Politics
Anything to do with Politics
Torey
@Torey -
almost 5 years ago
5 Kinds of Stupidity That Investors Really Need to Avoid
5 Kinds of Stupidity That Investors Really Need to Avoid -- The Motley FoolIf you've ever encountered a brilliant author who refused to deal with balancing their checkbook or a scientific genius who couldn't manage interpersonal relationships, then you probably already un...continued
19 minutes read
Erik
@Erik -
almost 5 years ago
Erdogan Is Finally Losing His Grip on Turkey (Video)
Erdogan Is Finally Losing His Grip on Turkey (Video)President Erdogan had forced new elections after his party lost in March and now the governing party lost control of all Turkey’s major cities. Watch Baris Karaagac discuss Ekrem Imamoglu’s victory in Istanbul’s mayoral ...continued
14 minutes read
Cynthia
@Cynthia -
9 months ago
Labour says it will set up a charging commission to ensure more cases go to trial – UK politics live
The party says its aim is to speed up the prosecution process because the time taken to charge suspects is getting longerGood morning. In August, as “normal” political news dries up, journalists are more dependent than usual on what the political parties are …
28 minutes read
Jeffrey
@Jeffrey -
about 5 years ago
The Trump Organization’s problem with possible money laundering
Over the past two decades, investing in luxury real estate has become one of the go-to means of laundering dirty money. It’s happening almost everywhere real estate is appreciating quickly: Manhattan, Paris, Malibu, London, Miami, and Hawaii are all targets, as well as ev...continued
13 minutes read
Elvie
@Elvie -
almost 5 years ago
Tor.com Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2019—So Far
Tor.com Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2019—So FarWe’re halfway through the year, and we have a lot of favorite new reads already. Our reviewers each picked a lot of best-books-so-far, and they almost all picked different books! This year’s highlights run the gamut ...continued
14 minutes read
Cynthia
@Cynthia -
almost 3 years ago
No cults, no politics, no ghouls: how China censors the video game world
China’s video game market is the world’s biggest. International developers want in on it – but its rules on what is acceptable are growing increasingly harsh. Is it worth the compromise?In the years after it was founded in 1999, the Swedish video game company…
26 minutes read
Sandrine
@Sandrine -
almost 5 years ago
Attacks on Rep. Omar are rooted in the belief that ‘America is for white people’
Attacks on Rep. Omar are rooted in the belief that ‘America is for white people’ – Alternet.orgOn Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of “send her back” about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday ...continued
14 minutes read
Jerrold
@Jerrold -
almost 5 years ago
A List of Great Things to Do This July
A List of Great Things to Do This JulyApollo’s Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: July 3 – September 22, 2019July 20, 2019 marks 50 years since Apollo 11 landed and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans t...continued
13 minutes read
Iva
@Iva -
almost 5 years ago
The Middle East Is Now Split Between Red States and Blue States
The Middle East Is Now Split Between Red States and Blue States – Foreign PolicySen. Arthur Vandenberg, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the late 1940s, is said to have declared that partisan politics must stop “at the water’s edge.” Fe...continued
12 minutes read
Muriel
@Muriel -
10 months ago
Voters head to polls in three byelections seen as test of Rishi Sunak’s premiership – UK politics...
Voters are picking new MPs in the constituencies of Somerton and Frome, Uxbridge and South Ruislip, and Selby and AinstyPolls have opened in three parliamentary seats where byelections are being held, with Rishi Sunak braced for an electoral test of his premi…
25 minutes read
Delia
@Delia -
almost 5 years ago
The Dangerous Truth about Trump’s Racism: White Power, Elite Rule, and Justified Privilege
The Dangerous Truth about Trump’s Racism: White Power, Elite Rule, and Justified PrivilegeLast week, President Trump set off a political firestorm that sent shock waves across the US and the world when he tweeted that four non-white progressive congresswomen—Reps. Alexand...continued
12 minutes read
Angus
@Angus -
almost 5 years ago
Former Maine governor's final year in office included 39 days in Florida, $33,000 trip to Montenegro
Former Maine governor's final year in office included 39 days in Florida, $33,000 trip to MontenegroPORTLAND, Maine (Tribune News Service) — Last August, then-Gov. Paul LePage had a serious cardiac event in Canada.Not until the next day did anybody outside his inner circl...continued
12 minutes read
Ericka
@Ericka -
almost 5 years ago
The dangerous truth about Trump’s racism: White power, elite rule and justified privilege
White power, elite rule and justified privilege – Alternet.orgLast week, President Trump set off a political firestorm that sent shock waves across the US and the world when he tweeted that four non-white progressive congresswomen—Reps. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Rashida T...continued
11 minutes read
Garnet
@Garnet -
almost 5 years ago
How Cyber Weapons Are Changing the Landscape of Modern Warfare
How Cyber Weapons Are Changing the Landscape of Modern WarfareIn the weeks before two Japanese and Norwegian oil tankers were attacked, on June 13th, in the Gulf of Oman—acts which the United States attributes to Iran—American military strategists were planning a cyberatt...continued
13 minutes read
Priscilla
@Priscilla -
10 months ago
Congress has authority to regulate Supreme court, says liberal justice Kagan – US politics live
Elena Kagan told judicial conference that supreme court should be subject to checks and balanceGood morning, US politics blog readers. Donald Trump came and went from Washington DC yesterday after pleading not guilty to charges related to trying to overturn t…
23 minutes read
Marie
@Marie -
almost 5 years ago
Erdogan, Cyprus and the Future of NATO
Erdogan, Cyprus and the Future of NATOIn recent weeks a dramatic escalation of tension around Turkish oil drilling rig presence in the disputed Exclusive Enterprise Zone surrounding EU member state Cyprus is taking place. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is claiming...continued
11 minutes read
Ryleigh
@Ryleigh -
almost 5 years ago
‘They are concentration camps’
‘They are concentration camps’‘They are concentration camps,’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said of the immigration detention centres on the southern border of the US. Right-wingers angrily replied that she was either simply wrong, or making trivialising comparisons between me...continued
11 minutes read
Mariano
@Mariano -
almost 5 years ago
The most anticipated comics through the end of 2019
The most anticipated comics through the end of 2019: Marcel, DC, & moreLike Hollywood before it, the American comics industry is defined by the summer event — and these days it’s the summer event that stretches all the way to September, or even the following March.But...continued
12 minutes read
Muriel
@Muriel -
almost 5 years ago
The Anti-Immigrant Extremists in Charge of the U.S. Immigration System
The Anti-Immigrant Extremists in Charge of the U.S. Immigration SystemThe anti-immigrant movement has increasingly gained influence over the past decade, reaching a high point during the Trump administration. Top administrative positions in the Department of Homeland Secu...continued
10 minutes read
Alexandro
@Alexandro -
almost 5 years ago
The Jack London Novel that Influenced a Century of Dystopian Fiction
The Jack London Novel that Influenced a Century of Dystopian FictionMy first encounter with Jack London’s work was the short story “To Build a Fire,” in which the protagonist attempts to survive the elements and keep wolves at bay in the wilderness by keeping a fire going...continued
12 minutes read
Leda
@Leda -
over 3 years ago
Election Updates: Clash Over Mail Voting Looms as Louis DeJoy Faces Pressure
Election results will take longer, but not because of ‘unsolicited ballots,’ despite Trump’s claims. Scott McIntyre for The New York Times It has been clear for months that it is unlikely a winner in the presidential election will be declared on election night this year, ...continued
24 minutes read
Angus
@Angus -
almost 5 years ago
In some states, GOP employs the recall as a political weapon
In some states, GOP employs the recall as a political weaponDENVER — Republicans frustrated by losing their grip on political power in some Western states have begun deploying a new weapon: the recall.Once reserved for targeting corrupt or inept elected officials, the rec...continued
10 minutes read
Felicita
@Felicita -
almost 5 years ago
LGBTQ Celebs Believe the Fight for Their Rights Is Not Over
LGBTQ Celebs Believe the Fight for Their Rights Is Not OverImage by Hunter French, photos courtesy of the participants.In the early hours of June 28, 1969, the New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular LGBTQ bar, sparking six days of demonstrations demandin...continued
13 minutes read
Marjory
@Marjory -
almost 5 years ago
MBB Firms
The Consulting Prep ExpertsWhile MBB means men’s basketball to many avid sports fans, those in the consulting world know the acronym also stands for the holy grail of consulting firms: McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, and Bain. The MBB consulting firms are commonly rank...continued
13 minutes read
Rex
@Rex -
over 2 years ago
House Democrats Struggle for Votes to Pass $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan
With moderates balking, Nancy Pelosi was working to win their support. Democrats hope to muscle the blueprint through on Tuesday. Here’s the latest in politics.
22 minutes read