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Dec. 05, 2024 |

‘We’re going to be in a new world.’ The combined military budget of the United States is now nearly

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Dec. 05, 2024 |

111 MHz: ‘Isotope.’ Cookin’ 1960s Jazz is the mode here, with a quartet led by the pianist McCoy Tyner and

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Dec. 04, 2024 |

Another fall in Europe. The government in France collapsed on December 4, after the National Assembly passed a no-confidence motion—

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| Gustav Jönsson & Adam Tooze

Mutually assured

Why is the United States building up so much military capability? Adam Tooze on how America’s great-power rivalries with China and Russia are transforming U.S. priorities.
11 minute read
| Tobias S. Harris & Oliver Mills

Future blues

Why has Japan’s longtime ruling party lost its majority? Tobias S. Harris on political scandals, economic struggles, and a deep loss of public confidence in the country’s institutions.
10 minute read
| Gustav Jönsson & Adolph Reed

Racecraft

What does it mean that more non-white Americans voted for Donald Trump in this year’s U.S. presidential election than in the previous two? Adolph Reed on the limits of identity politics.
9 minute read
| Michael Bluhm & Rachel Cleetus

Mind the gap

Why are global greenhouse-gas emissions still rising? Rachel Cleetus on how the use of fossil fuels keeps growing—and outpacing renewable energy.
8 minute read
| Omair Ahmad & Oliver Mills

In Canada, of all places

Why would the Indian government be killing and harassing Sikh activists around the world? Omair Ahmad on assassinations, the rule of law, and Delhi’s shifting global alliances.
9 minute read
| Anton Jäger & Gustav Jönsson

Business as usual

Is the U.S. really on the verge of “unprecedented extremism”? Anton Jäger on the long history behind Donald Trump’s “men on horseback” style in American politics.
11 minute read
| Michael Bluhm & John R. Deni

This way comes

Can Europe defend itself? John R. Deni on troop shortages, mismatched equipment, and the cost of security in a time of war.
12 minute read
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