G20 leaders must hold Indian government to account for its human rights violations and political persecution politics.usa Link 20 votes
Three Finnish opposition parties have called for a vote of no-confidence in the government to be held later this week over a racism scandal politics Article 383 words 24 votes
The Ezra Klein Show: Interview with Jennifer Pahlka about where government policy implementation goes wrong (and why government doesn't always work well) politics.usa Article 6586 words, published Jun 6 2023 7 votes
Tech billionaires launch California ‘utopia’ website politics.usa Article 1298 words, published Aug 20 2023 55 votes
A proposed law to ban caste discrimination in California has touched a nerve, led to controversy politics.usa Article 1412 words 41 votes
A Swedish citizen working for the European Union diplomatic corps has been imprisoned in Iran for more than 500 days politics Article 1329 words 9 votes
With no dedicated government minister or national representation, the Sámi go to the polls in a vote to elect twenty-one members of the Sámi Parliament in Inari, Finland politics Article 827 words 12 votes
Conservative groups draw up plan to dismantle the US government and replace it with Donald Trump’s vision politics.usa Article 1254 words 91 votes
Finnish government unveils new plan to try and shake off the stigma of racism that has marred the first months of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's right-wing coalition politics Link 16 votes
Schoolkids in eight US states can now eat free school meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide policy politics.usa Article 1035 words 85 votes
Finland has finished inventorying its existing bomb shelters in a government effort prompted by neighbouring Russia's invasion of Ukraine – found 50,500 politics Article 329 words 22 votes
The Silicon Valley elite who want to build a city from scratch politics.usa Article 1735 words 36 votes
After election, Spain struggles to form a government - King Felipe VI names proposed leader politics Link 7 votes
A series of racism scandals within the new Finnish government has led to calls for a ban on the swastika and the hammer and sickle politics Article 326 words 28 votes
Cambodian Parliament approves longtime leader’s son as prime minister as part of generational change politics Article 726 words 4 votes
One thousand inmates at a Wisconsin prison have been confined mostly to their cells for months, with little explanation Article 2340 words 41 votes
Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin speaks out after far-right government party rocked by three racism scandals politics Article 245 words, published Aug 16 2023 20 votes
Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public-school student is going to get free lunch. politics.usa Article 392 words 71 votes
Three-year-old migrant dies during trip to Chicago on bus sponsored by Texas politics.usa Article 576 words 41 votes
Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights politics.usa Article 1075 words 73 votes
Third racism scandal hits Finland's government in space of a month – Wille Rydman used racial slurs in private messages according to Helsingin Sanomat politics Article 333 words 31 votes
Wisconsin’s dairy industry relies on undocumented immigrants, but the state won’t let them legally drive politics.usa Article 3627 words 20 votes
"Blood on your hands" - The legal dimension of metaphors in the case of Zooey Zephyr politics.usa Link 7 votes
First religious charter school in the US faces legal challenge politics.usa Article 664 words 21 votes
Anonymous sources say Alabama political maps are part of a plan by Republicans in the state Senate to break Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a long-held goal of many conservatives politics.usa Article 1041 words, published Jul 27 2023 22 votes
Abortion advocates sue Alabama attorney general over prosecution threats for out-of-state travel politics.usa Article 410 words 14 votes
Germany's far-right AfD sees poll numbers surging to nearly 20% nationwide politics Article 692 words 37 votes
Finland's right-wing government is facing yet another crisis after old comments from a far-right blog forum, purportedly written by Riikka Purra, re-surfaced politics Link 14 votes
Prime Minister Mark Rutte hands in resignation as Dutch government collapses over asylum row politics Article 669 words 19 votes
Orkney could leave the UK to become a self-governing territory of Norway after its council opted to explore alternative forms of governance politics Article 396 words 23 votes
Finland's new economy minister has resigned after just ten days in office over remarks he made at a far-right event four years ago politics Article 40 words 21 votes
Protesters gather in Helsinki over ministers' far-right links – several hundred people protest against new rightwing administration's austerity and immigration-cutting programme politics Article 984 words 10 votes
Australian High Court throws out Russia's bid to stop Australian government taking control of embassy site politics Article 133 words 17 votes
The invisible victims of American anti-semitism politics.usa Article 1531 words, published Feb 23 2023 40 votes
Finland's new economy minister has apologised for extremist remarks after it emerged he addressed a far-right group four years ago politics Article 40 words 7 votes
Alabama town gets first Black mayor, but the previous one won't leave politics.usa Article 1152 words 46 votes
Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups politics Article 33 words 12 votes
Trendy neighbourhood in Copenhagen bracing for major protests over anti-ghetto law – critics say it's racist and pushing out remaining social housing politics Article 641 words 5 votes
Finnish far right in talks to join coalition government – negotiations set to begin in early May will include the anti-immigration party Perussuomalaiset politics Article 233 words 5 votes
Super-rich abandoning Norway at record rate as wealth tax rises slightly – flood moving abroad has come as a shock and is costing tens of millions in lost tax receipts politics Article 715 words 10 votes
The results of Finland's parliamentary elections signal a tumultuous period ahead – what happened to Sanna Marin and what to expect next politics Article 717 words 5 votes