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...
It is against US law to provide weapons to forces who block United States humanitarian assistance. And that is exactly what is happening right nowI know a man, a decent man, who said that “preventing genocide is an achievable goal, a goal that requires a level of government organization and engagement that matches in its intensity the brutality and efficiency required to carry out mass killing. Too often, these efforts have come too late, after the best and least costly opportunities to prevent...
In the name of “saving democracy,” a former presidential aide is now in a federal prison in Miami.
Bipartisan bill signed by Gov. Evers, who vetoes a number of other proposals.
Bill Maher makes a super compelling case that pandering to racial groups is a sure way to lose elections because all these identities in America are now blurred beyond recognition. The 'Real Time' host lasered in on Democrats who try to sell…
The proposed amendment was sold as attempting to protect doctors in medical emergencies, but would have gone much, much further.
An Arizona town councilman from Fountain Hills has been banned from interacting with any town employee without a chaperone following a bizarre incident involving a political sign, The Arizona Republic reports."Fountain Hills City Council sanctioned Councilmember Allen Skillicorn, barring him from the council’s vice mayor position, removing tax-dollar funding for him to participate in meetings and events, and mandating he have a monitor any time he interacts with a town employee in person,"...
THE incessant ambushing and killing of soldiers and policemen by civilian gangs in Nigeria is a sign of anarchy. When soldiers and policemen, symbols of state authority, become frequent targets of civilian attacks, it’s an indication that citizens are rebelling against the state and that the state lacks a monopoly on the use of organised violence. […]
Asio says journalists regularly targeted by foreign intelligence. A little
Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who represents southern Westchester County and a section of The Bronx, is a radical socialist facing a tough primary challenge.
Houston Matters discusses a number of political developments with ties to court proceedings -- along with other stories -- in our weekly roundup.
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...