German Election Results Herald Messier Politics and Weaker Leadership After Merkel
BERLIN — After 16 years of Angela Merkel as their chancellor, Germans scattered their votes across the political spectrum on Sunday in the …
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The Mendacity of Joe Biden
Joe Biden, once again, disappointed many of the same Black voters who were his strongest supporters. How much of this can or should Black people …
Republicans Are Playing a Dangerous Game With Debt
Senate Republicans say they believe the nation’s borrowing limit should be raised, and don’t want the United States to default on its financial …
The Maps That Steer Us Wrong
Too many of our digital maps are sellouts. Just like the projection maps we’re all familiar with that inaccurately depict Greenland dwarfing …
‘Fue una mentira’: críticas y retardos marcan los cinco años del acuerdo de paz en Colombia
LA PAZ, Colombia — En un cultivo de coca, escondido en la selva, media docena de jornaleros se levantan con prisa de las hamacas y se dirigen al …
As Covid wave pushes up demand, Costco limits purchases of toilet paper and water.
Last year, a frantic run on toilet paper that left store shelves bare across the United States became a symbol of the panic that seized Americans …
Freed From Guantánamo, but Still in Limbo 15 Years Later
TIRANA, Albania — Accused by the United States military of being a terrorist in league with the Taliban, a devout Muslim man from western China …
So organized it’s chaos: A German election primer.
It has been said that Germans are sometimes so organized that chaos reigns. Germany’s election system is no exception. It is so complex that even …
U.K. Offers Thousands of Visas to Foreign Truckers to Ease Driver Shortage
LONDON — Responding to an escalating crisis, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain reversed course this weekend and offered thousands of visas …
In Real Life, Not All Interruptions Are Rude
Interruption — the offense of stealing the floor when someone else is talking — has become the grand larceny of conversation. Many viewers …