Democratic backsliding in Europe holds lessons for America
Authoritarians’ early popularity can delay resistance โ but thatโs when the real damage gets done.
civil rights
Harvard sues Trump administration over $2 billion cut to federal funding
The Trump administration has threatened to withhold up to $9 billion in grants to the university over the treatment of Jewish students that it says violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
Activists accuse UK govt of developing โMinority Reportโ-style tool to predict likely murderers
Imagine an algorithm that predicts whether an individual is likely to become a murderer. That is precisely what a civil rights group is accusing the British government of developing. According to the group, the ministry of justice is running a โsecret…
Josephine Baker: the superstar turned spy who fought the Nazis and for civil rights
Book highlights performerโs wartime contribution and how she used her fame to provide cover and promote equal rightsShe was, according to US wartime counter-intelligence officer Lt Paul Jensen, โour No 1 contact in French Moroccoโ, supporting the allie…
Belgian prosecutors probe whether Huawei paid for letter signed by 8 MEPs
Authorities are looking into whether the Chinese tech giant made illegal payments for a letter defending its interests in 2021.
Trump floats sending Americans to foreign prisons. Civil rights groups say that would be illegal.
Trump suggested on Truth Social that people charged with attacking Tesla could serve time in โlovelyโ prisons in El Salvador.
โWeโre in danger,โ NGOs say as German conservatives join far-right crackdown on civil society
New German investigation of NGO funding signals rightward power shift in European politics.
โViciousnessโ of Trumpโs climate attacks stuns even his critics
President Donald Trump has attacked nearly every aspect of the U.S. effort to confront rising temperatures.
Trump closes first day with an avalanche of executive orders
President Donald Trump bolted into his first day in office with an unprecedented show of executive force โ signing orders intended to end the right to citizenship by birth, force federal workers back to the office and grant Tik Tok a reprieve from a forced shutdown โ as he showcased his desire to circumvent Congress [โฆ]
Serbian students rally against alleged civil rights violations under Vuฤiฤ government
Serbian students rally against alleged civil rights violations under Vuฤiฤ government
Albaniaโs TikTok ban raises rule of law questions
Planned nationwide embargo on TikTok is an “abuse of power” and will suppress free speech, opposition warns.
Jimmy Carter: The last progressive evangelical
The former president embodied a strain of Christianity that emphasized caring for those on the margins โ but was eclipsed by the Religious Right.
Tributes pour in for Jimmy Carter
Joe Biden has long expressed an admiration for Carter, a sentiment that was palpable in the presidentโs statement Sunday evening.
Europeโs emerging centers of power
Four thinkers present their predictions for the next new world order.
Serbian authorities using spyware to illegally surveil activists, report finds
Advanced mobile forensics products being used to illegally extract data from mobile devices, Amnesty findsPolice and intelligence services in Serbia are using advanced mobile forensics products and previously unknown spyware to illegally surveil journa…
Who might make up Trumpโs Cabinet
Donald Trump didnโt engage in formal conversations about a potential Cabinet in the run-up to his election. But that didnโt stop him from spitballing potential contenders during his frequent plane rides to campaign events, or when he is impressed by one of his allies on television. โHe would be great at this,โ or โShe would [โฆ]
Black voters could be pivotal in this election โ hereโs what theyโre saying
Democrats are hopeful theyโll come home. Some voters arenโt so sure.
โExplainer-in-Chiefโ Bill Clinton Makes the Economic Case for Harris
In eastern North Carolina, the former president tells voters why the pandemic caused inflation, not Democrats, and prescription-drug prices are on the ballot.
Meloniโs surrogacy ban hits immediate backlash in Italy
Opponents describe the new law as an “inhumane act against parents and children.”
Italyโs offshore detention centers in Albania open for business
Rights watchdogs have raised strong concerns about the centers, with one lawyer describing them as โan Italian Guantanamo.โ
EU must confront Azerbaijan at COP29 over human rights crackdown, top NGOs demand
The fossil fuel-rich climate summit host has said criticism of their domestic record is merely foreign ‘provocations.’
How the Supreme Court could reshape the US election โ again
From mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania to hurricane accommodations in North Carolina, here are the legal issues to watch.
Meloniโs street protest crackdown prompts concerns of growing repression in Italy
Beefed-up anti-protest laws take aim at climate activists and allow nonviolent protesters to be jailed.
How the Trump-Vance platform could win or lose
Donald Trump never stops talking about immigration, trade and the economy. Those policy areas have animated all three of the former presidentโs campaigns for the White House, and he often finds ways to morph other topics into border security, tariffs, taxes and inflation when heโs riffing on the campaign trail. And for years โ amid [โฆ]
Even Britainโs left-wing government seeks lessons from Giorgia Meloni
Keir Starmer wants to ape Italy on tackling irregular migration. He should brace for controversy.
Granddaughter of Mussolini to leave Brothers of Italy as it is โtoo rightwingโ
Rachele Mussolini, a city councillor in Rome, will join Forza Italia, a more liberal party in Meloniโs ruling coalitionA granddaughter of Italyโs wartime dictator Benito Mussolini said on Thursday she was leaving Giorgia Meloniโs Brothers of Italy part…
โNobody in Politics Is Able to Say Itโ: The Truth About Latino Voters
A top political strategist explains how the Latino vote is shifting.
The Latino vote could decide the US election. Kamala Harris knows it.
The vice president inherited a campaign that was in danger of falling off a cliff with Latino voters.
What the last of the anti-war Chicago Seven wants todayโs protestors to know
Lee Weiner helped lead the protests in 1968. Now heโs smoking weed in Ron DeSantisโ hometown.
How Kamala Harrisโ platform could differ from Joe Bidenโs
President Joe Bidenโs decision to abandon his reelection bid andย endorse Vice President Kamala Harrisย means that Harris could soon become the standard-bearer for the Democratic Partyโs biggest priorities โ including abortion rights, climate change and student debt relief. Her track record as a California attorney general, a U.S. senator and Bidenโs No. 2 provides only so [โฆ]
How Kamala Harrisโ platform could differ from Joe Bidenโs
Here are some hints about how Harris’ agenda and Biden’s might compare if she ends up taking the oath in January.
Willie Brown on Kamala Harris: โSheโll deport my assโ
At 90, Harrisโs mentor and former boyfriend is basking in her rise to power โ along with those of his many other proteges.
Greek prosecutor closes spyware scandal probe, infuriating opposition and victims
Opposition parties deplore decision to end “Predatorgate” inquest, with one MP labelling it a “disgrace for the country.”
Former Greek spy boss denies using illegal malware
Panagiotis Kontoleon, the former head of Greece’s EYP intelligence service, was one of a handful of top officials who resigned in the wake of the scandal.
Biden is passing the torch โto unite our nationโ
He addressed the nation from the Oval Office.
Washingtonโs most powerful interests donโt know whether to cheer Harris โ or dread her
Would she bring continuity with Joe Bidenโs policies? A more centrist vibe? A sharper progressive bite? Industries including tech, energy and pharma want to know.
15 experts predict what Bidenโs dropout means for the 2024 election
Political analysts and historians weigh in on an unprecedented moment in American politics.
Kamala Harris allies prepare her defense
The informal effort, not sanctioned by the Vice President, is preparing for the moment Biden may step down.
Democratic delegates erupt over Bidenโs nomination in private chats
Messages shared between Democratic delegates and activists in California, the biggest and one of the bluest states, lay bare the infighting over their nomineeโs fitness for a presidential run.
Keir Starmer urged to quickly fix โbrokenโ EU settlement scheme
Organisations including the3million write to PM calling for action to avoid a repeat of Windrush scandalUK politics live โ latest updatesKeir Starmer must take quick steps to fix the โbrokenโ Home Office settlement scheme for EU citizens who were in th…
How Biden could actually be replaced at the Democratic convention
Democratsโ foremost expert on party rules explains how Biden could be pushed aside.
Kazakhstanโs domestic violence legislation, a growing social policy partnership with Europe [Advocacy Lab Content]
Kazakhstanโs legislative reforms targeting domestic violence are at a pivotal moment, with new laws taking effect on 16 June which aim to protect women and children. Kazakhstan is seeking to establish zero tolerance for domestic violence.