Politics
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Rahsaan
@Rahsaan -
9 months ago
Stormzy on hitting 30, politics and the kids he sent to university: ‘When I see these guys, I’m l...
The rapper has gone from grime trailblazer to political figurehead, much to his bemusement. But will the dozens of Black students he’s put through Cambridge turn out to be his greatest legacy?Stormzy saunters amiably into a west London photo studio in socks a…
20 minutes read
Garnet
@Garnet -
almost 5 years ago
Jeffrey Epstein Is Exhibit A for Capitalism’s Moral Bankruptcy
Jeffrey Epstein Is Exhibit A for Capitalism’s Moral BankruptcyI was sitting just a few yards away from Jeffrey Epstein as he sat with his defense counsel in Federal Court on July 8. His demeanor was more like an American Express Black Card member frustrated by a flight ca...continued
10 minutes read
Anderson
@Anderson -
9 months ago
Reeves says tackling child poverty ‘in Labour’s DNA’ as row over its two-child benefit cap policy...
Shadow chancellor says an incoming Labour government could not afford to axe benefit cap because of ‘dire economic inheritance’Good morning. Yesterday Keir Starmer delivered an uncompromising message, at shadow cabinet and at the Tony Blair Institute conferen…
19 minutes read
Rex
@Rex -
almost 3 years ago
They Seemed Like Democratic Activists. They Were Secretly Conservative Spies.
Operatives infiltrated progressive groups across the West to try to manipulate politics and reshape the national electoral map. They targeted moderate Republicans, too — anyone seen as threats to hard-line conservatives.
19 minutes read
Jerrold
@Jerrold -
almost 5 years ago
Twitter sceptics are amused by Boris and Carrie's 'Mills and Boon' pics
Twitter sceptics are amused by Boris and Carrie's 'Mills and Boon' pics Social media users are poking fun at photos of a loved-up Boris Johnson relaxing in a garden with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds shortly after news of their furious late-night row hit the headlines.The...continued
12 minutes read
Ismael
@Ismael -
8 months ago
Labour says extra 900 beds for NHS just a ‘sticking plaster’ amid record waiting times – UK polit...
Wes Streeting says announcement of £250m to provide 900 extra beds ‘comes nowhere near the 12,000 beds’ cut in the last 13 yearsRoyal College of Nursing general secretary and chief executive, Pat Cullen, was also critical of the government’s plans. PA Media r…
18 minutes read
Jeffrey
@Jeffrey -
almost 5 years ago
Monthly Macro Monitor: Market Indicators Review
Monthly Macro Monitor: Market Indicators ReviewThe markets we use to monitor the economy (and those that influence it, which amounts to the same thing) have been tracking an economic slowdown since the 4th quarter of last year.The markets we use to monitor the economy (an...continued
11 minutes read
Angus
@Angus -
almost 5 years ago
Pennsylvania Becomes First State to Use Automated System to Expunge Criminal Records
Pennsylvania Becomes First State to Use Automated System to Expunge Criminal RecordsOn Friday, Pennsylvania became the first state to deploy an automated system to seal criminal records for all qualifying formerly incarcerated or arrested people in the state. In the first...continued
10 minutes read
Hulda
@Hulda -
almost 5 years ago
Ethiopia's Power, Security and Democracy Dilemma
Ethiopia's Power, Security and Democracy DilemmaAddis Ababa — Recent assassinations of senior political and military leaders in Ethiopia sent shock waves across the country, casting another shadow over the transition process. These incidents are just one reflection of the...continued
8 minutes read
Ericka
@Ericka -
over 2 years ago
How Politics Got So Polarized
In a new era of hyperpartisan identities, can anything bring “us” and “them” together? Elizabeth Kolbert on Stephen Marche’s “The Next Civil War,” and a wave of other books about American divisiveness.
18 minutes read
Gregoria
@Gregoria -
almost 5 years ago
Why Trump is Attacking “the Squad”
Why Trump is Attacking "the Squad"President Donald Trump is scared. Though it has always been hard to ascertain what he knows and does not know, it appears he knows he is unpopular: he fired three of his five internal pollsters in June because of their dismal projections....continued
9 minutes read
Delia
@Delia -
almost 3 years ago
Politics Updates: Divided G.O.P. Faces Votes on Capitol Attack
Democratic leaders are planning votes to establish a commission investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol and increase security for Congress, but support for them could risk former President Donald J. Trump’s ire.
18 minutes read
Mariano
@Mariano -
almost 5 years ago
Socrates' Critique of 21st Century Neuroscience
Socrates' Critique of 21st Century NeuroscienceIf chocolate releases the same chemicals in the brain as sexual excitement, why not forgo the trials and tribulations of a romantic relationship for a bowl of Hershey’s kisses. Twenty-first century neuroscience provides such ...continued
8 minutes read
Pablo
@Pablo -
almost 5 years ago
Brexit Party unveils more than ONE HUNDRED candidates to stand in a general election
Nigel Farage demands the Tories STAND ASIDE and give the Brexit Party a free run in Labour seatsNigel Farage demanded the Conservative Party stand aside and give it a free run in Labour seats today, saying only the Brexit Party could stop Jeremy Corbyn.He told a rally tha...continued
10 minutes read
Elliott
@Elliott -
over 4 years ago
Carnival Row’s creators tease more creatures and politics in season 2
Carnival Row’s creators tease more creatures and politics in season 2Carnival Row creator Travis Beacham never thought he’d ever see his story on-screen. The Amazon Studios fantasy-drama began as a spec screenplay he began writing in college, he told The Verge. “And it wa...continued
12 minutes read
Angus
@Angus -
over 4 years ago
Exarchia: How Airbnb angered Greek anarchists
Exarchia: How Airbnb angered Greek anarchistsActivists in an Athens district known for its radical left-wing politics are confronting visitors who they say are causing the gentrification of their neighbourhood. But not everyone agrees that tourists - and the much-needed c...continued
10 minutes read
Rahsaan
@Rahsaan -
almost 4 years ago
Venice has been fighting floods for centuries. It's losing - CNET
Libreria Acqua Alta is Instagram famous. More than 30,000 people have tagged themselves visiting the enchanting bookstore, but unlike other popular buildings in Venice, Libreria Acqua Alta isn't a church or canalside palazzo. It's quintessentially Venice in another way: I...continued
18 minutes read
Geovany
@Geovany -
over 4 years ago
Why Trump is a 'perfect fit' for TikTok as the 2020 election ramps up - CNET
Why Trump supporters are showing up in your TikTok feedTikTok users have busted out dance moves, honed their comedy chops and showcased pranking skills in quirky 15-second videos set to music. Now, as the US presidential campaign continues to heat up with Wednesday's Demo...continued
9 minutes read
Liliane
@Liliane -
almost 5 years ago
Zuma and Trump half a world apart, yet similarly paranoid and dangerous
Zuma and Trump half a world apart, yet similarly paranoid and dangerousWithin the space of a few days, we have been subjected to bizarre but carefully staged performances by US President Donald Trump and former South African President Jacob Zuma. Trump has spewed racist h...continued
8 minutes read
Moises
@Moises -
almost 5 years ago
The God of Love had a really bad week
The God of Love had a really bad week (Opinion)Diana Butler Bass is the author of 10 books on American religion and cultural trends, including her most recent, Grateful: The Subversive Power of Giving Thanks (2018). She is currently writing a book about images of Jesus. T...continued
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Ariel
@Ariel -
almost 5 years ago
Jay Inslee’s presidential campaign is all about climate change
Jay Inslee’s 2020 presidential campaign and policy positions, explainedJay Inslee, the governor of Washington and a Democratic candidate for president, is trying to make the 2020 race all about climate change.Elevating climate change and the existential threat it poses to...continued
9 minutes read
Manley
@Manley -
almost 5 years ago
The latest politically motivated retail boycott? Home Depot.
Anti-Trump protesters are calling to #BoycottHomeDepotSome Home Depot shoppers are calling for a boycott of the retailer after billionaire co-founder Bernie Marcus pledged to donate to President Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, reports Business Insider.Marcus is an activ...continued
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Americo
@Americo -
almost 5 years ago
The European Periphery and the Eurozone Crisis
Nearly ten years on from the first Greek bailout, the countries of the eurozone periphery have exhibited markedly divergent recoveries. A popular narrative attributes the contrasting recoveries of Greece and Ireland to their divergent enthusiasm for following EU rules on ...continued
8 minutes read
Pablo
@Pablo -
almost 5 years ago
Census symposium: Unusual facts make for unusual decisions
Census symposium: Unusual facts make for unusual decisionsNicholas Bronni serves as the solicitor general for the state of Arkansas, which co-authored an amicus brief joined by 14 other states supporting the government inDepartment of Commerce v. Southern District of New ...continued
10 minutes read
Josiah
@Josiah -
almost 5 years ago
Which 2020 Democrat Will Go After Trump's Destructive Embrace of Corporate Socialism?
Which 2020 Democrat Will Go After Trump's Destructive Embrace of Corporate Socialism?Donald J. Trump’s 2020 election strategy is to connect his potential Democratic opponents with “socialism.” Trump plans to use this attack on the Democrats even if Senator Bernie Sanders,...continued
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