When I voted for Joe Biden in the last election, I had yet to discover our American president’s uniquely potent commitment to the state of Israel nor his fanatical adherence to Zionism. I’ve seen him in a film clip smiling enthusiastically and saying. “If I were Jewish, I’d be a Zionist.” I watched a short More
A global health index shows that female wellbeing is falling faster in the UK than the EU – could the largest gender health gap in global advanced economies be responsible, asks Katie Rosseinsky
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“Politics,” they say, “ain’t beanbag.” In other words, it’s not just a game. Today, many descriptions of American political life begin with the observation that there is a great deal of disagreement when it comes to our political beliefs. And this disagreement is characterized as being increasingly rancorous, polarized, and ubiquitous. Family get-togethers turn sour […]
Today, member states of the European Union, celebrate Europe Day. Europe Day, observed annually on May 9th, commemorates peace and unity across the continent. This date honors the historic ‘Schuman declaration,’ wherein Schuman outlined a vision for a novel political collaboration in Europe, aiming to render inter-European warfare inconceivable. Schuman’s initiative is widely regarded as […]
Former President Donald Trump's youngest son is set to enter the political spotlight.Florida Republicans selected Barron Trump, 18, as an at-large delegate to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this July. The news, first reported by Politico and NBC, underlines how the Trump family will again play a major role in their father's third straight nomination to lead the Republican Party's presidential ticket.Barron is set to graduate high school next week, a ceremony that the former...
The crash of the helicopter and resulting death of the Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian came at a tense time in EU-Iran relations. Tehran’s support for the Russian war in Ukraine, domestic repression and support for Hamas, classified as a terrorist organization in the EU, have caused many EU leaders to perceive Iran as one of the bloc’s top geopolitical adversaries.Despite that background, European leaders have expressed condolences and...
It is like a news item from the early 20th century: an autocratic prime minister shot by a poet in some remote Mitteleuropean town. But the more we consider the assassination attempt on Robert Fico, Slovakia’s strongman, the more contemporary it looks. Fico himself is a creature of the modern age, a former communist apparatchik […]
In a surprise shake-up of Russia's security apparatus, Vladimir Putin moved
Have you ever been trapped in a bad relationship? I’m stuck in one right now with Google Chrome. The browser's good looks can no longer hide the ugliness that lurks inside. Chrome devours my laptop’s memory, sucks away its battery, and harvests my data. All the while, the software expands Google’s almighty empire. Chrome, you treat me terribly. Why can't I quit you? One reason for my undeserved loyalty is that rival browsers have rarely caught my eye. But that’s started to change. ...
On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And we remember Rev. William Lawson, the founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston's Third Ward, who died Tuesday at the age of 95.
Paris has been named the best city for culture in Europe, according to a new study. A global luggage storage provider analysed data on cultural venues in 131 European cities with a population of over 325,000. Information was gathered on eight different types of cultural sites, including points of cultural and artistic interest; live performance […]