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One bloc, two futures? At the latest BRICS summit, Putin argued for an alternative to the existing order while Xi sought to rewrite it. The West saw only a bloc taking shape
Tech’s own goal The tech industry wants Americans to embrace AI. Its war on the government and its institutions may make that impossible
When a home becomes a privilege Solving the housing crisis is not just social policy. It is democratic self-defence