» Scholz and Macron feud over arms for Ukraine
28/02/24 06:12 from Top Stories
As Ukraine runs short on ammunition, the German and French leaders are at odds over military aid.

» GAO: Billions wasted on federal health insurance program
28/02/24 05:01 from Top Stories
The Office of Personnel Management, which oversees health insurance for 8 million federal workers and their families at a cost of more than $60 billion a year, has never checked the eligibility of those on its rolls.

» Trump tried to ignore Haley. He barely lasted a day.
28/02/24 05:00 from Top Stories
The former president was back to his old ways in no time.

» GOP governors face pressure campaign to feed kids in the summer
28/02/24 05:00 from Top Stories
Louisiana and South Carolina are among the states where advocates are pushing hard to change their governor’s mind.

» The Government Really Is Spying On You — And It’s Legal
28/02/24 05:00 from Top Stories
Consumer data has become a lucrative commodity, and the US government is buying.

» There’s a Good Reason Haley’s Still Running – And It’s Not Trump’s Legal Problems
28/02/24 05:00 from Top Stories
The answer might be buried deep in the Republican convention rules.

» US tech giants refuse to work with Britain’s top secret military censorship board
28/02/24 00:38 from Top Stories
The century-old committee is struggling to keep pace with new trends in social media and open source journalism.

» Trump marches to victory in Michigan primary, though with a familiar note of caution
27/02/24 23:24 from Top Stories
He's swept every primary so far, but Nikki Haley is still notching a large minority of the vote.

» Macron wants to lead Europe on Ukraine, but France may not let him
27/02/24 23:19 from Top Stories
The French president faces blowback across the political spectrum for not ruling out a Western military presence in Ukraine.

» Texas nuclear weapons facility pauses operations amid spreading wildfires
27/02/24 23:14 from Top Stories
The main facility that assembles and disassembles America’s nuclear arsenal shut down Tuesday night.

» Your guide to all the real-time results
27/02/24 22:09 from Top Stories
Stay tuned for our live coverage of the 2024 primaries.

» It's primary season. Here's when every race is happening.
27/02/24 22:09 from Top Stories

» Biden won the Michigan primary decisively — but not by enough to calm Democratic angst
27/02/24 21:01 from Top Stories
The president continues to put up major wins. But the protest campaign in Michigan foreshadows potential problems for him come November.

» Judge affirms ouster of Michigan Republican Party leader Karamo
27/02/24 19:06 from Top Stories
The decision against Karamo came after months of internal fighting over the financial health of the state GOP.

» McConnell nudges Johnson as gap grows between GOP leaders
27/02/24 18:26 from Top Stories
The Senate GOP leader is sensitive to Mike Johnson's tough position. But on Ukraine and spending, the Hill's two top Republicans are looking further apart.

» Israel and Hamas indicate no deal is imminent
27/02/24 18:15 from Top Stories
President Joe Biden suggested Monday that a deal for a pause in fighting was likely.

» ‘I speculated’: Key witness denies knowing details of Georgia prosecutors’ romantic relationship
27/02/24 17:20 from Top Stories
Terrence Bradley said that, contrary to what he suggested in text messages, he did not know when District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade began dating.

» Chatbots’ inaccurate, misleading responses about US elections threaten to keep voters from polls
27/02/24 17:08 from Top Stories
Millions are turning to artificial intelligence-powered chatbots for basic information, including about how their voting process works.

» Judge tosses alleged al Qaeda operative’s suit against CIA waterboarding contractors
27/02/24 17:02 from Top Stories
Abu Zubaydah's case is barred by a federal law that limits lawsuits from war-on-terror detainees, the judge ruled.

» Lara Trump officially announces for RNC co-chair, as Trump tightens grip on GOP
27/02/24 16:55 from Top Stories
The former president’s daughter-in-law kicked her campaign off on Tuesday.

» Controversial Ohio GOP congressional candidate considers dropping out (again)
27/02/24 16:14 from Top Stories
House Republican leaders have been desperate to stop J.R. Majewski from winning the nomination to take on Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who defeated him in 2022.

» Ryan Binkley drops out of GOP primary, endorses Trump
27/02/24 12:21 from Top Stories
The longshot presidential candidate failed to gain any traction in early nominating states.

» How AI Is Already Transforming the News Business
27/02/24 10:23 from Top Stories
An expert explains how massive technological change is already transforming the media.

» The House GOP’s defense against hardliners is about to get weaker
27/02/24 05:00 from Top Stories
If Republicans can hold the majority, they'll likely have to wrangle a bloc of even more emboldened conservatives who made their name by fighting their own party.

» Biden’s Never Been Driven By Human Rights. This Time, It Might Cost Him.
27/02/24 05:00 from Top Stories
Don’t be so surprised about his response to the Middle East war. He’s always been willing to put human rights on the back burner.

» Tammy Murphy does a 180 on dark money now that she's running for Senate
26/02/24 18:41 from Top Stories
The NJ first lady's position overlooks her and her allies' participation in a campaign finance system she now opposes.

» The Top Muslim State Lawmaker in Michigan Wants You to Turn on Joe Biden
26/02/24 18:22 from Top Stories
Michigan Rep. Abraham Aiyash hopes to send the president a message in Tuesday’s primary: Cease-fire or bust.

» Justices hint Florida and Texas social media laws may be unconstitutional
26/02/24 16:18 from Top Stories
The high court signaled that the laws could violate tech platforms’ First Amendment rights, but left open the possibility that portions of the laws could be upheld.

» ‘I’m Not Trying to Cause a Scene. I Just Want to Get Off This Plane.’
26/02/24 05:00 from Top Stories
A former senior Boeing employee on why he still won’t fly on a MAX plane.

» They’re Fawning All Over Trump. In Private, They’re Seeking Out Mike Pence.
25/02/24 07:00 from Top Stories
Intermediaries for Elise Stefanik, Kristi Noem and Tim Scott have been asking questions about how Pence handled the vetting gauntlet in 2016.

» Nancy Mace Lets Loose on Kevin McCarthy, Abortion and Trump
24/02/24 07:00 from Top Stories
The South Carolina Republican wants to set the record straight.

» Meet The Only Member of Congress Who’s Backing Nikki Haley
23/02/24 12:00 from Top Stories
Ralph Norman is the rare Republican to buck Trump and live to tell the tale.

» Donald Trump Wrecked the South Carolina Primary
23/02/24 06:00 from Top Stories
Once known for colorful barbs and gamesmanship, the contest in the Palmetto State has become yet another ratification of identity politics.

» ‘Josh Is a Show Pony. Erin Is a Workhorse.’
23/02/24 05:00 from Top Stories
Josh Hawley might be a senator but Erin Hawley’s legal work on abortion-related cases has transformed the American political landscape. The biggest one is still to come.

» Bewildered Conservatives Greet a Fallen British Prime Minister
22/02/24 19:00 from Top Stories
Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss spoke in a hotel conference room that was less than half full.

» Opinion | Why Republicans Are Making a Big Mistake on Biden’s Age
22/02/24 12:00 from Top Stories
I’m a Republican strategist — and I think my party is making a big mistake.

» 4 Myths About Ukraine that Might Sound Right But Are Actually Wrong
22/02/24 05:00 from Top Stories
Two years after the Russian invasion, some myths have been dispelled, but new ones have taken hold.

» Where the 2024 GOP candidate field stands
18/01/24 20:34 from Top Stories
We put the presidential hopefuls into categories based roughly on their chances to get the GOP nomination.

» FOX News: Tucker Carlson: Our leaders have sided with the agents of chaos – we're told crimes of the mob are our fault
30/05/20 06:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
What you’re watching is the ancient battle between those who have a stake in society, and would like to preserve it, and those who don’t, and seek to destroy it. FOX News

» Opinion | The Guardian: Music venues are where British culture is born. It's Britain's duty to keep them alive | Tony Naylor
30/05/20 03:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
It’s in no one’s interest for a billion-pound industry to fail – so why does the new culture taskforce hit all the wrong notes? If British music has a soul, it resides in small venues. In hundreds of pub backrooms, grotty gig venues, DIY...

» Opinion | The Guardian: Fit in my 40s: is cleaning as good as a fitness class? There's one way to find out | Zoe Williams
30/05/20 02:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
If you live in chaos, you can get a decent cardio workout just by tidying, moving things at speed off the floor of one room and into another A couple of years ago, I was trying to place the entire fitness industry on the arc of feminism,...

» Opinion | The Guardian: Why I quit working on Boris Johnson's ‘world-beating' test-and-tracing system | Anonymous
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
We’re not highly trained – we’ve been sitting around doing nothing. This programme is not fit to bring Britain out of lockdown Boris Johnson tells Britain that our test-and-tracing system will be “ world-beating ”. Here’s what I’ve witne...

» World Socialist Web Site (en): Mass protests voice outrage over police murder of George Floyd
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
Thousands defied a curfew in the Twin Cities while large protests took place in New York City, Atlanta, Washington, Los Angeles and dozens of other US cities. World Socialist Web Site (en)

» World Socialist Web Site (en): Protests against police killing of frontline worker Breonna Taylor escalate in Louisville, Kentucky
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
Hundreds protested in Louisville on Thursday demanding the arrest and prosecution of police who killed Breonna Taylor during a “no knock” raid on her residence in March. World Socialist Web Site (en)

» World Socialist Web Site (en): Trump escalates anti-China campaign
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
US President Trump dramatically escalated his reckless anti-China campaign yesterday, making clear that a dangerous confrontation between the two countries is all but inevitable. World Socialist Web Site (en)

» World Socialist Web Site (en): Detroit autoworkers report unexplained illness at Jefferson North Assembly as COVID cases mount
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
Several B Crew workers at Fiat Chrysler Jefferson North Assembly in Detroit fell ill from unknown causes during work on Thursday. World Socialist Web Site (en)

» World Socialist Web Site (en): US Justice Department drops insider trading investigation of three senators
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
The three senators, along with a fourth who remains under investigation, dumped large stock holdings based on classified briefings in January about the impending coronavirus disaster. World Socialist Web Site (en)

» World Socialist Web Site (en): UK: Official figures inflate COVID-19 testing rate by more than a million
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
The Johnson government is again seeking to cover up criminal inaction that has led to tens of thousands of deaths. World Socialist Web Site (en)

» World Socialist Web Site (en): German and French trade unions back Merkel and Macron’s recovery programme
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
Trade union support for the recovery programme is a signal to Paris and Berlin that they can rely on the unflinching support on the unions in combating rivals on the global market and implementing attacks on the working class. World Soci...

» World Socialist Web Site (en): Workers in Germany report on corona virus infection risk in workplaces
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
Workers highlight the lack of safety measures in public transit and factories. World Socialist Web Site (en)

» World Socialist Web Site (en): Bangladesh COVID-19 deaths soar past 500
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
The death and infection curves are still rising, but the Awami League government is reopening the economy in the interests of big business. World Socialist Web Site (en)

» World Socialist Web Site (en): After ignoring migrant workers’ plight, the Indian Supreme Court now acknowledges unfolding social tragedy
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
The court’s intervention reflects concerns fear by India’s legal authorities that mounting mass anger will erupt against the entire capitalist elite and its state. World Socialist Web Site (en)

» World Socialist Web Site (en): Massachusetts school district gets rid of art, music and PE teachers for coming school year
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
The drastic cuts at Randolph and Brookline schools are a foretaste of what will befall many districts, teachers and students across the US. World Socialist Web Site (en)

» World Socialist Web Site (en): Trinity Health to terminate psychiatric beds in Massachusetts in midst of pandemic
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
If approved by the state, the closure will eliminate 74 beds for adults, the elderly, and children, along with 202 jobs. World Socialist Web Site (en)

» World Socialist Web Site (en): Australia’s “national cabinet” declared permanent
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
The purpose of the new body is to suppress widespread social and political opposition, and create the conditions for a further pro-business restructuring of the economy. World Socialist Web Site (en)

» World Socialist Web Site (en): Hundreds of thousands stage multiracial demonstrations against police violence in a powerful show of working-class unity
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
Mass demonstrations of workers and youth of all races, triggered by the brutal murder of George Floyd, are an expression of tremendous social solidarity. It is not a question of black against white, but the working class against the rich...

» World Socialist Web Site (en): No to the reopening of schools! Build action committees to safeguard children and teachers!
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
The “phased” return of school children is a criminal policy that places children, teachers, families, and communities open to the risk of serious illness and death. World Socialist Web Site (en)

» World Socialist Web Site (en): The Accident unambiguously indicts the corporate elite
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
The British television miniseries, The Accident , tells the story of a decayed former mining and steel town in Wales, in which a factory under construction collapses, resulting in a horrendous tragedy. World Socialist Web Site (en)

» World Socialist Web Site (en): Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia
30/05/20 01:00 from 1. Opinions from mikenova (31 sites)
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature. World Socialist Web Site (en)

» To Serve Is to Slobber
10/10/17 17:03 from NYT > Columnists
President Trump demands an unseemly degree of gratitude and deference.

» When Corker Liked Trump
10/10/17 08:40 from NYT > Columnists
The senator helped make the president. Now the senator has a particular responsibility not just to talk but to act.

» Virginia Is for Haters
10/10/17 04:21 from NYT > Columnists
Will a white nationalist campaign prevail in a changing state?

» Our Stupid Gun Debate
10/10/17 04:21 from NYT > Columnists
Does anyone really think that when the agents of Leviathan show up to deport you to the gulag, your trusty Smith & Wesson will see you through?

» The Art of Thinking Well
10/10/17 04:21 from NYT > Columnists
How do you persuade people? It’s not always by presenting the facts.

» Trump’s Masochism
09/10/17 09:12 from NYT > Columnists
Also: a Nobel Prize worth celebrating.

» Gary Cohn and Steven Mnuchin Risk Their Reputations
09/10/17 04:21 from NYT > Columnists
Pleasing their boss at all costs isn’t worth it.

» Yes, Steve Bannon Should Terrify You
07/10/17 15:30 from NYT > Columnists
His brigade is motley. His agenda? Disruption for its own ugly sake.

» The Pigs of Liberalism
07/10/17 15:30 from NYT > Columnists
Harvey Weinstein and the predations of progressive men.

» A German Who Explains Trump
06/10/17 23:02 from NYT > Columnists
A rightist, tired of “guilt celebration” and political correctness, speaks out on German patriotism and sovereignty.

» My Depressing Summers in Belize
06/07/17 15:50 from NYT > Contributors
I spend the hot months in the water, studying ocean ecosystems. What I see happening to our coral reefs is deeply alarming....

» When a SWAT Team Comes to Your House
06/07/17 15:49 from NYT > Contributors
With victims’ personal information at their fingertips, harassers are engaging in a practice called swatting. And they’re getting away with it....

» It’s Me, Your Chill Bride!
06/07/17 15:31 from NYT > Contributors
Let’s just all get on the same page before my special day....

» Let Charlie Gard’s Parents Decide His Fate
06/07/17 11:37 from NYT > Contributors
The parents know better than the pope, President Trump and the British courts about what’s best for their sick son....

» Bombs Will Not Defeat ISIS (but Maybe the Internet Will)
06/07/17 09:56 from NYT > Contributors
A Syrian activist and journalist risks his life to expose ISIS atrocities. He’s now asking governments and Silicon Valley to do more to help....

» ‘The Siren Calls of the Left’
06/07/17 09:45 from NYT > Contributors
It’s often difficult to distinguish between what you want to happen and what is likely to happen....

» To Win Afghanistan, Get Tough on Pakistan
06/07/17 04:31 from NYT > Contributors
American incentives have failed to dissuade Pakistan from supporting the Taliban. President Trump must consider a tougher approach....

» Yanis Varoufakis: A New Deal for the 21st Century
06/07/17 04:04 from NYT > Contributors
The struggle between globalist elites and populist nationalists is a political dead end. There is another way....

» Conservatives Go Third ‘I’ Blind
06/07/17 03:21 from NYT > Contributors
How a post-literate movement embraced a semi-literate president....

» Back to the Center, Democrats
06/07/17 03:21 from NYT > Contributors
Relying on identity politics and big government has hurt the Democratic Party. To win, it must embrace more centrist ideas....

» Showdown in Hamburg
06/07/17 03:21 from NYT > Editorials
Leaders of the G-20 nations hope that President Trump will try to mend already frayed relations....

» Work and Reward: The Great Disconnect
06/07/17 03:21 from NYT > Editorials
A new study shows that the twin scourges of poor income growth and rising inequality, left unaddressed, will only worsen....

» The Way Forward on North Korea
04/07/17 21:07 from NYT > Editorials
Mr. Trump is learning he can’t rely on China alone. Eventually the United States will have to negotiate directly....

» Who Can Reform the Chicago Police?
04/07/17 20:46 from NYT > Editorials
The courts offer the best chance to clean up the police scandal....

» Turkey’s 250-Mile Protest
04/07/17 06:24 from NYT > Editorials
A march to Istanbul is helping to unite all those who oppose Mr. Erdogan’s authoritarian government....

» Movies Can Take New Yorkers Back to the ’70s. But Why Go There?
04/07/17 03:21 from NYT > Editorials
The mean streets were meaner, and though it’s hard to believe, the subway was a lot worse....

» When Cyberweapons Go Missing
04/07/17 03:21 from NYT > Editorials
The National Security Agency is so shrouded in mystery that it’s not even clear whether it knows how its weapons were stolen....

» Happy Fourth of July! Show Us Your Papers
03/07/17 19:41 from NYT > Editorials
Dozens of states rightly gave President Trump’s voter-fraud commission the back of their hand....

» Gov. Chris Christie: From Beach to Meme Eternity
03/07/17 18:34 from NYT > Editorials
The Star-Ledger, and Twitter users, immortalized Mr. Christie’s holiday on a state beach he had ordered closed....

» Bank Health, Imperiled
03/07/17 03:21 from NYT > Editorials
Bank health has improved since 2011, when the Federal Reserve began its stress tests, but deregulation threatens the progress....

» What Donald Trump Gets Wrong About Sexual Harassment
03/08/16 15:54 from Taking Note
His comments — and those of his son Eric — imply that it’s women’s responsibility to avoid being harassed.

» From ‘We Can’ to ‘We Can’t’
06/09/12 12:28 from Taking Note
Bill Clinton put a twist on Barack Obama's 2008 "yes we can" slogan. "We can't let that happen" is a more apt call to arms for the Democrats.

» Welcome
31/10/11 16:53 from Taking Note
Introducing The Loyal Opposition, Andrew Rosenthal's new political blog.