Mass movements stoke the fires of popular discontent, but only the state can pass laws and overhaul key institutions.
Mainstream Democrats and leftists are at each other’s throats again. Senator John Fetterman denounces progressives who condemn the war in Gaza and oppose strict limits on undocumented migration. Anger at President Biden’s support for Israel spawns
Why are President Joe Biden’s poll numbers so bad?
Is it because of interest rates? Inflation? Crime? The border?
Is it because he’s too progressive? Not progressive enough?
Whatever your theory, it should take into account a curious coincidence: how closely Biden’s approval numbers have tracked the numbers from former President Barack Obama’s first term. Obama’s numbers slumped in the second half of his third year, 2011. In the middle of that October, his disapproval number reached 41 percent, not
Richard Grayson has an unusual hobby: he likes to run for political office. The first time, in 1979, it was a stunt to draw attention to the publication of a book of short stories he had written. Since then, the Brooklyn native, a former college instructor who divides his time between New York, Arizona, and St. Maarten (where he plans to move if Donald Trump wins next November), has run at least nineteen times. Undeterred by losing, he’s been a
If there is a face to the unprecedented terror attacks unfolding in Israel, it’s 25-year-old Noa Argamani.
This young Israeli woman was one of countless revelers kidnapped at a desert rave on Saturday, forced onto the back of a motorcycle and driven away by armed savages as she screams, ‘Don’t kill me! No! No! No!’
What has become of her, as of this writing, is unknown.
At least 260 people were slaughtered by Hamas at this festival alone – with
A crucial new phase in the political struggle over abortion rights is unfolding in suburban neighborhoods across Virginia.
An array of closely divided suburban and exurban districts around the state will decide which party controls the Virginia state legislature after next month’s election, and whether Republicans here succeed in an ambitious attempt to reframe the politics of abortion rights that could reverberate across the nation.
After the Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion in 2022, the issue played
Plus: controversy over a talk about racial color-blindness
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Four in five Brits believe the NHS should receive additional funding, a shock poll has revealed today.
The survey, conducted by Ipsos and The Health Foundation, found that people’s support for the health service has remained unchanged since November last year, despite the cost of living piling pressure on household budgets.
Results also show the sentiment was shared across the political spectrum, among people
Crumbling NHS hospitals are suffering chemical leaks and broken fire alarms as the cost of tackling the repair backlog passes £10billion, an investigation reveals.
Bosses reported 115 chemical incidents last year, including on children’s wards, A&Es and maternity units.
Health leaders last night described the repair bill as ‘eye-watering’ and warned buildings and facilities are ‘in a very bad way and getting worse’.
Manchester University Trust recorded 22 chemical leaks, which is more than any other trust that responded to
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said she hopes to discuss “post-colonial foreign policy” during an upcoming trip to South America with four other House Democrats.
The progressive lawmaker held a Q&A session on her Instagram story on Monday night, and announced a congressional delegation to Brazil, Chile and Colombia this month during the August break, when many lawmakers travel overseas.
Ocasio-Cortez indicated that climate change and green energy policies would play a big role in her trip, and said she is
