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Eat the rich? As CEO salaries explode, worker pay continues to stagnate
Business
Eat the rich? As CEO salaries explode, worker pay continues to stagnate
May 5, 2026

CEOs got an 11% raise in 2025; workers just 0.5%. The average top exec now makes 490 years of a typical employee’s wages.

Trump’s second strike on Iran would be suicidal. But that’s not the reason why he won’t go ahead with it
May 4, 2026

For the moment, there is still time for distracting the media with utterly stupid statements that portray America as a winner in the war.

Trump’s second strike on Iran would be suicidal. But that’s not the reason why he won’t go ahead with it
Security
A negotiated settlement for a sovereign Iran is nigh impossible
Security
A negotiated settlement for a sovereign Iran is nigh impossible
May 4, 2026

Trump today seems torn between the prospect of ‘heavy’ military escalation and an extended Hormuz blockade.

Institutional tensions on the rise in Brazil
May 3, 2026

Disputes between the Legislative and Judiciary are escalating.

Institutional tensions on the rise in Brazil
World
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Operation Trade Deal: Trump attacks Europe
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Operation Trade Deal: Trump attacks Europe
May 3, 2026

The European Union will once again be under attack, and with it, this model of Europe that has now reached its end.

How Habermas’s democracy led to Palantir’s technocracy
May 2, 2026

Palantir’s project is literally reactionary, as it intends to prevent the advent of multipolarity.

How Habermas’s democracy led to Palantir’s technocracy
Business
What’s really holding Trump back from accepting Iran’s latest offer?
World
What’s really holding Trump back from accepting Iran’s latest offer?
April 30, 2026

The real problem is that no outcomes paint Trump as a smart operator.

The White House acquires the only rare earth mine in Brazil
April 30, 2026

In the midst of a hybrid war for control of rare earths, Brazil simply does not yet enjoy a rare earth policy.

The White House acquires the only rare earth mine in Brazil
Business
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