When TV comedian Beppe Grillo and web activist Gianroberto Casaleggio started a political movement in 2009, few believed it would become a major force in Italian politics. Yet eight years later, the MoVimento 5 Stelle (M5s) has emerged as one of the ...
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When TV comedian Beppe Grillo and web activist Gianroberto Casaleggio started a political movement in 2009, few believed it would become a major force in Italian politics. Yet eight years later, the MoVimento 5 Stelle (M5s) has emerged as one of the ...
In 2017, “truth” seems to stand on shaky ground. President Trump contests the messages put forward by media outlets, rejects reports from government agencies, and his White House counselor, Kellyanne Conway, has suggested that facts suddenly have...
In 2017, “truth” seems to stand on shaky ground. President Trump contests the messages put forward by media outlets, rejects reports from government agencies, and his White House counselor, Kellyanne Conway, has suggested that facts suddenly have...
President Yahya Jammeh told Gambia he would rule for a billion years. But on December 1, 2016, the Gambian people decided otherwise. In a shocking election celebrated by the international community as fair, free, and legitimate, opposition candidate ...
President Yahya Jammeh told Gambia he would rule for a billion years. But on December 1, 2016, the Gambian people decided otherwise. In a shocking election celebrated by the international community as fair, free, and legitimate, opposition candidate ...
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seems to have a knack for the unprecedented, a desire to chart his own path and challenge previously established norms, formalities, and laws. Well before his current swath of controversy — when the words...
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seems to have a knack for the unprecedented, a desire to chart his own path and challenge previously established norms, formalities, and laws. Well before his current swath of controversy — when the words...
The 2016 US Presidential election was an unrelenting bloodbath — filled to the brim with scandal, defamation, and an overwhelming sense of chaos. The brutality of the election reflects a nation marked by immense ideological division, as much of Ame...
The 2016 US Presidential election was an unrelenting bloodbath — filled to the brim with scandal, defamation, and an overwhelming sense of chaos. The brutality of the election reflects a nation marked by immense ideological division, as much of Ame...
Apple. Google. Microsoft. Facebook. Twitter. Uber. Tesla. Netflix. eBay. Intel. On February 7th, over 100 American companies co-signed an amicus curiae brief — otherwise known as a “friend of the court” brief — for the 9th Circuit Court o...
Apple. Google. Microsoft. Facebook. Twitter. Uber. Tesla. Netflix. eBay. Intel. On February 7th, over 100 American companies co-signed an amicus curiae brief — otherwise known as a “friend of the court” brief — for the 9th Circuit Court o...
Photo Credit: Nina Subin Ron Chernow is a best-selling author and recipient of a Pulitzer Prize in 2011 for his biography of George Washington. His biography of Alexander Hamilton served as the source material for the Broadway musical “Hamilton.”...
Photo Credit: Nina Subin Ron Chernow is a best-selling author and recipient of a Pulitzer Prize in 2011 for his biography of George Washington. His biography of Alexander Hamilton served as the source material for the Broadway musical “Hamilton.”...
Ben King is the cofounder and outreach director of Amish PAC, a super PAC for conservative Amish voters in swing states such as Pennsylvania and Ohio. He is a former member of the Amish church and currently serves as the CEO of an Amish barn-building...
Ben King is the cofounder and outreach director of Amish PAC, a super PAC for conservative Amish voters in swing states such as Pennsylvania and Ohio. He is a former member of the Amish church and currently serves as the CEO of an Amish barn-building...
Photo Credit: Caitlin Sanders, NPR. Tamara Keith is a White House correspondent for NPR and is currently covering the presidential election for the station. In addition to her regular reporting, Ms. Keith also co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast. She h...
Photo Credit: Caitlin Sanders, NPR. Tamara Keith is a White House correspondent for NPR and is currently covering the presidential election for the station. In addition to her regular reporting, Ms. Keith also co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast. She h...
The community members of Villa Soldati, a slum on the southwest end of Buenos Aires’ sprawling outskirts, are stuck between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, nearly half of the residents live in decrepit public housing developments and find...
The community members of Villa Soldati, a slum on the southwest end of Buenos Aires’ sprawling outskirts, are stuck between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, nearly half of the residents live in decrepit public housing developments and find...
In a recent Gallup survey, respondents ranked different professions according to perceptions of honesty and ethical standards. Nurses hit the top of the list, and dead last were car salespeople — ranking even behind members of Congress. Although fe...
In a recent Gallup survey, respondents ranked different professions according to perceptions of honesty and ethical standards. Nurses hit the top of the list, and dead last were car salespeople — ranking even behind members of Congress. Although fe...
In 2003, Raul Valdez, a Mexican immigrant and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was convicted of cannabis-related drug charges. Valdez served 60 days in jail; had he been a citizen this would have been the end of the affair. But in 2014...
In 2003, Raul Valdez, a Mexican immigrant and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was convicted of cannabis-related drug charges. Valdez served 60 days in jail; had he been a citizen this would have been the end of the affair. But in 2014...