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The enemy within: America’s security services
America's beloved members of the security and armed services are increasingly doing Gestapo work for Trump. It is time to discuss this issue.

Jan Dehn
Apr 156 min read
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Trump’s assault on rule of law has begun
Trump's challenge to the US justice system has now begun. Democracy is at stake. All eyes on the Supreme Court.

Jan Dehn
Mar 186 min read
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Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact 2.0
The Putin-Trump Pact is eerily similar to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

Jan Dehn
Feb 193 min read
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Elon Musk's gift to the US: State Capture
Was Elon Musk inspired by state capture in South Africa to bring this systemic type of corruption to the US?

Jan Dehn
Feb 44 min read
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DeepSeek: How to beat back Fascism
I asked DeepSeek how to beat back fascism. Here is the reply. Could you have done better?

Jan Dehn
Jan 282 min read
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Taking the fight to the Far Right
The political mainstream is sorely lacking in confidence, vision, leadership, and ideas. Here is a way forward.

Jan Dehn
Jan 2220 min read
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Land of the free? Home of the brave?
Is your head in the sand regarding what is happening in the US? Worse, is your bravery failings as your freedom is taken away?

Jan Dehn
Nov 22, 20247 min read
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American shitstorm 2.0
What lies ahead under Trump 2.0? Many groups need to worry. I list them here. Don't say you were not warned.

Jan Dehn
Nov 6, 20246 min read
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Nationalism and fascism come full circle
Fascism and nationalism were defeated in WWII, but the institutions we put in place to prevent their return have failed. They are now back.

Jan Dehn
Oct 14, 202413 min read
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American shitstorm
Merkel's famous shitstorm was nothing compared to what is coming our way from the United States. Don't be in denial! It is too dangerous!

Jan Dehn
Jul 15, 20244 min read
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Enemies at the gate! Wake up, Europe!
If Trump wins in November, he may well pull out of NATO, withdraw US support from Ukraine. What will Europe do?

Jan Dehn
May 25, 20245 min read
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The American university protests: A 1960s redux?
Protests at US universities are reminiscent of the 1960s. Are the young finally waking up?

Jan Dehn
May 1, 20246 min read
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The Battle of Belchite
The Battle of Belchite was the Republican victory that lost the war against Fascism.

Jan Dehn
Mar 25, 20248 min read
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Bedtime for democracy?
The upcoming US election is more than just a choice between two old men. It is a choice between democracy and authoritarianism.

Jan Dehn
Feb 16, 20246 min read
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Little known fact about Geert Wilders
Little Geert found out he was cut out for great things as he sat on the loo...

Jan Dehn
Nov 26, 20231 min read
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The downwards spiral of economics and politics in Western democracies
There has been a marked erosion in the quality of politics and economics in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis.

Jan Dehn
Nov 22, 20238 min read
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Hotel Colón, Buenaventura Durruti, and the birth of the Spanish Revolution
The fascinating tory of a hotel on Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona.

Jan Dehn
Oct 28, 20235 min read
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Plaça de Sant Felip Neri, Barcelona
Shrapnel marks on the walls surrounding a little square in Barcelona remind us of what happens when fascism is not stopped in time.

Jan Dehn
Sep 28, 20232 min read
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British fascism: Where is it heading?
The Right-wing of the Conservative Party has moved further and further towards fascism. What is next?

Jan Dehn
May 19, 20236 min read
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