Politics
Anything to do with Politics
Rex
@Rex -
7 months ago
Americans ditch suffocating healthcare costs and divisive politics to retire in Italy: 'It's the ...
The rising cost of healthcare and housing is driving some Americans to retire in Italy, where they say there's a better work-life balance.
7 minutes read
Adelia
@Adelia -
over 5 years ago
Lead Commissionner’s speech on a positive vision for countering extremism
Lead Commissionner’s speech on a positive vision for countering extremismGood morning everyone. My name is Sara Khan and I am the Lead Commissioner at the Commission for Countering Extremism.It’s great to be here – with a room full of people all committed to challenging e...continued
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Teagan
@Teagan -
over 5 years ago
New Trudeau-Trump opioid plan helps rebuild frayed relations from trade talks
New Trudeau-Trump opioid plan helps rebuild frayed relations from trade talksOTTAWA—The ranking U.S. diplomat on drug enforcement policy is to visit Ottawa in July to kick-start a fresh round of co-operation between the two countries on tackling the opioid crisis. That in...continued/https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/canada/2019/06/29/new-trudeau-trump-opioid-plan-helps-rebuild-frayed-relations-from-trade-talks/fentanyl.jpg)
6 minutes read
Nelson
@Nelson -
over 5 years ago
Trump says reelection ‘easier’ if he is impeached
Trump says reelection 'easier' if he is impeachedUS president repeats his longstanding allegation that FBI investigation into his 2016 campaign was illegalWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday his chances of retaining the Whit...continued
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Alexzander
@Alexzander -
over 5 years ago
Robert Reich: The Democrats Have to Get Serious About Beating Trump | Opinion
Robert Reich: The Democrats Have to Get Serious About Beating TrumpImagine an opposition political party in a land being taken over by an oligarchy, headed by a would-be tyrant.The tyrant and the oligarchy behind him have convinced many voters that the reason they feel po...continued
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Ryleigh
@Ryleigh -
over 3 years ago
Black faces in high places: how Simon Woolley revolutionised British politics
He set up Operation Black Vote in 1996, vastly increasing the number of Black MPs - and later this year becomes the first Black man to head an Oxbridge collegeIn the mid-90s, Simon Woolley believed British politics was largely indifferent to minority communit…
12 minutes read
Nelson
@Nelson -
about 3 years ago
Menace, as a Political Tool, Enters the Republican Mainstream
Threats of violence have become commonplace among a significant part of the party, as historians and those who study democracy warn of a dark shift in American politics.
11 minutes read
Oren
@Oren -
over 5 years ago
The First Democratic Debates
The First Democratic Debates[W]hen we refer to all Kurdish fighters synonymously, we simply blur the fact that they have very different politics. . . right now, yes, the people are facing the Islamic State threat, so it’s very important to have a unified focus. But the tr...continued
5 minutes read
Josiah
@Josiah -
over 5 years ago
5 things to know for July 18: Politics, Puerto Rico, cops' social posts, Kevin Spacey
5 things to know for July 18: Politics, Puerto Rico, cops' social posts, Kevin SpaceyIf your day doesn't start until you've gotten up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to your new favorite morning fix. Sign up here for the '5 Things' newsletter.(...continued
6 minutes read
Geovany
@Geovany -
over 5 years ago
Oregon governor blasts Republicans who’ve fled state to avoid climate vote
Oregon governor says GOP must return to stateSALEM, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Monday she won’t negotiate with Republicans who walked out to thwart landmark climate legislation, at least not until they return to the Capitol.All eleven Republican senators didn’t sh...continued
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Erik
@Erik -
about 5 years ago
Scientists and politics?
Scientists and politics?The lower legislative chamber of the United Kingdom's Parliament has 650 members, but only one (0.15%) has a science Ph.D. This seems like a surprisingly small number in a mature democracy. About 0.8% of people in the United Kingdom have a science ...continued
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Rowan
@Rowan -
almost 3 years ago
The Internet Gave Rise to 'Cancel Culture OCD'
Leftist must grapple with their own digitized purity culture. Catholic saints and OCD sufferers can help.
11 minutes read
Manley
@Manley -
over 5 years ago
Tyson Is Misleading Customers With Its New '100 Percent Plant-Based' Nuggets
Tyson Is Misleading Customers With Its New '100 Percent Plant-Based' NuggetsThere is too much at stake for anything containing animal products to co-opt the plant-based label and all the good it stands for.Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest food companies, has launch...continued
6 minutes read
Liliane
@Liliane -
over 5 years ago
A new 338Canada/Maclean’s projection: Why the Liberals are gaining ground
A new 338Canada/Maclean's projection: Why the Liberals are gaining groundIt’s July in Canada—time for BBQs, pool parties, Festival d’Été de Québec, Festival de Jazz de Montréal and the Calgary Stampede (and so much else). Who cares about politics, really?But four months b...continued
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Gregoria
@Gregoria -
over 5 years ago
The myth of mass togetherness
The myth of mass togethernessUnicorns romp through the Brexit debate. We have become accustomed to hearing their calling sounds on our current affairs programmes – instant technology solutions to border checks in Ireland, frictionless commerce with the EU 27 while operati...continued
7 minutes read
Wilmer
@Wilmer -
over 2 years ago
‘It’s place first, not party first’: city mayors on how they are reshaping English politics
England’s directly elected leaders – from Sadiq Khan and Andy Street to Andy Burnham and Joanne Anderson – are shaking up the way the country is run. We paired up six of them to ask where they see the future of politics – clue, it’s not in WestminsterSadiq Kh…
13 minutes read
Arvid
@Arvid -
almost 5 years ago
Analysis: Bernie Sanders could actually win this thing
Bernie Sanders could actually win this thing(CNN)With the Iowa caucuses now less than a month away, a realization is setting in among the political class: Bernie Sanders has a very credible chance at winning the 2020 Democratic nomination.* A series of polls -- both natio...continued
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Elody
@Elody -
over 5 years ago
Zuma slams ‘character assassination’ plots at graft hearing
Zuma slams ‘character assassination’ plots at graft hearingFormer South African President Jacob Zuma told a corruption inquiry on Monday that he was the victim of conspiracies, character assassination and plots by foreign spies to kill him. He denied witness testimonies o...continued
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Jeffrey
@Jeffrey -
over 5 years ago
Monsoon season: The river politics behind South Asia's floods
Monsoon season: The river politics behind South Asia's floodsWhen it comes to water resources, relations between India and Nepal have never been easy.But in recent years, the relationship has begun to worsen during the annual monsoon season, which lasts from June to Septe...continued
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Ryleigh
@Ryleigh -
about 1 year ago
How China’s Underground Historians Fight the Politics of Amnesia
A new book pays tribute to the writers, the scholars, the poets, and the filmmakers who have committed themselves to unearthing and preserving the forbidden memories of the past.
12 minutes read
Felicita
@Felicita -
over 5 years ago
What could go wrong for Trump on the Fourth of July? In 1970, protests and tear gas marred the day.
What could go wrong for Trump on the Fourth of July? In 1970, protests and tear gas marred the day.The plan was to celebrate the Fourth of July with a televised extravaganza on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. One unstated goal was to show support for the president at a...continued
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Moises
@Moises -
over 5 years ago
Tel Aviv Diary: Jared Kushner's Inane Plan Kicks Off a Very Weird Middle East Summer
Jared Kushner's Inane Plan Kicks Off a Very Weird Middle East SummerMaybe it's the summer heat that has engulfed Tel Aviv like a steam cloud, but the world seems a little upside down. On Tuesday evening, I sat in the i24News studio and listened to Jared Kushner speak as h...continued
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Patrick
@Patrick -
11 months ago
Why liberalism and leftism are increasingly at odds
The progressive coalition is splitting over Israel and identity politics.
11 minutes read
Zackery
@Zackery -
about 5 years ago
Catch up on the latest from explosive testimony of top American diplomat to Ukraine
Impeachment watch: Catch up on the latest from explosive testimony of top American diplomat to Ukraine(CNN)US top Ukraine diplomat Bill Taylor testified Tuesday that he was told US politics could hold up aid, contradicting US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondla...continued
6 minutes read
Iva
@Iva -
over 5 years ago
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project gets blistering reception from Senate
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project gets blistering reception from SenateFacebook Inc.’s controversial Libra cryptocurrency project encountered a blistering reception from the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday morning despite assurances from the social-media giant that...continued
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