Tag: politics

• Nancy Pelosi: An Extremely Stable Genius

  September 28, 2019

  Before we begin to grapple with the gravity of the impeachment inquiry that is now upon us, can we acknowledge yet again the extreme weirdness of our times? If, through… more ›

• In Hong Kong, Unity Between Peaceful and Radical Protesters. For Now.

  September 27, 2019

  Five years ago, protesters were critical of even breaking windows. Now, some are throwing firebombs. The slogan is a call for the protesters to remain united, even as different factions… more ›

• SoftBank Bet Big on Disruptive Companies. Many Have Not Paid Off.

  September 27, 2019

  Anyone who has taken an Uber, sent a Slack message or enjoyed a free beer at a WeWork owes a little something to Masayoshi Son. Through his Japanese conglomerate SoftBank… more ›

• ‘The New Berlin Wall’: Why Ukraine Is Central to the Scandal

  September 27, 2019

  IVANO-FRANKIVSK, Ukraine — His voice crackling over what he complained was a “terrible” sound system, Donald J. Trump in September 2015 heaped praise on the oligarch who had invited him… more ›

• The Secret War Machine

  September 25, 2019

  The missing link between the Contras and al Qaeda. It may come as a shock that Vice Admiral John Poindexter has popped up as a visionary cyberguru for Darpa. Until… more ›

• Revealed: how TikTok censors videos that do not please Beijing

  September 25, 2019

  TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned social network, instructs its moderators to censor videos that mention Tiananmen Square, Tibetan independence, or the banned religious group Falun Gong, according to leaked documents detailing… more ›

• This Company Built a Private Surveillance Network. We Tracked Someone With It

  September 22, 2019

  In just a few taps and clicks, the tool showed where a car had been seen throughout the U.S. A private investigator source had access to a powerful system used… more ›

• The hard truths of climate change — by the numbers

  September 22, 2019

  Bruno Rodriguez is only 18, but he has seen enough in his time on Earth to know that he must to do something for the planet. Inspired by the student… more ›

• Yemen

  September 21, 2019

  The armed conflict in Yemen has killed and injured thousands of Yemeni civilians since it began. https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2019/country-chapters/yemen more ›

• History of free African strongholds fires Brazilian resistance to Bolsonaro

  September 20, 2019

  A palm-fringed ridge rises above the plains of Alagoas in north-east Brazil. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/20/history-of-free-african-strongholds-fires-brazilian-resistance-to-bolsonaro more ›