Republican gerrymandering worked pretty well in Texas and Florida, even if it backfired in North Carolina and Ohio

With massive Democratic majorities poised to enter the 120th Congress, did Republican attempts to gerrymander actually end up ...

Cathy Come Home at 60: many of the housing issues the film exposed still exist today

You only pretend to care!” an exhausted, homeless Cathy shouts at a board of welfare officials just days before her children ...
Opinion

Lebanon’s power‑sharing formula was once a model for conflict resolution – now it is creaking

Israeli war, the displacement of people and unbalanced negotiations have put stress on an already fragile system.

MAHA suffered heavy losses in the 2026 midterms, but the movement is far from dead

Much of the MAHA agenda is popular among the general public, across the political spectrum, and the frustrations that helped ...

To get Americans to care about climate change, just call it climate change

Phrases like ‘climate crisis,’ ‘climate emergency’ or ‘climate justice’ used at COP31 might seem to escalate urgency, but a large survey shows they don’t help and may actually hurt.
Opinion

Could you survive without Microsoft? Inside the costs of digital dependence

The International Energy Agency estimates that data centres consumed 415 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024, around 1.5% of global demand. It projects that consumption could reach 945 ...