Under Relentless Russian Assault, Ukraine Adopts a Defensive Crouch
At a high point for Ukraine in its war against Russia, when its army was sweeping Russian forces from the country’s northeast, a small-town police chief proudly hung a Ukrainian…
Evacuation Point
This little bus was filled with people from Vovchansk and the smaller villages around it, in the path of Russia’s surge into the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. I met them…
Here’s Why Republicans Are Focusing on Voting by Noncitizens
House Republicans are pushing legislation to crack down on voting by noncitizens, part of an effort to sow doubts about the election outcome and take aim at immigrants who they…
House G.O.P. Moves to Crack Down on Noncitizen Voting, Sowing False Narrative
Republicans are pushing legislation to crack down on voting by noncitizens, which happens rarely and is already illegal in federal elections, in a move that reinforces former President Donald J.…
From the History of Israel−Palestine Conflict: The First Palestinian Intifada Against the State of Israel (1987−1993) and its Political Consequences | naked capitalism
Yves here. The conflict in Goza is both protracted and intractable. The earlier chapters in the Israel-Palestine struggle over the land between the river and the sea help explain why.…
Fed’s Williams welcomes inflation data, not ready to seek rate cuts | Reuters News Agency
Economy 16 May 2024, 4:03 am 1 minute By Reuters News Agency Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams told Reuters he welcomed the arrival of softer consumer…
What We Lose When ChatGPT Sounds Like Scarlett Johansson
When Spike Jonze’s romance “Her” was released in 2013, it sounded both like a joke — a man falls in love with his computer — and a fantasy. The iPhone…
I.C.C. Warrant Request Appears to Shore Up Domestic Support for Netanyahu
If the headlines in Israel were anything to go by, the request by the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor for an arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to…
Why a Tactic Used by Czars Is Back With a Vengeance
Diplomatic tensions are rising here in London. On Tuesday, the British foreign ministry summoned the Chinese ambassador for an official reprimand. The day before, the police charged three men with…
She Wants to Make San Francisco Ballet an ‘Arrow to the Future’
Coming from Tamara Rojo, three words go a long way: “That, I believe.” Rojo, the artistic director of San Francisco Ballet since 2022, wants dancers to have autonomy — more…