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  The State of Democracy in the United States: 2022 2023-03-20 10:00 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Contents I. Preamble II. American democracy in chronic ills 1. American democracy in further decline 2. Political polarization intensified by partisan fights 3. Money politics surged 4. “Freedom of speech” in name only 5. The judicial system blind to public opinion 6. Americans increasingly disillusioned with American democracy III.  The United States’ imposition of “democracy” has caused chaos around the world 1. Foreign policy held hostage by political polarization 2. Inciting confrontation and conflict in the name of democracy 3. Doubling down on unilateral sanctions 4. Undermining democracy in international relations 5. Foisting a trumped-up narrative of “democracy versus authoritarianism” IV. Conclusion I. Preamble In 2022, the vicious cycle of democratic pretensions, dysfunctional politics and a divided society continued in the United States. Prob...

Disease is poised to become an even deadlier second front in Israel’s assault on the besieged Strip. Maya Rosen, January 5, 2024  source:  JewishCurrents ON NOVEMBER 28TH , Margaret Harris, a spokesperson for the World Health Organization (WHO), warned that the catastrophe unfolding in Gaza was likely to become even worse. “Everybody everywhere [in Gaza] has dire health needs now because they’re starving, because they lack clean water, and [they’re] crowded together,” she  said  at a UN briefing in Geneva, before concluding with an ominous pronouncement: “Eventually, we will see more people dying from disease than we are even seeing from the bombardment.” Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza has already killed nearly 23,000 people, with 7,000 others buried under rubble and 55,000 more injured. But what Harris was pointing to was a second, quieter war front that now stands to escalate dramatically. Since October 7th, Israel has severely reduced the entry of food, water, and f...