Politics

House Republicans pushed the U.S. to the edge of a fiscal crisis because they wanted deep cuts in government spending. So, based on the tentative deal announced on May 27, 2023, how did they do? In broad strokes, the deal would suspend…

His name is Alpha Diallo, and in his 2016 song “I am at home,” the French rapper makes clear who and what he is. “I am Black,” he sings, “Proud to be French of Guinean origin.” Known as Black M, Diallo, 38,…

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been reelected as president, ensuring that his term as leader of Turkey will extend to a quarter century. The electorate returned Erdoğan to power in a runoff vote on May 28, 2023, with 52% of votes. But with…

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What really started the Civil War? – Abbey, age 7, Stone Ridge, New York The U.S. citizenship…

Turkish voters will head to the polls on May 28, 2023, for the second time in the month – this time facing a choice between a winnowed field of two candidates, each of whom is vowing to take the country in a…

There’s progress on the debt limit. There’s no progress. Conservatives have revolted. Liberal Democrats are angry. Negotiators actually ate a meal together. That’s a good sign. No it isn’t. Who’s up? Who’s down? Much of the breathless news coverage of the debt…

After suffering months of racial abuse on the field and off, Brazilian soccer star Vinícius Júnior had enough. On May 21, 2023, the Real Madrid forward – commonly seen as one of the best soccer players in the world – brought a…

The United States announced a new military agreement with Papua New Guinea, the most populous Pacific island country, on May 22, 2023. The deal came shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to visit the small island country – the first…

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on May 25, 2023, in the wake of his November 2022 conviction for seditious conspiracy. Rhodes led an effort to keep former President Donald Trump in office…

Is Lula pursuing divisiveness or diplomatic pragmatism on the world stage? AP Photo/Louise Delmotte Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is a man currently very much in demand in international circles. In April, the leftist leader was being courted by China…

While blue, Democratic states are becoming bluer, red, Republican-leaning states are becoming more conservative. Matt Champlin The United States is an increasingly polarized country when it comes to politics – but one thing that almost all people want is to live a…

Jim Brown takes a break during a 1963 Cleveland Browns football game. Bettmann/Getty Images Throughout his celebrated life, Jim Brown was both praised for his community activism and vilified for his abuse of women. But no one questions his incredible ability on…

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington on Dec. 15, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images News via Getty Images Recent allegations by the U.S. ambassador to South Africa that the African nation gave ammunition and weapons to Russia…

When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed credit on April 30, 2023, for killing Islamic State group leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi in Syria, it may not have been simply a straightforward announcement of victory over the leader of a terrorist group.…

No one needs to tell Salman Rushdie about the cost of free speech. Since 1989, Rushdie has lived in hiding and rarely spoken publicly after his book “The Satanic Verses” triggered the ire of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who called for…

As reported antisemitic incidents in the U.S. in 2022 soared to an all-time high, the White House began developing plans to combat this hate, proclaiming in an official statement, “antisemitism has no place in America.” The U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism,…

As reported antisemitic incidents in the U.S. in 2022 soared to an all-time high, the White House began developing plans to combat this hate, proclaiming in an official statement, “antisemitism has no place in America.” The White House’s recommendations, expected soon, are…

Loud explosions rock the evening sky. Streaks of light appear like comets. Missiles rain down. Below, people scramble for cover. The injured are taken on stretchers – the dead, buried. That is daily life in Ukraine, where pilotless vehicles known as drones…

Some scholars say beer and wine – and fermentation in general – helped develop civilization and shaped culture and landscapes over millennia. Today, craft breweries, which are by definition small and independent and thus focus their production on innovative, small-scale methods rather…

California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein recently returned to the Senate after an almost three-month absence that – because she could not vote remotely and the Senate is closely divided – left the Democrats’ agenda in limbo. Feinstein turns 90 in June and…

The debt ceiling debate between the House GOP and President Joe Biden could, if not solved, lead to economic chaos and destruction – so it might seem strangely lighthearted to wonder what a Great Depression-era singer and activist would think about this…

Without much fanfare, a federal panel is removing the names of Confederate generals from U.S. military bases and replacing them with names that exemplify modern-day values and patriotism. Most recently, on May 11, 2023, the U.S. Army base in Georgia originally named…

Corruption has long been a scourge in parts of Latin America. Traditionally, it has funneled down domestic routes, with local politicians, business interests and drug lords benefiting from graft and dodgy dealings. Indeed, a 2022 report from Transparency International found that 27…