by Sharon Zhang | Jan 23, 2026 | Board of Peace, Canada, Davos, Donald Trump, Gaza, Israel, Mark Carney, News, World Economic Forum
Just days after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney criticized the U.S. for wielding its power to demand subservience, President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked Carney’s invitation to his colonial “Board of Peace,” removing access to the structure that the administration seeks to use to replace the UN. In a Truth Social post Thursday evening, Trump wrote a letter to Carney, saying: “Please…
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by Chris Walker | Jan 23, 2026 | Authoritarianism, Davos, dictator, Donald Trump, News, World Economic Forum
Following his speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, President Donald Trump indicated that he isn’t opposed to being described as a dictator. Claiming that he received “great reviews” for what critics called an erratic and blistering hour-long speech to the forum, the U.S. president noted that critics frequently label him as an authoritarian.
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by Sharon Zhang | Jan 22, 2026 | Davos, Donald Trump, Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Jared Kushner, News, Palestine, World Economic Forum
White House Adviser Jared Kushner revealed a neocolonial plan to transform Gaza into a home for luxury tourist resorts and data centers at the World Economic Forum on Thursday. The plan has been widely condemned by human rights advocates, who say it is an an attempt to erase Palestinians by building a capitalist dystopia on the ruins of Israel’s genocide. At the signing ceremony for…
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by Sharon Zhang | Jan 21, 2026 | Davos, Donald Trump, Greenland, Imperialism, News, World Economic Forum
President Donald Trump repeatedly referred to Greenland as “Iceland” during his speech at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, even as he demanded that the U.S. be handed ownership of the territory. When the president initially raised Greenland, which he said he was originally “going to leave … out of the speech,” he referred to it correctly. He issued veiled threats to Denmark…
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by Sharon Zhang | Jan 20, 2026 | Canada, Davos, Donald Trump, Imperialism, International Law, Mark Carney, News, United Nations
In an unusually candid speech in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that world order is at a “rupture” point due to the U.S.’s longstanding vise-grip on the world and its swiftly expanding authoritarian nature under President Donald Trump. Skewering “American hegemony,” Carney said that countries like Canada have long known that the idea of the…
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