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Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Conspiring to Overturn 2020 Election
In a Washington DC court, former US President Donald Trump has entered a plea of not guilty to charges of conspiring to overturn his 2020 presidential election defeat.
During a brief arraignment, he confirmed his name and age and asserted...
Politics
Donald Trump Charged With Bid to Overturn 2020 Election
Former US President Donald Trump has been charged with plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat following an inquiry into events surrounding the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol.
He is accused of four counts, including conspiracy to...
Ancient Greece
How Ancient Greeks Protected Democracy from Narcissists
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The Ancient Greeks practiced direct democracy. And they took measures specifically to ensure that ruthless, narcissistic people were unable to dominate politics.
By Steve Taylor
Ancient Greece was in many ways a brutal society. It was almost perpetually at war, slavery...
Politics
Donald Trump Found Guilty of Sexual Abuse in Carroll Case
A jury in a civil case has found former President Donald Trump guilty of the sexual abuse of E. Jean Carroll, a magazine columnist in a New York department store in the 1990s.
But Trump was found not guilty of...
Politics
President Biden Officially Launches Reelection Bid
President Joe Biden formally announced his bid for reelection Tuesday, setting off a battle to convince the country his record merits another four years in the White House.
He also said that his age won’t impede his ability to govern....
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Historian Thucydides and the January 6 Riots
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Thucydides, the ancient Greek historian can help us understand the January 6 riots and their aftermath, as Greece also experienced extreme polarization and civil strife.
By Rachel Hadas
The second anniversary of Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is upon us. And each...
Politics
Biden, Trump Vie for Control of Congress in the US Midterm Elections
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump made their last-minute pleas to voters in New York and Florida ahead of the midterm elections on Tuesday.
Biden spoke at a rally in New York on Sunday to support Governor Kathy...
Politics
Trump Ordered to Testify to January 6th Committee on Capitol Riots
The Congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021 riots on the Capitol voted unanimously Thursday to subpoena former President Donald Trump.
Addressing him, the document reads: "You were at the center of the first and only effort by any US...
Politics
Trump Posts For the First Time on TRUTH Social: “I’m Back”
Former President Trump joined his own TRUTH Social on Thursday, posting on a social media platform for the first time in more than a year with a throwback to his now-infamous 2017 typo "covfefe."
"I’M BACK! #COVFEFE," Trump posted on...
Business
Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44 Billion Promising to “Unlock its Potential”
Elon Musk and Twitter's board agreed late on Monday to a $44 billion offer from the CEO of Tesla to take over the company privately.
The world's richest person, who made the bid less than two weeks ago, said Twitter...