fact, a dangerous illusion. These deals are written on sand — and they will only fuel inflation while widening the trade…
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Trump didn’t win. Europe didn’t lose
The new tariff deal looks like a humiliation for the EU. In reality, Americans will foot the bill—and Europe may have scored a quiet victory
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A new Dark Age for science – and democracy
From surveillance to purges: how Trump is turning universities and research agencies into laboratories of fear
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At the intersection of economics, politics, and civic responsibility. Written by Fabio Sabatini, economics professor and advocate for public reasoning, The Civic Economist offers clear-eyed analysis of power, institutions, and policy.
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