Politics
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Cameron
@Cameron -
about 4 years ago
Moderation Returns to Politics. Or at Least to the Debate.
“If we just wore these masks, the president’s own advisers have told him, we could save 100,000 lives. And we’re in a circumstance where the president, thus far, still has no plan, no comprehensive plan.” “You also said a vaccine will be coming within weeks.” “Yes.” “Is t...continued
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Jany
@Jany -
almost 5 years ago
Cuba appoints a prime minister for the first time in 43 years
Cuba appoints a prime minister for the first time in 43 yearsCuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday named Manuel Marrero Cruz as the country's prime minister, a nonexistent role within Cuban politics for more than four decades.Marrero served as the Cuba's tourism m...continued
3 minutes read
Wilmer
@Wilmer -
8 months ago
The Global Gender Divide We Really Should Be Talking About
The historical pattern is left-right divides between generations. But a major political chasm has now opened between men and women.
6 minutes read
Bobby
@Bobby -
about 1 year ago
Democrats Release ‘Most Comprehensive Plan Ever’ to Address Plastics Problem
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5 minutes read
Grayce
@Grayce -
over 4 years ago
Netflix's 'Trial by Media' nails true crime — but can't crack the case
All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.Trial By Media, the six-part series available Monday on Netflix, asks an important question: How does...continued
5 minutes read
Jarod
@Jarod -
over 1 year ago
How to Talk to Kids About the Screwed-Up State of U.S. Politics
We’re a little more than a year away from the 2024 presidential election, and if you think things are ugly and crazy now, just wait a few months. We’re more ideologically divided nation than even before, and it’s partly by design. Fear and hatred are the keys…
6 minutes read
Jany
@Jany -
about 2 years ago
Italian politics has been in trouble for decades. Now it’s heading for a new low | Jamie Mackay
If Giorgia Meloni comes to power at the head of a far-right coalition, the economic and social outcomes could be terribleEarlier this month, Alessio Di Giulio, a Florentine councillor with rightwing populist party the League, posted a 17-second video that, to…
5 minutes read
Nestor
@Nestor -
over 5 years ago
Arnold Schwarzenegger Just Responded to Donald Trump's Remark That 'He Died'
Arnold Schwarzenegger Tweets About Trump's 'He Died' RemarkReports of Arnold Schwarzenegger's death have been greatly exaggerated. The actor is very much alive, and is in fact in such good health that he has become the very latest person to clash with President Donald Tru...continued
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Zackery
@Zackery -
over 2 years ago
Analysis: Italy's politics, public opinion, could weaken West's anti-Putin front - Reuters
Divisions between Italy's political parties and ambivalence among its public over the war in Ukraine could become a weak link in the West's efforts to present a united front against Russia, analysts say./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/UTMREGOIWFIAXCV7FOVVREJBP4.jpg)
5 minutes read
Pablo
@Pablo -
almost 3 years ago
Without state funding, Britain’s politics will always stink | Polly Toynbee
A colossal amount of power is wielded by dangerously few donors, with just 10 people donating a quarter of Tory fundsAnother week, another sewage outflow of corruption into the polluted river of Tory politics. Are voters so profoundly cynical that no politica…
5 minutes read
Bobby
@Bobby -
about 1 year ago
California Senator Dianne Feinstein is dead, aged 90
California Senator Dianne Feinstein died at the age of 90, multiple sources reported on Friday morning.
4 minutes read
Elaina
@Elaina -
over 5 years ago
Cory Booker Says To White Moderates, ‘It’s Not Enough To Say You’re Not Racist’
Cory Booker Says To White Moderates, 'It's Not Enough To Say You're Not Racist'At The Washington Post’s 2020 Candidate Forum, Cory Booker suggested that if people are not actively against racism, they are complicit with racism.“It’s not enough to say you’re not racist, yo...continued
3 minutes read
Cynthia
@Cynthia -
over 5 years ago
Istanbul opposition figure in court over 'insulting' Erdogan tweets
Istanbul opposition figure in court over 'insulting' Erdogan tweetsA leading figure in Istanbul politics has appeared in court over accusations she insulted President Erdogan and the Turkish state online.Canan Kaftancioglu leads the Istanbul branch of the secular Republic...continued
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Assunta
@Assunta -
over 5 years ago
Cory Booker Attacks Bernie Sanders For Taking Big Pharma Campaign Donations
Cory Booker Attacks Bernie Sanders For Taking Big Pharma Campaign DonationsNew Jersey Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker took some jabs at Bernie Sanders for campaign donations that the Vermont senator has accepted from pharmaceutical company execut...continued
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Rex
@Rex -
5 months ago
Ted Cruz's leaked donor docs show how money in politics really works
The Ted Cruz documents show that if you've got the money, you can get a lot of face time with a US senator.
5 minutes read
Bart
@Bart -
almost 3 years ago
President Biden Praises Bob Dole in Ceremony at the Capitol
As Bob Dole lay in state in the Capitol, the president and Democratic leaders recalled his appeals for unity, in an unmistakable message to the Republican Party.
5 minutes read
Assunta
@Assunta -
almost 4 years ago
On MLK Day, Biden volunteers, Trump adds names to his proposed statue garden
Trump's 1776 Commission also released a report attacking "identity politics."
5 minutes read
Garnet
@Garnet -
over 2 years ago
The Demon Spider of Ulster County: How Six 'I Voted' Stickers Won the Internet
It takes a special kind of talent to make people laugh even though they’re living through an absolute hot mess, otherwise known as politics in America. Hudson Rowan, a 14-year-old from Marbletown, New York, is extremely talented in this regard. He’s designed …
5 minutes read
Nelson
@Nelson -
over 5 years ago
Ethiopia says coup attempt thwarted, regional president and military chief killed
Ethiopia says coup attempt thwarted, regional president and military chief killedEthiopia's Government has foiled a coup attempt that saw the country's military chief shot dead by his own bodyguard, the prime minister said.Ethiopia's internet appeared to have been shut do...continued
3 minutes read
Muriel
@Muriel -
almost 5 years ago
Fear and Loyalty: How Donald Trump Took Over the Republican Party
Fear and Loyalty: How Donald Trump Took Over the Republican Party“Trump is emotionally, intellectually and psychologically unfit for office, and I’m sure a lot of Republicans feel the same way,” Mr. Trott said. “But if they say that, the social media barrage will be overw...continued
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Elody
@Elody -
20 days ago
HBO’s Like Water for Chocolate Is a Lavish Melodrama of Passion and Politics
Passion and politics come together in this maximalist six-episode adaptation of the classic novel.
5 minutes read
Meggie
@Meggie -
almost 5 years ago
The Politics of Exhaustion
The Politics of Exhaustion - The New York TimesYears and years of exhaustion have also made these people weary, cynical and disgusted. Exhaustion, as always, induces a sort of pessimism, a feeling that we are living in terrible times, a sort of weariness of the soul. As P...continued
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Alexander
@Alexander -
over 5 years ago
New German defense minister sees public support wane
New German defense minister sees public support waneBERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s protegee, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, has seen her public support dip since she took over as defense minister on Wednesday, an opinion poll showed on Saturday.In a pol...continued
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Rex
@Rex -
almost 3 years ago
The cost-of-living crisis is going to upend British politics in 2022 | Aditya Chakrabortty
Energy bill and tax rises will hammer households by an average £1,200 from April, and could turn voters against Boris JohnsonTurn on the radio or scroll down your phone and the big headlines belong to Covid. But when this latest version of the plague drops of…
5 minutes read
Joe
@Joe -
10 months ago
South Carolina is where the dirtiest tricks in presidential politics are played. It's where Trump...
Fairly or unfairly, South Carolina has a reputation for dirty tricks. As a result, there's a good chance this race could get nastier.
4 minutes read