Colorado signs on to popular vote bill that could one day change presidential elections ~news usa.co politics Article 552 words 8 votes
US Republican congressman: Ideas behind Green New Deal 'tantamount to genocide' ~enviro Article 16 votes
A shadowy group trying to overthrow Kim Jong Un allegedly raided a North Korean embassy in broad daylight ~news north korea spain politics Article 1018 words 11 votes
US Senate rejects Donald Trump’s border emergency declaration, setting up first veto ~news usa politics mexico Article 1078 words 18 votes
Poland’s president wants a referendum on the EU ~news politics poland Article 498 words, published Jun 20 2018 7 votes
Germany’s troubled relations with the Visegrad states show the limits to its power ~misc politics Article 982 words, published Jun 14 2018 6 votes
Advertisers ditch Carlson and Pirro’s Fox News shows; protesters urge other companies to join them ~tv Article 870 words 7 votes
Paul Manafort sentenced to forty-seven months in US prison for tax and bank fraud ~news politics usa crime Article 496 words 17 votes
Targeting online privacy, US Congress sets a new tone with big tech ~tech privacy Article 858 words 4 votes
Elizabeth Warren proposes breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook ~tech google amazon facebook Article 870 words 48 votes
'Israel is the nation-state of Jews alone': Benjamin Netanyahu responds to TV star who said Arabs are equal citizens (Haaretz) ~news israel palestine politics Article 741 words 17 votes
Pakistan's long support for militants puts the country in a bind ~misc politics Article 851 words 6 votes
Obscure no-deal Brexit group is UK's biggest political spender on Facebook ~tech facebook social media Article 17 votes
'I'm ready,' says first transgender candidate for Thai PM ~lgbt transgender Article 1078 words, published Mar 8 2019 9 votes
As possible rivals pass on 2020 race, Biden may see a path clearing ~news usa politics Article 1168 words 8 votes
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's first 100 days in office have showcased one thing above all: a new political style. The people love him for it, but experts are alarmed. ~news mexico politics Article 1069 words, published Jan 12 2018 6 votes
Did a former minister in Cameroon really burn embezzled money? ~misc politics Article 734 words, published Feb 27 2019 5 votes
Australian government backs down on banning Milo Yiannopoulos in face of backlash ~news australia politics Article 445 words 7 votes
A risk Starbucks won’t mention: Howard Schultz could help Trump ~misc politics Article 1390 words 8 votes
'Fake news' on India-Pakistan crisis raises fears before election ~news india pakistan politics Article 827 words 6 votes
Israeli electoral committee bans Arab candidates, allows extreme right to run ~news politics israel Article 496 words 12 votes
Documents show the US government created a secret database of activists, journalists, and social media influencers tied to the migrant caravan and in some cases, placed alerts on their passports ~news usa journalism politics Article 2407 words 12 votes
Kentucky approves bill to make 'doxing' illegal after Covington student's online backlash ~tech Article 728 words 4 votes
The movement to skip the electoral college is about to pass a major milestone ~misc politics Article 1087 words 34 votes
Unicorn Riot leaks chat logs, revealing white nationalist plot to keep Steve King in office ~news usa politics Article 686 words 6 votes
US-German clash over international order and security. The consequences for NATO’s Eastern flank ~misc politics PDF 4 votes
Hip-hop artists give the Supreme Court a primer on rap music ~music hip hop Article 1264 words 7 votes
Google to ban political ads in Canada ahead of federal election, citing difficulty of complying with new transparency rules ~tech google Article 901 words 7 votes
Heavily armed soldiers aborted a plan to enter Venezuela by force ~news venezuela politics Article 5 votes
Australian government bans Milo Yiannopoulos from entering Australia ~news australia politics Article 343 words 8 votes
EPA administrator Wheeler: "Is climate change the existential threat? I don’t see it as the existential threat, no" ~enviro climate change Article 1361 words 7 votes
The electoral college doesn't need to be abolished. We just need to apportion it. Discuss! ~talk Article 1068 words, published May 31 2018 13 votes
To build a better ballot — An interactive guide to alternative voting systems ~misc politics Link 24 votes
The life of a comment moderator for a right-wing website ~tech social media Article 1103 words 27 votes
Revealed: Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws ~tech privacy facebook social media Article 1169 words 19 votes
Bernie Sanders gets personal - the 2020 US hopeful is opening up about his upbringing, recognizing that his singular focus on issues wasn't enough last time ~misc politics Article 1177 words 15 votes
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un summit ends in disarray but there are lessons to be learnt, experts say ~misc politics Article 1299 words 11 votes