Biden says the U.S. would have to invent an Israel if it didn’t exist. Why?

During his recent trip to the United States, Israeli President Isaac Herzog gave a speech before the United States Congress. Mainstream media coverage of his speech...

DeSantis’ ‘war on woke’ looks a lot like attempts by other countries to deny and rewrite history

A Florida law that took effect on July 1, 2023, restricts how educators in the state’s public colleges and universities can teach about the racial oppression...

I asked immigrants from 28 countries why they’re serving in the US military – and it’s not primarily to gain citizenship

As the U.S. military struggles through the worst recruitment crisis in 25 years, it has redoubled efforts to recruit from immigrant communities. Immigrants who are U.S....

Lessons from Minnesota’s progressive turn

(Version française disponible ici) At the end of May, Barack Obama retweeted a MinnPost article reviewing the just-concluded session of the Minnesota State Legislature, adding that...

Albanese government to make it easier for casuals to become permanent employees

Casual workers will be given a new path to becoming permanent, with the security that brings, in industrial relations reforms Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke will...

Russian war correspondent killed, 3 hurt on front line in Ukraine

MOSCOW – Rostislav Zhuravlev, a Russian war correspondent, was killed and three other journalists suffered serious injuries on Saturday as a result of shelling by Ukrainian forces in...

The UK is still not prepared for extreme temperatures – here’s what it should do

While massive heatwaves are affecting southern Europe, China, the US and many other places, it’s rainy and not particularly warm in the UK. But that doesn’t...

Byelection losses are terrible for the Conservatives – but there are glimmers of hope

It says much of the Conservatives’ current plight that a win of just 495 votes is being hailed with relief inside the party. The Conservatives narrowly...

Here’s how China is responding to US sanctions – with blocking laws and other countermeasures

After a recent meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and officials in Beijing, China released a statement demanding “practical action” over the issue of sanctions....

In Kyiv, signs of the ongoing war are evident – but daily life continues uninterrupted as well