Journalist Léa Salamé said she will temporarily step down from her role anchoring French public television’s primetime news broadcast, the 20h, while her romantic partner, […]
Australia expands paid parental leave to six months in boost for working families
Australia will expand its government-funded Paid Parental Leave scheme to a full six months from 1 July 2026, marking the final stage of a multi-year […]
WhatsApp Set to Introduce New Radical Feature Affecting iPhone Users
WhatsApp began rolling out its initial Liquid Glass redesign more broadly earlier this year after months of testing…See More
Rassie makes bold call with Springbok team announcement timing
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has made an interesting decision when it comes to the team announcement for the second All Blacks Test…See More
EE unveils UK’s first commercial 5G network slicing service
EE has launched what it claims to be the UK’s first commercial networking slicing services aimed at small businesses and consumers. Named the ‘Fast Lane’, […]
Rose Sharp obituary
My friend Rose Sharp, who has died aged 74, was an extraordinary arts administrator. She spent her life engaged with work she believed in, supporting […]
States Claim to Invest in “Humane” New Prisons — But Prisons Were Never Humane
In 2027, the doors of the largest state-funded infrastructure project in Indiana’s history will open. Already a winner of a “green” award for design sustainability, […]
Summer Drought Compounds Longstanding Water Challenges in Puerto Rico
Imagine turning on your kitchen faucet and nothing comes out. Not for an hour, but for two full days. Then the water returns, only to […]
Trump throws his own losing candidates under the bus after slew of high-profile losses
President Donald Trump has found a way to explain the growing pile of Republicans who lost their primaries after he endorsed them: they were doomed […]
Trump is still haunted by a 20-year nemesis — who just came back armed with a blowtorch
“Hey, can’t you see? I’m terrific at everything! No star shines so bright as me—Rosie! Believe me!” — “Really Rosie,” Carole King I feel sorry […]
Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump
For over a generation, Texas Republicans have owned the politics of the southern border. Now the Trump administration’s latest border project has them cornered, stuck […]
Ukraine widens its targets — and its tolerance for causing civilian casualties
For most of Russia’s years-long war against Ukraine, Russian civilians have been relatively insulated from Kyiv’s attacks. That is changing. Since July, Kyiv has broadened […]
Germany’s establishment has a plan to contain the far right. Sort of.
BERLIN — It’s not the kind of photo op German Chancellor Friedrich Merz would likely want to frame for his office wall: him standing next […]
China Moon mission to find water ice: unlike anything NASA’s done
How do you explore a place where the Sun never shines? China’s space program will soon embark on one of the most innovative lunar exploration […]
Software firm designed medicines, overcoming skull’s limitations
Anthropic has just published the results of a protein design campaign. Fifteen targets, a written brief and an instruction to design small proteins that latch […]
Space debris on Queensland beach: ‘space balls’ washed ashore, do not touch
In Australia, authorities warn after several so-called space balls appeared on a beach in Queensland. Anyone who finds one must call emergency services at once […]
The Disappearers by Marlon James review – a scorching exposé of homophobia in Jamaica
This Booker-listed epic set in Aids-era Kingston is a triumph – bitter, bawdy and ravishingly queer “A sense of sweep,” replied Marlon James, when asked […]
Know Your Enemy: Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica humanitas
Matt and Sam talk to Jack Hanson, one of the most perceptive American writers on the Catholic Church, about Pope Leo XIV’s recent encyclical.
What Comes After Mistrust? Liberalism Needs a Theory of Repair
For a long time, the liberal response to institutional mistrust was a mix of condescension and bafflement. If the public did not trust the experts, […]
Headwaters: August 17–23, 2026
The weekly roundup of what we’ve done at Liberal Currents includes an assessment of prospects for a left-liberal coalition to defeat Trumpism and a critique […]