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Zohran Mamdani Wins New York City’s Mayoral Election
History was made in New York on Tuesday evening, as Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani officially defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and…
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Sleepwalking Into Revenge: The Rise of the Politics of Retribution
For Trump, revenge is a perfectly rational strategy, consistent with his other efforts to consolidate power. “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M…
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Video: Trump Is Seeking $230 Million From the Justice Dept.
new video loaded: Trump Is Seeking $230 Million From the Justice Dept. President Trump is demanding about $230 million in compensation for…
Culture
Dollar wavers with politics, credit risks and trade tensions in the spotlight
THE dollar edged up against the yen but was flat versus the euro on Monday (Oct 20) as investors shifted their focus to political…
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Video: How Trump Aims to Redefine the Military
new video loaded: How Trump Aims to Redefine the Military President Trump and his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, have been reshaping the…
Culture
Malaysia says multilateral power deal delayed by Thai politics, renewal expected next month
Thailand has delayed renewing a South-east Asian multilateral power trade deal due to local political changes, Malaysia’s energy minister…
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Why Shame No Longer Works in American Politics
Táíwò’s critique of Klein is powerful and, in many respects, correct. Klein’s airy dismissal of shame reflects a shallow and myopic…
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How Inclusive Fashion Is Quietly Raging Against Body Politics (and Winning)
Let’s start with the truth: fashion has long been complicit in reinforcing the “ideal body.” For over a century, thinness has been styled…
Culture
US dollar mixed as yen sell-off wanes, euro hit by French politics
THE US dollar was mixed on Thursday (Oct 9) as a sell-off in the Japanese yen appeared exhausted for now, while the euro was dented by…
Culture
Yen, euro extend slide against US dollar as politics calls the shots
Political developments drove currency markets again on Tuesday (Oct 7) with the yen falling to a two-month low after Sanae Takaichi’s…
World
The Leftist Podcaster Who Studies Online Radicalization
This past March, the Times writer and power podcaster Ezra Klein appeared on “Doomscroll,” a small but influential YouTube interview show…
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Zohran Mamdani Is Threading One of the Trickiest Needles in Politics
In contrast, while Mamdani has made affordability the focus of his campaign, he has also emphasized other issues that might resonate with…
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DOJ Quietly Deletes Study on Politics of Domestic Terrorists
404 Media has reported that in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump’s Justice Department deleted a study from its website stating…
Culture
Politics drive investment divide in South-east Asia’s top markets
POLITICAL upheaval is driving a split in South-east Asia’s financial landscape, as investors bet that the worst may finally be over in…
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Transcript: Why Democratic Leadership Is Clueless About Politics
Litman: They’re going to have to go through a full rebranding exercise the way the Democrats had to do after Obama and we saw how that…
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Why Democratic Leadership Is Totally Clueless About Modern Politics
The Democratic Party leadership’s strategy of downplaying many of Trump’s actions as a “distraction” is a mistake, say political writer G.…
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What’s Going On With the Legal Battle Over Medication Abortion by Mail in Texas and New York?
Telehealth-prescribed medication abortions—or, in other words, abortion pills that are prescribed via telehealth appointments and then…
Culture
Asia: Shares rise as Japan politics weigh on yen
Asian markets rose on Monday (Sep 8), with Tokyo up nearly two per cent after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s decision to resign…
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For Arundhati Roy, Art and Politics Emerged from Her Mother’s Shadow
Mary Roy lay in a temperature-controlled coffin with a glass top in the dining room of her house in Kottayam in September 2022. Press…
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How Democrats Can Beat Republican Race-Baiting Politics
Republicans’ attacks on Democrats and the left for being “too woke” and obsessed with “identity politics” have been happening, in one form…
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Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson on Her Fourth Tour With the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra—and Her Beloved Collection of Vyshyvankas
During World War II, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony became a shorthand throughout Europe. With Morse code for the letter V (three dots and a…
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The Media Keeps Ignoring the Truth About American Politics
Republicans in Texas are trying to gerrymander congressional districts to give the GOP a greater advantage in the U.S. House of…
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The Best of Greg Sargent’s Politics Podcast
You’ve probably heard that President Trump and the European Union have reached a big trade deal. This is being widely portrayed as a “win”…
Culture
Elon Musk’s politics hit Tesla sales in Europe’s biggest car markets
Tesla’s new car registrations in Britain and Germany, Europe’s biggest auto markets, more than halved in July from a year earlier, as CEO…