Why are brown and Black people supporting the far right?
Oct 06, 2023 07:01 am UTC| Politics
The Republican Party in the United States has moved farther right in recent years. And as its done so, you would think racialized Americans might be distancing themselves from it and its policies. But at last weeks GOP...
Made in America: how Biden's climate package is fuelling the global drive to net zero
Oct 06, 2023 02:31 am UTC| Politics
This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australias energy transition. Just over a year since US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, its...
Oct 06, 2023 02:26 am UTC| Politics
The concerns of various pundits and politicians earlier this year that New Zealand might struggle to attract immigrants turned out to be premature. In fact, the countrys population has been boosted to the extent it should...
Oct 05, 2023 03:34 am UTC| Politics Insights & Views
Nearly 30 years after the infamous Battle of Mogadishu, the U.S. military is still conducting operations in Somalia. Popularized in the U.S. by the 2001 film Black Hawk Down, the Battle of Mogadishu occurred on Oct. 3,...
How Europe’s authoritarian populists maintain a false image of a free press
Oct 05, 2023 03:32 am UTC| Politics
Authoritarian leaders might be good at damaging democracy, but unless they are pure dictators they often still need to worry about winning elections. In the last few years, Europe has seen the rise of a number of...
Burger King Continues Operations in Russia Despite Owner's Pledge to Exit
Oct 04, 2023 05:32 am UTC| Economy Politics Business
Burger King remains open in Russia despite its owner, Restaurant Brands International (RBI), pledging to withdraw over a year ago. RBI, which holds a 15% stake in the Russian franchise, stated that it has no new exit plan...
Nigeria at 63: four reasons for persistent disunity six decades on
Oct 02, 2023 08:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
At 63 the story of Nigeria can be anything from the celebration of greatness to an act of barbaric cruelty. These are the words of Nigerian writer Dipo Faloyin in his book Africa Is Not a Country. Nigeria attained its...
Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality
Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned