Anne Hidalgo’s mayoralty illustrates the limits of local responses to national and international problems like housing and climate change. Without wider coordination, even the most […]
Year: 2026
Trump’s Support Has Collapsed In Rural America
Donald Trump would never have been president without rural America. One of the greatest contradictions, or some would say con jobs, in American history was […]
ICE Took Mom and Dad. Now the Perez Kids Are Home Alone.
As her older siblings prepare breakfast, 13-year-old Cynthia Perez waits at the kitchen table, not very hungry. “I’m nervous,” she tells her mom’s friend Mariana […]
Our voices matter
Children Define Meaningful Participation: Insights from Five European Countries. This report looks at how children understand, view and experience child participation in decision-making processes. Eurochild […]
Iran draw 2-2 with New Zealand in politically charged World Cup match
Elijah Just scored both of New Zealand’s goals in either half; Rezaeian and Mohebbi levelled for Iran in Group G game…See More
Who is Vozinha, Cape Verde’s viral goalkeeper at the World Cup?
From his hometown of Sao Vicente in Cape Verde, Vozinha has been his jersey name throughout his club career…See More
Donald Trump Put America In Cage Match With Itself. We Lost.
On Sunday night, President Trump celebrated his birthday—and ostensibly the nation’s—in fitting Trumpian fashion: a garish, barbarous cage match on the White House grounds. In […]
Governance After Neoliberalism (Neon Liberalism #78, with Rey Fuentes)
Samantha Hancox-Li and guest Rey Fuentes, Director at the Roosevelt Institute, discuss the Democratic “ideas primary.” Roosevelt’s new “Good Life Agenda,” a package of governing […]
Trump is turning his attention back to Ukraine — and Kyiv’s allies are worried
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Kyiv’s allies are scrambling to avoid a blowup with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 summit as he emerges from the […]
Brussels diplomats mourn end of US-hosted ‘like-minded’ dinners
Brussels diplomats mourn end of US-hosted ‘like-minded’ dinners Monthly gatherings were once a staple of Washington’s influence operation in the EU capital. Now that key […]
How much Kaizer Chiefs stars banked after missing out on FIFA World Cup 2026
Millions dream of playing at a FIFA World Cup. These Kaizer Chiefs stars narrowly missed out, but they did not leave empty-handed…See More
WA aged care residents to get free RSV vaccine after worst ever flu season
After a horror flu season last year, free RSV vaccinations are being rolled out for the first time for older Western Australians living in residential […]
This town lost its aged care home. Now locals have taken back the keys
Residents of a Victorian country town have taken over their aged care home, but now have to work out how to run it…See More
The UFC’s Despicable Night at the White House
I had never heard of Josh Hokit until the other week. But the little I quickly learned about the immigrant-bashing, trans-hating Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter […]
America First — But who decides what that means?
By: Hà Giang In April 1975, a small group of people sat in a closed room and decided the fate of millions of Vietnamese. No […]
US-Iran accord may crumble faster than the ink can dry
Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan who served as the key negotiator between the US and Iran, announced on June 14, 2026, that the […]
US-India relations aren’t as abysmal as they seem
I’ve read that the Indian commentariat and foreign policy establishment are more wary of the United States than at any time this century. Maybe so. […]
WA’s first pair of fainting goats settle into new home
The goats, which “faint” when stressed or excited, have travelled to a farm near Busselton, where they will be bred as pets…See More
From cask to car, could red wine be Australia’s next fuel?
Australia’s wine industry is investigating whether its current 263 million litre glut of wine would be better used as biofuel to power cars, trucks or […]
New Labour, New Britain? With Glen O’Hara
Hosts of the Progressive Britain History Project speak to historian and friend of the Progressive Britain Podcast, Glen O’Hara, about his latest book ‘New Labour, […]