Comings to term: America’s abortion-rights rollback
The Supreme Court ruling has convulsed the country; passing the question of abortion rights to the states will divide America yet further. We ask what it means for the court to go so plainly against p...
27 Jun 202224min
Shooting from the hip: The Supreme Court expands gun rights
Yesterday, America’s Supreme Court issued its most important Second Amendment ruling in more than a decade, striking down a New York law that tightly regulated concealed carrying of guns. The ruling m...
24 Jun 202225min
Pride and prejudice: China’s LGBT crackdown
In much of the world, things are improving for sexual minorities. The opposite is true in China, where authorities are cracking down on the LGBT community. Bangladesh is suffering its worst flooding i...
23 Jun 202222min
Eastern encroaches: Ukraine’s losses in Donbas
Russia is making steady, piecemeal gains in the region; Ukrainian forces are simply outgunned. That disparity defines the war’s progression—for now. More than 20 countries have radio stations run by a...
22 Jun 202226min
Estranged bedfellows: Israel’s government collapses
A motley collection of parliamentarians, now without its whisper-thin majority, has crumbled. That will force the country back to the ballot box—and back to familiar political turmoil. Increasing numb...
21 Jun 202223min
Stuck in the middle with few: Macron’s parliamentary pasting
resident Emmanuel Macron has lost his majority in France’s National Assembly as voters flooded both to the far right and far left. A second term filled with confrontation and compromise awaits him. Th...
20 Jun 202223min
Menace to democracy: The January 6th hearings
In its third public hearing yesterday, the committee investigating the January 6th Capitol insurrection detailed the pressure put on Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election—as well as the continuing ...
17 Jun 202224min
Powell to the people: The Fed raises rates
America’s central bank raised rates by .75% yesterday—the biggest increase in almost 30 years. Whether that will help tame rising prices without triggering a recession is unclear. The poor performance...
16 Jun 202224min
