Thousands gathered at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh on August 15, 2026, to commemorate 21 years of peace between Indonesia and the separatist Free […]
Month: September 2026
Are the Americans returning to Myanmar? They never really left
Adam Castillo, a former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar who had lobbied for sanctions relief in exchange for US, was released […]
Marion Nestle and former Kellogg exec team up on cereal industry exposé
Marion Nestle’s Sugar Coated traces how cereal marketing and corporate lobbying shaped food labels, health claims and nutrition policy…See More
Meet the 22 California Billionaires Opposing Prop. 40
On Nov. 3, 2026, California voters will vote on Proposition 40, a one-time 5% levy on the net worth of billionaires who were California residents […]
Time’s no longer on Israel’s side in America
For eight decades, the Israeli political and security establishment has operated on a premise so deeply embedded that it is rarely stated as a premise […]
The politics limiting US arms deliveries to Taiwan
On March 28, 2025 a rollout ceremony took place at Lockheed Martin’s F-16 production facility in Greenville, South Carolina. Two F16V block 70 jets were […]
Poland Offers Financial Incentives To US As Talks On Military Base Advance, Minister Tells RFE/RL
Poland is offering to pay $15,000 a year for every US soldier stationed on its territory and cover infrastructure costs as Warsaw and Washington move […]
Trump Warned Xi Against Supporting Iran, US Ambassador Says
As the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver […]
On IMDB’s China connection, school shootings, Chinese aid to Southeast Asia and other stories | Asia Sentinel Stories of the Week
From China’s political and development ties with Southeast Asia to territorial disputes and agreements, the past week brought developments with implications across Asia. Here are […]
Court Exposes How a Tenant Can Lose Millions Despite Rent Clearance
The development followed a Malindi court ruling in which a commercial tenant was ordered to pay a landlord Ksh21 million, including legal cost and interest…See […]
Reduced fertiliser use linked to cleaner water flowing to Great Barrier Reef
Separate studies claim to show a connection between improved water quality in catchments along Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef and farmers changing the way they fertilise […]
Anger as Coles in home of the Big Banana to drop local bananas
Coffs Coast banana farmers struggle to make sense of a decision that will remove their produce from the shelves of a major local supermarket. …See More
Judge punts James Comey trial to 2027 with ‘true threat’ challenge ‘ripe for decision’
A federal judge pushed James Comey’s arraignment and trial into 2027 while his motions to throw out the case still await a ruling. U.S. District […]
Don Jr.’s ex turned MAGA ambassador shills for client of lobbyist she drags around: WSJ
Donald Trump Jr.’s ex-fiancée has used her ambassadorship to promote one foreign firm while keeping its paid lobbyist at her side. Kimberly Guilfoyle, whom President […]
Iranian American Organization Sues Trump to Demand End to War on Iran
The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) has filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s ongoing war on Iran. The organization filed the complaint on […]
Pro-Palestine Stanford Students Celebrate Dismissal of Harsh Charges
This week a judge dismissed all the charges brought against a group of Stanford students for occupying the university president’s office in June 2024 to […]
Bridging the Atlantic: US and German journalists discuss EU reporting at the European Newsroom
The European Newsroom (enr) welcomed a group of journalists from the United States to its offices in Brussels as part of their two-week exchange programme […]
Seeing Like a Gardener: A New Framework for the Public Funding of Science
This article was previously published as part of The Reconstruction Papers. The entire book is available in print and as a PDF. The Trump administration […]
Holly Berkley Fletcher and Benjamin Wittes Talk to Adam Gurri About The Reconstruction Papers
Holly invited me onto DogShirtTV, a show run by Benjamin Wittes of Lawfare. We talked about The Reconstruction Papers, Liberal Currents, court reform, and more. […]
Are consumers really asking AI what snacks to eat?
Conagra’s analysis of AI queries suggests shoppers are asking for snacks that meet specific needs. What does the evidence reveal about discovery and sales…See More