Trump Asks Supreme Court to Block the House From Obtaining His Tax Returns
The request would further delay a long-running request by the House Ways and Means Committee as the midterm election looms. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
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How Will College Admissions Change if Affirmative Action is Overturned?
Two “race-neutral alternatives” are frequently proposed: a search for socioeconomic diversity, which is often a proxy for racial and ethnic diversity, and a plan to admit the top candidates from every high school, while trying to expand recruitment. Send any…
Company Backed by J.D. Vance Gives Platform for Russian Propaganda
An interview of captive Americans done “under duress” appears on a web platform backed by J.D. Vance and Peter Thiel. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
The River Oder catastrophe – Poland is about to make it worse
Bridge at Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, spanning the polluted river between Poland (right bank) and Germany (left bank) (Photo: Valentina Pop) One of the most precious rivers in Europe faced a severe environmental disaster this summer. That river was the Oder, which forms…
Lula narrowly defeats Bolsonaro to win Brazil presidency again
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election on Sunday (30 October) that marked a stunning comeback for the leftist former president and the end of Brazil’s most right-wing government in decades. Brazil’s Supreme…
EU funds border control deal in Egypt with migration via Libya on rise
The European Union signed an agreement with Egypt on Sunday (30 October) for the first phase of a €80 million border management programme, a statement from the EU delegation in Cairo said, at a time when Egyptian migration to Europe…
Somalia Asks U.S. to Step Up Drone Strikes Against Qaeda-Linked Fighters
A new administration in Somalia has launched an offensive against Al Shabab, which are also facing an uprising from local militias. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can…
Russia’s inevitable collapse [Promoted content]
“All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed, they must rely exclusively on force”[1] – this quote from George Orwell is timeless and is clear across many modern tyrannies and autocracies, especially Putin’s Russia, now…
Right-Wing Operatives Plead Guilty in Voter-Suppression Scheme
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman arranged thousands of robocalls that prosecutors said were intended to discourage residents of minority neighborhoods from voting by mail in 2020. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to…
Biden Receives Updated Covid Booster and Urges Americans to Follow Suit
With a possible winter surge on the horizon, the president tried to draw attention to the retooled shots, which Americans have been slow to receive so far. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have