Republicans are red and Democrats blue. But it wasn’t always that way
The idea of “red states” and “blue states” may feel deeply embedded in the symbolism of US politics, but before 2000 the ...
Why a scandal consuming a Trump protégé could harm the ex-president in North Carolina
Donald Trump risks being doomed by what he wrought in North Carolina. An already fiercely fought presidential contest in the ...
The conviction politician: What are we to make of the political legacy of Rev. Fred Nile, as he turns 90?
The Rev. Fred Nile was a controversial politician and not without flaws, but he was also an Australian Christian leader of ...
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Cross-sector theatre partnership to dive deep into family violence
Theatre company Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP), with two successful cross-sector partnerships already to its name ...
Ohio Sheriff Condemned for Saying People With Harris Yard Signs Should Have Their Addresses Recorded
An Ohio sheriff is under fire for a social media post in which he said people with Kamala Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded so that immigrants can be sent to live with them if Har ...
Trump and Harris make their pitch to voters as polls show race remains tight
Less than 50 days away from the presidential election, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are on the campaign trail working to ...
History Teachers Are Replacing Textbooks With the Internet
A survey of social studies teachers found that many find primary sources online for lesson plans. But a notable minority also ...
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The Right Wants Us to Submit to Nihilism. Here Is Where I’m Searching for Hope.
Right-wing forces benefit if we succumb to the idea that nothing can change and that no action makes a difference.
Why conservatism is built into the brain
Study finds right-leaning voters have slightly larger amygdala, area of brain which controls perceptions of risk or ...
Study suggests political ideology is associated with differences in brain structure, but less so than previously thought
Conservative voters have slightly larger amygdalas than progressive voters—by about the size of a sesame seed. In a ...
Sally Rooney is a great political writer – her new novel is proof
Intermezzo, the Irish writer’s fourth novel, is a sensual and sad millennial tale. But there’s more to her world view than ...
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UK Uses Terrorism Law to Silence Palestine Solidarity Activists and Journalists
Hiba Hajaj, a British-born Jordanian of Palestinian origin, tells Mondoweiss that the turning point for a lot of people now protesting in the UK started on October 7 last year. She has worked as an ...