California surfing competition told to let transgender woman compete
Lowerson, a longboarder, said she did not believe that was the case. “It’s not a race, it’s about style, flow, grace. As a longboarder, it’s more like ballet on a…
See the hip-hop bling on display in New York
A new exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in New York features the jewellery of some of hip-hop’s biggest names – from A$AP Rocky’s necklace to Nicki Minaj’s…
Virginia school board to vote on restoring Confederate names
In a first for the US, two Virginia schools will have their original Confederate names reinstated.
Ex-Nebraska lawmaker indicted again over illegal campaign donation
At the time, federal investigators had been conducting a criminal investigation into illegal political contributions to Mr Fortenberry’s 2016 re-election campaign, as well as other federal candidates’ campaigns, according to…
World’s Oldest Central Bank Keeps Sounding Alarm on Fragility of Cashless Economies. Are Other Central Banks Listening? | naked capitalism
At a time when the dominant narrative around cash is that its demise is all but inevitable, as well as broadly desirable, the 2024 payment report by Sweden’s Riksbank may…
The Debate Over Rafah
At the heart of the dispute between President Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu over invading Rafah is a larger disagreement about what Israel can reasonably hope to accomplish against Hamas. In…
The Latest in Rafah, and a Key Trump Trial Witness Returns to the Stand
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Stormy Daniels Takes the Stand
The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh Young, Lisa Chow, Eric…
How Pro-Palestinian Students Pushed Trinity College Dublin to Divest
Discontent over the war in Gaza had been building for months at Trinity College Dublin, but what had been a rumble last week suddenly became a roar. News broke that…
What Is Critical Global Geopolitics? | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post covers how the focus of geopolitics as a discipline has changed over time, and in particular, that the postmodern version, “critical global geopolitics” seriously discounts the…