Clare hurlers have become Irish sport’s most self-destructive team. They keep shooting themselves in the Achilles heel.
In these times of so much civil strife, internecine wars, and racial and political intolerance, it is good to remember an episode involving Turkey, Australia and New Zealand. It shows the power of words to console the grieving and to bring closure to a painful history. Usually in April, Turks, as well as people from More
Kate is joined by HuffPost reporter Matt Shuham to talk about how the war in Gaza is refracting domestically, from college protests to presidential politics. Belaboring The Point is now on YouTube!
This is an edition of the newsletter Pulling Weeds With Chris Black, in which the columnist weighs in on hot topics in culture. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Thursday. When was the last time you heard something truly original? For me, it was 2002. I was a budding Anglophile in my early 20s, reading NME weekly. I hadn’t made it past classic Britpop like Oasis and Blur or the indies of the moment like The Libertines and Cornershop for many reasons. When The Streets’ classic debut...
Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics, professor at Bennington College and former EPA Region 2 administrator, talks about a new effort to keep New York State accountable to reduce single use plastics. Then, listeners call in to share an honest assessment of the single use plastics in their lives.
If Vice President Sara Duterte has fallen out of favor or become “bad shot” with First Lady Liza Marcos, is the sentiment shared by President Marcos?
More Americans see China as enemy (Third column, 16th story, link)
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Kate chats with TPM’s Josh Kovensky about life inside the courtroom as the Trump hush money trial unfolds. Belaboring The Point is now on YouTube! Check out the latest video episode of the podcast
Neil Woodford, who was investigated by the FCA after losing billions, is telling us to be optimistic about the economy. He has a point, says Eliot Wilson Neil Woodford, whose eponymous investment fund collapsed amid investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority in 2019, has obviously been taking a course in self-assurance from Liz Truss. The []
The UAW’s successful unionization effort last week at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee — the first successful unionization effort at a car factory in the South since the 1940s — is breaking the brains of Republicans in that region. They’re truly astonished that workers might not trust their corporate overlords with their working conditions, pay, health, and retirement.Tennessee’s Republican Governor Bill Lee — along with Governors Kay Ivey (AL), Brian Kemp (GA), Tate Reeves (MS),...
SWEET LIBERTY! The greatest threat to managed democracy has emerged: An announcement that all Helldivers must log in to the game via a Playstation account, which is unavailable due to region issues for many players, has set the community on fire. — Read the rest