A death sentence is supposed to be the moment a legal system proves it can be trusted with its gravest power. In November, Bangladesh’s International […]
Month: July 2026
US firm Holtec bets big on small modular nuclear reactors in IPO
Nuclear giant Holtec International is betting big that its 300-megawatt small modular reactors are the future of atomic energy. On Friday, the Florida-headquartered firm filed paperwork with the […]
Backing for UBI Is Growing. Let’s Push for the Most Progressive Version of It.
The idea of a universal basic income has been around for decades, but it is now growing in popularity as artificial intelligence threatens to make […]
Florida Farmworkers Exposed to Scorching Heat and Pesticides
It’s shaping up to be another hot Florida summer. Among the most vulnerable are those with the least resources for dealing with the heat: underserved […]
US Military Death Toll Rises With Fatality In Iraq, Discovery Of Remains In Jordan
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said a service member was killed following an Iranian drone attack in Iraq, adding to the two deaths disclosed earlier in […]
Zimbabwe: Govt Plans Drug Rehabilitation Centre in Every Province
263Chat] The Government is establishing treatment and drug rehabilitation centres across the country as part of efforts to address drug and substance abuse…See More
‘I don’t want to!’: Chidimma claps back at calls to leave South Africa
Chidimma Adetshina has clapped back at calls for her to go back to Nigeria, amid a deportation order by the Department of Home Affairs…See More
“Hate to see it happen”: Trump uses troop deaths to defend nuclear Iran narrative
Donald Trump won’t let the deaths of two American soldiers knock him off-message. In interviews with NewsNation and the New York Post, the president used […]
2.6 million lost health insurance after ACA subsidies expired. That has real consequences
Millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces faced a stark choice this year: pay more than […]
Trump Gets Booed At World Cup Final
Donald Trump getting booed at any public event where he shows his face never gets old. Trump has to hang out at UFC events to […]
Top Senate Intel Democrat Goes On CBS And Calls Out Network For Carrying Trump’s Speech
As soon as Trump started speaking on Thursday night, the networks that decided not to air his primetime speech on election security looked really smart. […]
Astell and Woolf review – feminist writers unite and share a sherry in the afterlife
Live theatre, NewcastleIn Shelagh Stephenson’s spiky comedy, Virginia Woolf and Mary Astell become celestial companions, discussing religion, science and independence Mary Astell is not known […]
Can Ukraine’s worst week in years become the best?
JULY 19, 2026 – I have had many requests to discuss the removal of Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. However, I wanted to hold off until […]
The Struggle for the Soul of Argentine Football
Why did so many fans feel betrayed by Lionel Messi’s visit to Trump’s White House? The answer goes back to the history of his country’s […]
Tit For Tat Does Not Work If You Do Not Retaliate Against Defectors
A few of us attended a conference last week, ostensibly framed around The UnPopulist‘s Reconstruction Agenda. However, as Dan Drezner notes this morning, the conference […]
War’s Escalation in Iran Is an Attack on Civilians’ Basic Needs
As the US military announced an eighth consecutive night of strikes on Saturday against Iran’s military systems, it also reportedly hit the country’s water and […]
Jordan Summons Iran Envoy, Condemns ‘Brutal’ Attacks After US Service Members Killed
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing […]
Bid to fix stubborn Murray River sand slug ‘hamstrung’ by competing demands
The Murray Darling Basin Authority is finalising its study on what to do about an increasing river impediment amid a First Nations call to find […]
World Cup protesters prepare mass humiliation for Trump: ‘No one deserves a Red Card more’
President Donald Trump could be headed for public humiliation Sunday afternoon as he sets out to hand out the World Cup trophy, according to a […]
‘He’s out!’: Top Trump official taunted after rare on-air admission
Energy Secretary Chris Wright made a halfhearted admission Sunday that President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, a concession few Trump cabinet officials dare make […]