The world's most powerful democracies were built on the suffering of others
Aug 01, 2023 02:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
United States President Joe Biden has cast the conflict between the western world and its competitors as a clash between democracies and autocracies. This masks the American desire for power and the complex realities of...
Ford Executives Face Congressional Scrutiny Over CATL Partnership Amid GOP Concerns
Jul 28, 2023 08:53 am UTC| Economy Investing Politics
Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley and Executive Chairman Bill Ford recently met with U.S. lawmakers to discuss the companys controversial agreement with Chinese battery manufacturer CATL. The talks follow Republican criticism and...
Ukraine war: how Russians are rallying on the home front to support 'their boys'
Jul 27, 2023 08:49 am UTC| Politics
Theres a discernible enemy-at-the-gate feeling among ordinary people on the streets of Russia. Their sons are being sent off to fight and some have died. Meanwhile, the cross-border raids from Ukraine on Russias...
Jul 27, 2023 08:19 am UTC| Politics
Spaniards voted in a general election on 23 July. The election was called early. Pedro Sánchez, the current acting prime minister, brought it forward after the Socialist Party (PSOE) polled poorly in municipal and...
Jul 27, 2023 08:18 am UTC| Politics
Israels parliament has voted to significantly shrink the power of the countrys supreme court as part of a long-telegraphed plan that has bitterly divided the country. In a highly controversial vote boycotted by the...
Britain's next election could be a climate change culture war
Jul 27, 2023 08:18 am UTC| Politics
A byelection in a London suburb has placed environmental policy at the centre of political debate in the UK, and could make it a key battleground in the next general election. The Conservative party narrowly held former...
With Israel in turmoil, its 'lost boys' are helping stoke extreme right-wing nationalism
Jul 27, 2023 08:17 am UTC| Politics
We saw it in the United States on Jan. 6, 2021. We witnessed it during Canadas so-called Freedom Convoy. The evidence is clear fascism is on the rise in North America. But ethno-nationalist fascism is growing even faster...
Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality