In Tirana, rubber bullets expose the rot of Edi Rama's rule
As students face tear gas and rubber bullets in Tirana, Edi Rama relies on police force to crush protests, proving his government has lost the moral right to govern.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
jared kushner — Lorien Times
Donald Trump trades Ukrainian leverage for a Moscow diesel deal
Donald Trump cut a pre-election energy deal with Vladimir Putin after Kyiv ignored U.S. requests, trading away allied leverage for a hollow political fix.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Trading Ukraine for a Lukoil deal is a profound failure
By mixing Ukraine peace talks with a buyout of Lukoil assets, Washington replaces serious diplomacy with private profit for Todd Boehly and other allies.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Jared Kushner profits from war while acting as a volunteer envoy
Jared Kushner defended his private equity firm's ties to Israeli military-supplying companies, exposing how elite negotiators profit from the very war economies they claim to mediate.
By Maya Ellison ·
Defiant words at the un mask a dead end in washington and tehran
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian rejected us threats at the un, while secretary of state marco rubio confirmed that backdoor talks achieved no breakthrough.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Trump meets Iran but empty threats cannot hide depleted stockpiles
As U.S. and Iranian officials meet in New York, Donald Trump's threats of annihilation collapse against the reality of depleted American munitions and Tehran's long-term resistance.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Jeffries-Kushner talks signal profit, not affordable America
I don’t care how many times Hakeem Jeffries repeats that the “affordability crisis is not a hoax.” I read enough rate filings and utility bills to know that when people talk about…
By Imani Sutton ·
Kushner pushes external mandate on Hamas and Israel in Gaza
The moment you hear "peace plan" in this region, I instinctively check my watch.
By Bram de Vries ·
The Suspected Gangster Causing Headaches for Kushner’s Albania Deal
The persistent myth of American exceptionalism has always been most easily applied to geography—especially desirable coastlines.
By Emilio Quesada ·
$55 billion PIF buyout of EA signals sovereignty loss
The mechanics of modern corporate finance often appear less like business strategy and more like a complex ritual designed solely for capital accumulation.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·