• Analysis: Political Turmoil In Haiti Persists Despite Prime Minister’s Resignation

    Haitians are the ones actively fighting to control their destiny, not the international powers interjecting themselves. The former should be kept in mind as Haiti determines its future.

  • For political change to happen, politics itself must change

    The horrific sexist and racist comments about MP Diane Abbott from a major Tory donor should show everyone that politics is not a safe or welcoming place for Black women. Everyone rushed to discuss what implications this might have for women’s safety. Everyone, that is, except for Diane Abbott herself, who was not given permission to speak during PMQs, and was forced to stand and listen while others discussed her abuse. And Westminster isn’t the only place where women are made to feel unwelcome...

  • Political Roundup: Seeking the latest on politics? It’s probably in a courtroom.

    Houston Matters discusses a number of political developments with ties to court proceedings -- along with other stories -- in our weekly roundup.

  • Opinion: I'm a political scientist and I'm putting myself on a politics diet for the 2024 election

    As a political scientist, I've long believed political competition to be the keystone of representative democracy. Yet in the 2024 election cycle, I'm consciously limiting my time, attention and contributions to politics. I’ve turned off the news and social media app notifications on my phone. I plan to visit two or three trustworthy news websites only once a day. And I’ve unsubscribed to candidate fundraising emails. Why? Because while political competition theoretically drives efficient and...

  • Fifth APD officer resigns amid investigation into DWI unit; calls out department in resignation letter

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A fifth Albuquerque Police Department officer tied to the federal investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by officers within APD’s DWI unit has resigned. APD Police Chief Harold Medina said Joshua Montaño submitted his resignation on Wednesday after he failed to appear for multiple interviews with internal affairs. The investigation into the DWI unit []

  • NSW Police comb Binya NSW property after two-year-old boy's mysterious death in December 2023

    Police have combed a rural property in Binya, about 30km northeast of Griffith, on March 19 following a two-year-old boy's untimely death last year from significant head injuries.

  • Party Politics

    A political podcast from two smart guys providing you with up-to-date policy and politics for your next cocktail party.

  • Let's Talk About Politics and Religion

    You may have grown up hearing the famous warning that there are two things to never discuss over the dinner table: politics and religion. If you grew up in a Christian household, discussing faith was unavoidable, but you may have been raised to steer away from discussing politics, much less getting involved in politics and engaging civically. After all, being a Christian and engaging in politics must be mixing church and state. That is an evil thing—don't you know? Many of us look at...

  • Our Economy And Politics Are Broken

    Our Economy And Politics Are Broken Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Awakening from the dream of painless financial / political solutions, we find the status quo is not the solution, it is the source of our decay. Our situation as a society is akin to awakening from a dream of loved ones to the realization that they passed away long ago. Our economy and politics are broken, yet we continue dreaming that they are functional. Let's start with politics. American...

  • Reader Opinion: Partisan politics?

    When John Ward counsels others to compromise and appreciate differences, his own track record clearly and publicly speaks differently.

  • The Switch Up — Black women in politics

    From their voting habits to their leadership roles, Black women play a defining role in our political system. Over the last few years, more and more Black women have made history, and their roles and voices are being recognized in newfound ways — and it’s leading to change. What are the top issues for Black

  • Man in his 70's robbed in Poole

    Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward as they investigate a robbery in Poole. At around 3pm on Sunday 17 March 2024 a man aged in his 70s was assaulted in Lindsay Road, near to the junction with Wilderton Road, and had a black leather pouch stolen. The pouch contained […]