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‘Totally out of control’: Who is next after Comey on Trump’s Enemies List ... and how they got there

Nine months into his second term, President Donald Trump appears to have stepped up the campaign to punish his political foes

The Independent UK

Civil society helps uphold democracy and provides built-in resistance to authoritarianism

The New York Times reports that a senior Department of Justice official recently “instructed more than a half dozen U.S. attorneys’ offices to draft plans to investigate” the Open Society Foundations – philanthropies funded by the billionaire George Soros.

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At Trump’s behest, DOJ is pushing federal prosecutors across the country to charge George Soros: report

US attorneys are directed to open criminal investigations into billionaire philanthropist’s Open Society Foundations

The Independent UK

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Trump administration is threatening liberal foundations and nonprofits after Kirk’s death – but proving wrongdoing by any of them would be very hard

Following the Sept. 10, 2025, death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, the Trump administration signaled that it intends to expand investigations into “leftist groups” for possible links to the suspect.

The Conversation

If we listen to how gen Z really feel about democracy they might stop telling us they prefer authoritarianism

New research from broadcaster Channel 4 reveals a troubling trend towards support for authoritarianism among young people in the UK. The report “Gen Z: Trends, Truth and Trust” found that 52% of the 2,000 13-27 year olds surveyed would agree that “the UK would be better with a strong leader…

The Conversation

Open Society Foundations Reaffirms Commitment To Human Rights Support

Open Society Foundations, under new leadership, commits to human rights and social justice amidst restructuring and new initiatives.

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Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California’s poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?

Imperial County consistently ranks among the most economically distressed places in California. Its Salton Sea, the state’s biggest and most toxic lake, is an environmental disaster. And the region’s politics have been dominated by a conservative white elite, despite its supermajority Latino population.

The Conversation

The 2023 Soros Arts Fellows plan to fight climate change and other global issues with public art

Palestinian artist Nida Sinnokrot, one of 18 artists receiving the 2023 Soros Arts Fellowships from the Open Society Foundations on Tuesday, says that art provides hope and resilience, even in the midst of war

The Independent UK

Younger people more likely to doubt merits of democracy – global poll

International study reveals 42% of people aged 18 to 35 supportive of military rule, against 20% of older respondents

The Guardian - UK

George Soros And Son Donate To Representative Who Called Israel ‘racist’

Philanthropist Alex Soros could continue his father’s generous funding for politicians and activists hostile to the Jewish state

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George Soros' Open Society Foundations plan to limit their grantmaking until February

Open Society Foundations said Wednesday that they plan to limit new grantmaking until February, as the nonprofits transition to a new operating model

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George Soros hands control over his family's philanthropy to son Alex, after giving away billions and enduring years of antisemitic attacks and conspiracy theories

Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros is handing control of his US$25 billion holdings, including his Open Society Foundations, to one of his sons, Alexander Soros.

Fortune

George Soros’ millennial son used to worry he’d be seen as a ‘deadbeat lazy trust-fund kid.’ Now he’s in charge of a $25 billion hedge fund empire.

Once known as the host of #CampSoros, Alex Soros filled Instagram with pictures of his celebrity-studded parties in the Hamptons. Then he went to Berkeley.

Chicago Sun-Times

Billionaire investor, philanthropist George Soros cedes control of empire to a younger son

Alex Soros, 37, will take over operations of the $25 billion empire. He will also oversee the Open Society Foundations, funding human rights and democracy movements globally.

The Independent UK

Report: Billionaire investor, philanthropist George Soros cedes control of empire to a younger son

Billionaire investor turned philanthropist George Soros is ceding control of his $25 billion empire to a younger son, Alexander Soros, according to an exclusive interview with the Wall Street Journal published online Sunday

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The Guardian - UK

George Soros hands control of multibillion-dollar foundation to son

George Soros, 92, hands over reins of Open Society Foundations to ‘more political’ 37-year-old

Newslaundry

What ChatGPT thinks of George Soros and Indian anchors who love to hate on him

With artificial intelligence giving us such comprehensive answers to basic questions, and AI news anchors making debuts in some places, these could be warning signs for an impending performance pressure for our desi news anchors. And maybe that won’t be a bad thing after all – consider the frenzied ‘news…

Miami Herald

Why George Soros is the GOP’s villain in the sale of a Spanish-language radio station

Following the announcement that a left-leaning group of investors is buying Radio Mambí, the longtime talk-radio station of choice for Miami’s exile community, conservative media and Republican politicians seem to agree: George Soros is trying to take over Cuban radio.

Bangkok Post

Kofi Annan's lessons in global leadership

The world is facing a set of acute crises without recent parallel: a war in Europe that could escalate into a nuclear conflict, skyrocketing food prices that are hitting the poor the hardest, the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate emergency. We need principled statesmen and women to forge bold, morally…

The Guardian - UK

Around the world, journalists are resisting the regimes that would jail and kill them

From Russia to India, it has never been more dangerous to pursue the truth. But new tactics bring hope, says Mary Fitzgerald of Open Society Foundations

The Independent UK

A new fund directs its support to Ukraine's long-term needs

The humanitarian needs of more than 10 million displaced Ukrainians have quickly become staggering

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