19
Sep
Note: Who votes in America?
Who votes in America? It’s election season in the United States, and American journalists are once again putting a
1 min read
Democracy
19
Sep
Showing up
Who votes in America? Jan Leighley on what’s constant, what’s changing, what’s known, and what’s unknown about the U.S. electorate.
10 min read
02
Sep
Note: ‘Putin’s War on Ukraine’
5 W Main: Putin’s War on Ukraine. On August 6, when Ukraine launched its incursion into the Kursk region,
1 min read
27
Aug
‘An existential question’
What does the recent success of the far right at the polls mean for Europe? Matthias Matthijs on the continent’s new political mainstream.
11 min read
20
Aug
Note: Standoff in Little Venice
Standoff in Little Venice. The winner of last month’s Venezuelan election was not the winner.
Nicolás Maduro, the incumbent
1 min read
20
Aug
Nothing to see in Caracas
Can Venezuela’s autocratic president get away with stealing an election? Moisés Naím on the deadly stakes of an international standoff.
7 min read
15
Aug
Note: U.S. intelligence—what they don’t tell you
U.S. intelligence—what they don’t tell you. Recently, a U.S. court unsealed new FBI documents supporting longstanding
1 min read
15
Aug
Need to know
Why is the U.S. government keeping so many secrets from the American people? Matthew Connelly on how official classification has gone out of control.
10 min read
08
Aug
Note: Trickles to a flood
Trickles to a flood. This July, the U.S. Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, raised around $310 million in campaign
08
Aug
Windfall
How are new sources of money shaping this year’s U.S. election? Robin Kolodny on the emerging influence of small donors and the changing dynamics of political fundraising in America.
9 min read