Politics

The Arc of the Voting Rights Act

Louisiana Republicans erased a majority-Black congressional district.

Out of Boundaries

The woke era that began in 2014 ended in 2024. Wokeness, of course, is not dead — it still hangs over many school districts and colleges and will make a comeback with Democratic victories over the next three years — but it no longer is the default mindset.

The right is desperate for a solution to falling birthrates. Who’s going to tell them that the answer is immigration?

Reform and Maga are correct that ageing populations are storing up huge social problems, but our prosperity still rests on the hard work of migrants

Time to move on from the daylight saving time obsession

With the apparent support of President Donald Trump, Congress may soon pass legislation allowing states to adopt misleadingly named daylight saving time year-round.

The impending Republican collapse

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Kean to be renominated despite not voting in House since March

Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-NJ) is running for reelection in New Jersey’s 7th District despite a monthslong absence from both Capitol Hill and the campaign trail due to an undisclosed health issue.

Lithuania warns Russian economy is 'built on war'

The Lithuanian government fears the Baltic states will be Russia’s logical next target because the Kremlin has gone over a cliff in transforming the country’s economy into a war machine.

Defense spending, China in Asia and lessons from Ukraine: Takeaways from the 2026 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue

The summit sees top world leaders, defense officials and key executives gathering in Singapore from May 29 to 31

The Mothers of May’s 20-year struggle for justice after Brazil police rampage

In 2006 police took revenge for deadly prison riots by killing more than 500 people in alleged shootouts that others call executions. A court is to rule on compensation for victims

‘One day I thought, that’s enough’: the people fighting back against pothole-riddled roads

The dire state of roads has provoked pothole vigilantes and become a political flashpoint from Manchester to Manhattan. How did we get here?

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Germany's embattled nightlife scene welcomes plan to reclassify clubs

There is hope that a change to building regulations could resurrect music clubs, which have been hit by rising rents, social shifts and noise disputes