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...
Six ways the upcoming autumn statement could affect your personal finances
Nov 19, 2023 05:55 am UTC| Politics
The UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt will have limited room for manoeuvre when he makes his autumn statement about the governments financial plans on November 22. The government is committed to supporting the Bank of Englands...
Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality
Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned