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INVESTIGATION: 1,500 billion for war, zero dollars for Ukraine — where is America's money going?
Investigation· No. 325

INVESTIGATION: 1,500 billion for war, zero dollars for Ukraine — where is America's money going?

Some budgets make history, and others rewrite it. The American defense budget proposed for fiscal year 2027 belongs to the second category:

EDITORIAL: Calling Putin over Kyiv's head — the betrayal Trump is about to commit
Editorial· No. 324

EDITORIAL: Calling Putin over Kyiv's head — the betrayal Trump is about to commit

On June 14, 2026, Donald Trump picked up the phone to call Vladimir Putin. Fifty-five minutes of conversation, described as "friendly and

REPORT: Zelensky in Brussels, the diplomatic battle to keep Trump in Kyiv's camp
Reportage· No. 323

REPORT: Zelensky in Brussels, the diplomatic battle to keep Trump in Kyiv's camp

In the span of four days, Volodymyr Zelensky crossed half of Europe. Évian-les-Bains for the G7 from June 15 to 17, 2026,

ANALYSIS: Trump demands 350 billion from Europe for Ukraine — financial blackmail or pressure tactic?
Analysis· No. 321

ANALYSIS: Trump demands 350 billion from Europe for Ukraine — financial blackmail or pressure tactic?

On June 19, 2026, from Andrews Air Force Base, Donald Trump dropped a diplomatic bombshell that no one quite expected at that

NARRATIVE: The 90,000 voluntary departures — the silent exile of immigrants under Trump's pressure
Reportage· No. 320

NARRATIVE: The 90,000 voluntary departures — the silent exile of immigrants under Trump's pressure

More than 90,000 immigrants have obtained what American authorities call a voluntary departure since the beginning of the second Trump administration, according

OPINION: Vozinha in tears, Trump's America closes the door on a Cape Verdean mother
Note· No. 319

OPINION: Vozinha in tears, Trump's America closes the door on a Cape Verdean mother

On June 15, 2026, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, something unexpected happened. Cape Verde, a small Atlantic archipelago participating in its very

ANALYSIS: The NSPM-7 memorandum transforms political opposition into terrorism in the United States
Analysis· No. 318

ANALYSIS: The NSPM-7 memorandum transforms political opposition into terrorism in the United States

On September 25, 2025, Donald Trump quietly signed the National Security Presidential Memorandum number 7, soberly titled Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized

REPORT: The 2026 World Cup besieged by visas — how Trump is sabotaging his own sporting triumph
Reportage· No. 317

REPORT: The 2026 World Cup besieged by visas — how Trump is sabotaging his own sporting triumph

The 2026 World Cup was supposed to be the most inclusive event in football history. Forty-eight qualified nations, one hundred and four

FACT-CHECK: The Myth of Non-Citizens Voting en Masse, Dismantled With Hard Data
Analysis· No. 315

FACT-CHECK: The Myth of Non-Citizens Voting en Masse, Dismantled With Hard Data

On February 11, 2026, the House passed the SAVE America Act — Safeguard American Voter Eligibility — by a margin of 218

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