Gov. Jim Justice is West Virginia’s richest man and owns its most storied resort. When lobbyists and state agencies book there, he profits. politics Article 5791 words 9 votes
Democracy's Dilemma: Democracies rely on free exchange of ideas and information, but that can also be weaponized. How can democratic societies protect—and protect themselves from—this? politics Article 4619 words, published May 15 2019 11 votes
When a Nashville officer killed a Black man, his mother and other activists didn’t just seek an indictment—they fought to give citizens oversight of the whole police department politics Article 7287 words 12 votes
Finding the future in radical rural America: It's time to rewrite the narrative of “Trump Country.” Rural places weren't always red, and many are turning increasingly blue. politics Article 3848 words, published Jul 9 2019 11 votes
Boris Johnson, Britain’s likely next prime minister, must lead his country through its moment of maximum peril—and opportunity politics Article 6994 words 7 votes
Amhara coup attempt: Is the honeymoon over for Ethiopia’s PM Abiy? politics Article 3280 words 3 votes
How Oxford university shaped Brexit — and Britain’s next prime minister politics Article 3979 words 13 votes
Blind reverence for the US Constitution—on the left and right—is tearing us apart politics Article 2257 words 8 votes
‘The Saudis couldn’t do it without us’: The UK’s true role in Yemen’s deadly war Article 5383 words 5 votes
The Best They’ve Got: Examining the National Review’s “Against Socialism” issue politics Article 6724 words 25 votes
Reckless in Riyadh: Some American policymakers and scholars are questioning whether the alliance with Saudi Arabia still makes sense for the US politics Article 5116 words 4 votes
The undercover fascist - A young Englishman got mixed up in a white-supremacist movement. Then he learned of a plot to kill a politician. politics Article 10 458 words 17 votes
Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society's behind-the-scenes campaign to make US courts more conservative politics Article 3931 words 7 votes
At least one in three Alaska villages has no local law enforcement. Sexual abuse runs rampant, public safety resources are scarce, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to cut the budget. politics Article 5645 words 18 votes
Going Critical - an interactive essay demonstrating how things move and spread through networks Link 4 votes
Honeymoon in Palestine: Reflections on Palestine, its people, and military occupation… politics Article 3969 words 5 votes
Saudi fugitives accused of serious crimes get help to flee while US officials look the other way politics Article 4758 words 4 votes
Guantánamo’s darkest secret - The US military prison’s leadership considered Mohamedou Salahi to be its highest-value detainee. But his guard suspected otherwise. Article 19 771 words 14 votes
How Rupert Murdoch's empire of influence remade the world - a three part report covering the UK, Australia and the USA Article 8973 words 19 votes
How sovereign citizens helped swindle $1 billion from the government they disavow politics Article 4898 words 11 votes
"What the hell is going on?" A thoughtful and thorough overview of the rising entropy in society by David Perell Article 12 798 words, published Mar 10 2019 20 votes
How a Slovakian neo-Nazi got elected. In 2013, Marian Kotleba won a shock victory in regional elections. Four years later, he was voted out in a landslide. But now he’s running for president. politics Article 6 votes
Private Mossad for hire - Inside an effort to influence American elections, starting with one small-town race politics Article 9001 words 7 votes
The plot against George Soros - How two Jewish American political consultants helped create the world’s largest anti-Semitic conspiracy theory politics Article 4510 words 12 votes
Is trade in turmoil a change for justice? The global free trade system is being battered like never before. Can any good come of it? Link 7 votes
The noisy dispute over the meaning of populism is more than just an academic squabble – it’s a crucial argument about what we expect from democracy. politics Article 12 votes