Now that the August primary is safely in the rear-view, the rest of the November ballot is rounding into shape. Actual winners earned their spots […]
Year: 2026
US probes NATO allies over military support as it mulls further troop cuts
BRUSSELS — Deputy Pentagon chief Elbridge Colby on Thursday sounded out the support of NATO countries for key U.S. defense objectives, in a first test […]
Norway’s King Harald dies at 89
Norway’s King Harald V has died at 89 on Friday, ending a 35-year reign and putting Crown Prince Haakon on the throne at a turbulent […]
Politicians hooked on ‘lazy’ policy craze that keeps backfiring: columnist
Both Republicans and Democrats are rallying behind economic fixes that poll well but collapse catastrophically once they hit the real world, a columnist warned. In […]
White House ‘not a happy place’ right now amid Trump’s ‘frustrated mood’: Maggie Haberman
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman revealed the mood inside the White House amid President Donald Trump’s frustration. During a Thursday appearance on CNN, Haberman […]
Asia’s AI boom papering over underlying rust-belt economies
Walk through any major electronics hub in Shenzhen, Seoul or Taipei right now, and the neon glare of artificial intelligence is blinding. It’s also intensifying: […]
China in the crossfire as US widens economic warfare on Iran
China faces a dilemma in the six-month war between Iran and the United States, wanting the conflict to drag on and drain American military and […]
SA farmer in US to be deported after child porn sentence
KZN farmer Marcell Meyer – convicted in the US for the distribution of child porn – is likely to be deported after completing his sentence…See […]
LIVE BLOG: Kenya Marks 16 Years Since Promulgation of 2010 Constitution
The celebrations come amid plenty of questions over the extent to which the government has been honouring and respecting the constitution, especially freedoms…See More
Elites Need Some Emotional Distance from Social Media
A free press has always come at a price. Free and open public spheres are always unpleasant, frequently abusive, and chock-full of all sorts of […]
Reconstructing the Executive Branch
This article was previously published as part of The Reconstruction Papers. The entire book is available in print and as a PDF. In 1973, Arthur […]
Remote working is reshaping presenteeism, study finds
Remote work and everyday digital tools have made it easier for employees to keep working when they are unwell, and researchers argue that the standard […]
Hundreds gather in Oslo to support Norway’s King Harald V
Hundreds gather outside Oslo’s Royal Palace with flowers and candles as concern grows over King Harald V’s worsening health…See More
Catastrophic Nepal floods and landslides in Nuwakot leave hundreds still missing
Communities along Nepal’s Trishuli River face catastrophic damage, hundreds missing and destroyed bridges as helicopters race to evacuate the injured…See More
Fleeing Russians fear Putin is quietly preparing for another mobilization
A familiar exodus is taking place on Russia’s southern border with Georgia. More than 113,000 Russians left their country last week via the so-called Upper […]
Radical left Mélenchon courts Greens as presidential bid gains steam
CHÂTEAUNEUF-SUR-ISÈRE, France — Jean Luc-Mélenchon’s strong start to his presidential campaign has pushed key figures from the French Greens to publicly discuss whether the best […]
UPF legislation raises stakes for food labeling and child-directed marketing
The Senate HELP Committee advanced legislation requiring warning labels for some ultra-processed foods and restricting child-directed advertising. Here’s what it means for food companies…See More
PSL Statement: Defend our Haitian neighbors! We’ve stopped ICE before and can do it again!
To fully stop this racist demonization and attacks, we have to fight to abolish ICE once and for all and win full rights for all […]
Ukraine and Our Wildly Reckless Flirtation With a Nuclear War
The following story is co-published with Matt Bivens’ Substack newsletter, The 100 Days. By late 2022, Ukraine had rallied, with Western backing, and Russia’s invasion had […]
Jury Finds DeSantis Admin Diverted $10M Marked for Poor Children to GOP Coffers
A Florida grand jury has found that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration misappropriated millions of dollars in taxpayer funds that were marked to help children […]