Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is weaponizing consumer protection laws against nonprofit organizations politics Article 3249 words 23 votes
School choice programs have been wildly successful under Ron DeSantis. Now Florida public schools might close. politics Article 25 votes
Geert Wilders is coming for the EU – The hard-right politician has at last formed a government after six months of negotiation politics Article 793 words, published May 17 2024 16 votes
As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat politics Article 1795 words 20 votes
The existence of a Roma police register is shocking but not surprising. It is directly linked to Norway's long history of antigypsyism. politics Article 1648 words 16 votes
7,000 Maui short-term rentals could be eliminated under new county bill politics Article 691 words 20 votes
Lies, confections, distortions: how the right made London the most vilified place in Britain politics Article 1065 words 9 votes
Residents in southern Illinois county to vote on non-binding referendum to separate state from Cook County politics Link 13 votes
Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis politics Article 14 votes
Norway's health minister resigned Friday, the second Norwegian government member to step down this year amid allegations they plagiarized academic works politics Article 322 words 17 votes
Iceland's Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson will be the country's next prime minister, replacing Katrín Jakobsdóttir who resigned from the post last week politics Article 163 words 4 votes
Hawaii ban on short-term vacation rentals moves forward in state legislature politics Article 557 words 28 votes
Norway's top authority revokes decision by city to only take Ukrainian refugees – was contrary to the constitution and the Scandinavian country's discrimination laws politics Article 330 words 13 votes
Indiana appeals court upholds injunction on abortion ban, citing religious liberty politics Article 591 words 17 votes
Icelandic PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced her resignation – said that she will run for president, a ceremonial post that is mostly above the daily political fray politics Article 280 words 11 votes
Few states cover fertility treatment for same-sex couples, but that could be changing politics Article 1244 words 4 votes
California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that would allow employees to possibly relax politics Article 295 words 23 votes
How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing. politics Article 1325 words, published Mar 17 2024 17 votes
US Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor slams appeals court and scolds fellow justices for ‘sowing chaos’ by allowing Texas to arrest and deport illegal crossers politics Article 909 words 23 votes
A state by state review of how easy or difficult it is to enforce open records laws in the US reveals many obstacles politics Article 3094 words, published Mar 10 2024 7 votes
France becomes the first country in the world to guarantee abortion as a constitutional right politics Article 270 words 58 votes
A legal historian who studies the US abortion battle explains why the Alabama state Supreme Court’s decision on in vitro fertilization is so momentous politics Article 35 votes
Mitch McConnell will step down as the US Senate Republican leader in November politics Article 1151 words 52 votes
UK Conservative party suspends MP Lee Anderson over claims that Islamists have "got control" of London's Mayor Sadiq Kahn and the capital politics Link 12 votes
The hottest trend in US cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing. politics Article 1744 words 42 votes
What if US public housing were for everyone? politics Article 2145 words, published Feb 10 2024 29 votes
Geert Wilders’ hopes of becoming Dutch PM dim after centrist party quits talks politics Article 903 words 13 votes
NGOs allowed to seize €2.9 million from Belgian government for failure to shelter asylum seekers politics Article 560 words 13 votes
‘America is under attack’: Inside the anti-D.E.I. crusade politics Article 4155 words, published Jan 20 2024 27 votes
Specter of academic plagiarism has now reached the heart of Norwegian politics, toppling one government minister and leaving a second fighting for her political career politics Article 1015 words 10 votes
Why is Israel sending Palestinian taxes to Norway? Public money destined for Gaza has been frozen by Israel since November. politics Article 1001 words 13 votes
The US Supreme Court will evaluate the constitutional validity of local ordinances barring homeless from sleeping on streets and sidewalks politics Article 405 words 35 votes
How Greenland’s mineral wealth made it a geopolitical battleground politics Article 2459 words, published Dec 18 2022 6 votes
State opening of parliament 2023 | Live video from 11:15 GMT politics Video published Oct 30 2023 11 votes