Why Spending Cuts Likely Won’t Shake the Economy
The last time the United States came perilously close to defaulting on its debt, a Democratic president and a Republican speaker of the House cut a deal to raise the…
Opinion | Trump Will Be Tough to Beat, if 1968 Is Any Guide
Nixon rebuffed Reagan and the others in one of the last primaries where delegates and party insiders, rather than the will of voters, played a significant role in determining the…
Five Takeaways From Turkey’s Presidential Election
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s re-election grants him five more years to deepen his conservative imprint on Turkish society and to realize his ambition of increasing the country’s economic and geopolitical…
Opinion | The Supreme Court Is Crippling Environmental Protections. Where Is Congress?
In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson told a room full of governors and state officials that he found the filthy river flowing a mile from the Capitol “disgraceful.” Now the Potomac…
The Mystery of the Disappearing van Gogh
The bidding for Lot 17 started at $23 million. In the packed room at Sotheby’s in Manhattan, the price quickly climbed: $32 million, $42 million, $48 million. Then a new…
The Decline In Coal Appears To Have Been Exaggerated | naked capitalism
By Felicity Bradstock, a freelance writer specializing in energy and finance. Originally published at OilPrice.com. Governments and international organizations have made ambitious pledges to reduce their emissions, a reduction that…
Uganda’s President Signs Punitive Anti-Gay Bill Into Law
The president of Uganda signed a punitive anti-gay bill on Monday that includes the death penalty, enshrining into law an intensifying crackdown against L.G.B.T.Q. people in the conservative East African…
With Watchful Eyes, a Nationwide Network Tracks Antisemitic Threats
In a dimly lit conference room on an upper floor of a Chicago mid-rise, an intricately detailed snapshot of American peril is being taken, minute by unsettling minute. Reports from…
Kyiv hit in ‘largest drone attack’ since war began
Ukraine’s capital was subjected to the largest drone attack since the start of Russia’s conflict as Kyiv prepared to mark the anniversary of its founding on Sunday. (AP video: Vasilisa…
Researchers say NYC is sinking
If rising oceans aren’t worry enough, add this to the risks New York City faces: The metropolis is slowly sinking into the Hudson and surrounding waters — weighed down by…