After 8 years in power, what is Justin Trudeau’s legacy — and how will he cement it?
Nov 25, 2023 07:36 am UTC| Politics
Justin Trudeau led the Liberals to electoral victory in 2015, when the party began the federal election campaign with just three dozen MPs in the House of Commons. Trudeaus campaign platform promised Canadians...
Good profits from bad news: How the Kennedy assassination helped make network TV news wealthy
Nov 21, 2023 04:02 am UTC| Politics
In journalism, bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads is a famous industry catchphrase, which explains why violent crime, war and terrorism, and natural disasters are ubiquitous on TV news. The fact that journalists and...
What Joe Biden's meeting with Xi Jinping means for geopolitical tensions
Nov 19, 2023 06:03 am UTC| Politics
U.S. President Joe Biden has engaged in a crucial face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco. This high-stakes diplomatic encounter was...
How a new identity-focused ideology has trapped the left and undermined social justice
Nov 19, 2023 06:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Yasha Mounks new book, The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time, explores a radical progressive ideology that has been taking the world by storm. From its unlikely beginnings in esoteric scholarly theories...
Rwanda plan: Rishi Sunak has insisted on pushing ahead – here's where he could take it next
Nov 19, 2023 06:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The UK supreme court has ruled against the governments plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing. But this isnt the end of the story a version of the plan is likely to resurface in some form. The initial...
Myanmar’s military junta appears to be in terminal decline
Nov 19, 2023 06:00 am UTC| Politics
Myint Swe, the acting president of Mynamars military government, has warned that the country will be split into various parts after his armed forces suffered huge territorial losses to resistance fighters recently. His...
China: why there has been a sudden 'surge' of antisemitism in the People's Republic
Nov 19, 2023 05:56 am UTC| Politics
During the conflict between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, many nations have tried to maintain a neutral stance by not explicitly supporting either side. But despite attempts at balanced commentaries at the top of business and...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects