A report in the Financial Times indicates that Mexico is in the process of eliminating the checks and balances in its political system: But the bills passed in the past two weeks ultimately implement key elements of the former president’s agenda, including eliminating autonomous regulators and replacing them with ones under greater central government…
Members of the D.C. National Guard patrol outside Union Station as a storm approaches in Washington on August 17, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images A National Guard military vehicle crashed into a car in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning, injuring the driver. The incident comes…
Pamela Anderson is more than an icon—she’s a force of reinvention. From her breakout role on Baywatch to her fearless activism, memoirs, and her recent appearance in The Naked Gun, Anderson has continually shaped pop culture on her own terms. A longtime plant-based lifestyle advocate, devoted gardener, and animal rights champion, she now brings that…
“With the world’s youngest population, abundant natural resources, and a vibrant entrepreneurial spirit, Africa is poised for progress,” he told the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama. He said the meeting’s theme – Co-Create Innovative Solutions with Africa – was a reminder that these same strengths can help shape a more…
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo appears to be counting on support from President Donald Trump in the New York mayoral election. Cuomo is doing this even as he also claims he is the candidate most capable of protecting New York City from the president. I argued in June that the NYC Mayoral race was…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Officials in a large North Texas county decided this week to cut more than 100 Election Day polling sites and reduce the number of early voting locations, amid growing concern about GOP efforts…
May 19, 2025 Image description: A colorful illustration of a pink, dark blue, and green mountain next to each other. The background is a pink sky with clouds and a dark orange sun. By Chloé via Unsplash. On Friday, April 4th, Interaction Institute for Social Change was proud to partner with Food Solutions New England to host…
Based on residential investment construction July release (starts 1.428 mn > 1.29 mn Bbg consensus; permits 1.354mn < 1.39mn Bbg consensus): Figure 1: Residential fixed investment (bold black), Survey of Professional Forecasters August median f’cast (light blue), GDPNow of 8/19 (dark blue square), all in bn.Ch.2017$, SAAR. Source: BEA 2025Q2 advance, Philadelphia Fed, Atlanta Fed,…
In this moment of crisis, we need a unified, progressive opposition to Donald Trump. We’re starting to see one take shape in the streets and at ballot boxes across the country: from New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s campaign focused on affordability, to communities protecting their neighbors from ICE, to the senators opposing arms…
By Mr. Maverick A flurry of speculation about the future of the renowned city of Constantinople, now known as Istanbul, has recently swept through the ‘tweetosphere’ like a tornado. Anyone actively using the social media platform ‘X’ is likely already familiar with the direction this article is heading. Very recently, and frankly right out of…