Politics
Anything to do with Politics
Allene
@Allene -
almost 5 years ago
Zelensky has ultimatum for Donbass, but is he in a position to talk?
Zelensky has ultimatum for Donbass, but is he in a position to talk? — RT World NewsNew Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has set conditions for lifting Kiev's economic blockade of the eastern breakaway republics. But is he in any position to give such ultimatums, he...continued
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Devin
@Devin -
almost 5 years ago
Female Candidates Challenge Electability Question in Debates
Female Candidates Challenge Electability Question in DebatesMIAMI, FLORIDA - For months, the names of white men have sat at the top of early Democratic presidential primary polls. On the debate stage this week, the half-dozen women in the field offered up an alternative: ...continued
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Alan
@Alan -
almost 5 years ago
Ross Perot: The self-made billionaire who upended US politics
Ross Perot: The self-made billionaire who upended US politicsRoss Perot, the Texan billionaire who ran for president twice, always said that he had lived the American Dream."I came from a very modest background," he commented during the 1992 presidential debate. "Nobody's...continued
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Priscilla
@Priscilla -
almost 5 years ago
Fantasia 2019 Review: KILLERMAN Feels Like a 1990s Thriller
KILLERMAN Feels Like a 1990s ThrillerIn a sequence that runs 8 minutes or so, a mid-level money launderer first swaps a banker's box full of cash for a solid block of gold, then back to cash via buying jewelry, then finally into a series of quarter million dollar cashier’...continued
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Leda
@Leda -
over 3 years ago
Republican Acquittal of Trump Is a Defining Moment for Party
Even off-line and off camera at his Palm Beach, Fla., estate, and offering only a feeble impeachment defense through his legal team in Washington, Donald J. Trump remains a dominant force in right-wing politics.
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Hank
@Hank -
almost 5 years ago
Trump’s America Is a ‘White Man’s Country’
Trump’s America Is a ‘White Man’s Country’ - The New York TimesLudicrously, the Trump administration told the Supreme Court that this information was needed to better enforce the Voting Rights Act. But the true aim, as the files of the man who devised the strategy proved,...continued
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Kraig
@Kraig -
about 2 years ago
The Dangerous Beauty of Jacques-Louis David
A landmark exhibition of drawings at the Met brings us into the studio of the French Revolution’s chief propagandist, and stages the ultimate showdown of culture and politics.
10 minutes read
Myles
@Myles -
over 3 years ago
No matter who wins the election, you still have to care about politics
The last four years have felt like the never-ending panic of treading water in a shark-infested ocean. Waiting for election results now feels nothing short of drowning. Perhaps most terrifying of all, though, is the realization that regardless of what happen…
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Kari
@Kari -
almost 5 years ago
New justice minister takes office after questioning High Court rulings
New justice minister takes office after questioning High Court rulingsJustice Minister Amir Ohana officially took office on Sunday, striking a conciliatory tone toward the justice system after sparking a firestorm earlier this month with suggestions that some High Court o...continued
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Felicita
@Felicita -
almost 2 years ago
Republican Panic Grows After Mastriano Wins
G.O.P. strategists reacted to the victory in Pennsylvania with alarm, worried that he may be too extreme for voters in an otherwise promising year for their party.
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Liliane
@Liliane -
over 3 years ago
Georgia Awaits Election Result With Senate in Balance
The runoff elections will determine which party controls the Senate and measure just how much politics have changed in a Deep South state in transition.
10 minutes read
Monserrat
@Monserrat -
almost 5 years ago
Gubernatorial candidate refuses female reporter’s access to campaign
Gubernatorial candidate refuses female reporter's access to campaignA story has been going around for a few days about the Mississippi gubernatorial race. A Republican running in the party’s primary to be the nominee for governor refused a request from a newspaper’s femal...continued
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Moises
@Moises -
almost 5 years ago
GOP North Carolina gubernatorial hopeful denounces diversity, calls for Christian assimilation
GOP lieutenant governor uses white nationalist language to denounce diversity in hate-filled sermon – ThinkProgressRepublican North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, who is currently exploring a bid for governor in 2020, delivered a sermon on Sunday denouncing America’s diver...continued
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Torey
@Torey -
almost 5 years ago
An Overlooked Gem from the New Queer Cinema Wave Imagines John Lennon on Holiday
An Overlooked Gem from the New Queer Cinema Wave Imagines John Lennon on Holiday1991’s The Hours and Times, recently restored and now available to stream, is part of a tradition of queer films recontextualizing what we think we know about history.“Anyone who has been foll...continued
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Cyril
@Cyril -
over 2 years ago
‘Greater New York,’ a Show of the Moment, Dwells in the Radical Past
In the wake of an election, pandemic, protest movement, extreme climate and rising debt ceilings, MoMA PS1 comes back with a cautious display of art.
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Emmie
@Emmie -
almost 5 years ago
Analysis: The filibuster is already dead
The filibuster is already (probably) deadIn each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe!"The Senate is now a place where the most pressing issues facing our country are disregard...continued
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Geovany
@Geovany -
almost 5 years ago
The bitter legacy of the East Chicago lead crisis
By Gloria Oladipo Akeeshea Daniels once lived in the West Calumet public housing complex in the shadow of a former lead smelter in East Chicago, Indiana. She worried about the pervasive lead contamination in the area and hoped that the government would fix the problem. Of...continued
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Elian
@Elian -
over 3 years ago
The Games That Got Us Through 2020
I had high hopes for 2020, if for nothing else than the coolness of how the year sounded on paper: twenty-twenty. But as we all know, this year was a complete dumpster fire across any number of individual categories: politics, treating others as equals, accep…
10 minutes read
Marlon
@Marlon -
almost 5 years ago
Cables from UK's Ambassador to US blast Trump as 'inept' and 'incompetent'
Donald Trump: Cables from UK's ambassador to US blast President as 'inept'(CNN)Diplomatic cables sent from the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States back to London describe President Donald Trump as "inept," "insecure" and "incompetent," a UK government officia...continued
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Delia
@Delia -
almost 5 years ago
AOC rips Ivanka for doing her job, attending G-20 meetings
AOC rips Ivanka for doing her job, attending G-20 meetingsAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t pleased that Ivanka Trump went to the G-20 summit in Japan, or that she went on to South Korea with President Trump’s entourage of advisers and cabinet members. Maybe AOC forgot that ...continued
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Joe
@Joe -
almost 5 years ago
The most convincing reason for being 'sober-curious'
The most convincing reason for being 'sober-curious' (opinion)Holly Thomas is a writer and editor based in London. She tweets @HolstaT. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. View more opinion articles on CNN.(CNN)"It's so hard not to dr...continued
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Izaiah
@Izaiah -
almost 2 years ago
How the Proud Boys Gripped the Miami-Dade Republican Party
It was once Jeb Bush’s base of power. But an influx of far-right activists and the radicalization of other members brought turmoil.
10 minutes read
Kraig
@Kraig -
almost 5 years ago
Why the DMZ Meeting Between Trump and Kim Matters
Why the DMZ Meeting Between Trump and Kim Matters"The impromptu, unconventional meeting, which was partly initiated via Twitter, was significant because it can foster trust between the two leaders." President Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday and be...continued
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Dayton
@Dayton -
over 2 years ago
Friday briefing: ministers told to stop ‘playing politics’ over Channel deaths
Victims of boat tragedy include pregnant woman and three children … WHO to meet over new Covid variant … and can leaders get a grip on inflation?Hello, I’m Warren Murray with a welcome to your Friday briefing. Continue reading...
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Maida
@Maida -
over 2 years ago
Behind Manchin’s Opposition, a Long History of Fighting Climate Measures
Senator Joe Manchin III noted climate policy when he said he would vote against the Build Back Better Act. In his life and career, West Virginia coal has loomed large.
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