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Year: 2026
Disordered Institutions Make Disordered Publics
In 1905, the rulers of Meiji Japan—the fourteen men with functionally absolute authority to negotiate their nation’s future—had just pulled off what they considered an […]
Housing Resilience and Financial Stability for All: The Case for National Disaster Insurance
This article was previously published as part of The Reconstruction Papers. The entire book is available in print and as a PDF. Get the complete […]
US Citizen Accused By Moscow Of Fighting For Ukraine Released From Russian Prison
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher from Michigan held by Russia since 2022 on accusations of joining Ukraine’s armed forces, has been freed in what […]
US Envoy Witkoff Begins Meeting With Putin After Zelenskyy Talks On Ukraine Peace
US envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St. Petersburg to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Oslo.
Ericsson, Telstra expand autonomous networks partnership
Ericsson and Telstra have extended their partnership to help telecom operators build networks that can manage more tasks automatically, with less human involvement. The move […]
GOP prosecutors threaten criminal charges to bury ‘dark money’ bombshell: report
Prosecutors in Florida are warning TV stations of a legal price for airing one campaign ad aimed at a top Republican. The Tampa Bay Times […]
Elon Musk in GOP crosshairs over ‘very serious’ allegation: ‘We got to investigate’
A Republican lawmaker who worked as an FBI agent in Ukraine demands sworn testimony over a decision he warned “costs human lives.” Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick […]
The Double Journey of a Young Refugee
Sometimes the hardest part of war is what comes after. That’s according to Israa, the Syrian refugee at the center of Jack MacInnes and Itab […]
South Africa: Anele Tembe Could ‘Climb Over Balcony’ Despite Cocaine and Alcohol Toxicology Evidence, Inquiry Hears
Daily Maverick] Toxicology evidence at Anele Tembe’s inquest showed alcohol, cocaine and prescription medication in her system, but suggested she could still climb over a […]
Fresh Hope for Fuel Supply After Drone Strikes on Kenya-Bound Oil Tankers
The incident comes after EPRA raised fuel prices for the October 15 to November 14 pricing cycle, pushing Super Petrol to Ksh226.96 per litre, diesel […]
A Trump-Putin-Xi summit would put Xi at the apex
In July 1971, Henry Kissinger developed a convenient stomachache in Pakistan, vanished from public view and turned up in Beijing. The secret trip that led […]
A viable path to peace in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine can be ended permanently on terms that protect Ukraine’s statehood, meet Russia’s security concerns, and lay the foundation for a durable […]
Nigeria records first Ebola case of Africa’s latest outbreak
Nigeria has recorded its first Ebola case of Africa’s latest outbreak, in a woman who had travelled from Uganda to the capital Abuja, the government […]
Woman, 65, killed in shark attack at South African beach
A 65-year-old woman has died after being attacked by a shark while swimming at a popular beach in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province…See More
Brickbat: Teaching While Intoxicated
Katharine Viviano, a first-grade teacher at Pleasant Valley Elementary School in Peters Township, Pennsylvania, faces a charge of public drunkenness after officials said she became […]
One SpaceX Share Per Child: The New AI PR Strategy
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and AI giant Anthropic have said they will give billions of dollars in shares to the public as general sentiment around the […]
Ed Miliband’s clean energy company is being split apart
LONDON — Labour swept to power with a big, expensive promise: to create a government-owned energy company, hand it billions to invest in British renewables, […]
The Dirtiest Campaign in Vermont Is Run by a Democrat. Who’s Working for a Republican. Who’s Allegedly Devoted to Bipartisanship. (Updated with Another Endorsement)
If the Soviet Union was, in the words of WInston Churchill, “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma,” then the re-election campaign of […]
Employees in Australia back corporate climate action but few trust their employer’s progress
Only 14% of employees in Australia believe their employer is making good progress on its climate commitments, even though nearly all of them expect business […]