It was an unbelievable, record-setting amount of money. In the first six months of 2015, the super PAC behind Jeb Bush’s presidential run, Right to
Month: March 2016
Monday Briefing | March 28
Stories to Follow Obama’s State visits can open new doors President Obama’s official visits to Cuba and Argentina this week have made history. As the
Looking back in anger: The dangers of Ukraine’s decommunization laws
Ukrainian workers began in mid-March the process of dismantling the country’s largest statue of communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin. It took them two days to complete
Myanmar elects new president but full democracy’s yet to come
On April 1, Myanmar’s new President, Htin Kyaw, will take his post in office and usher in a new era in the country’s politics. His
Obama in Cuba: The Eagle Has Landed?
In Havana, legend has it that a great symbol of US imperialism was defaced in January of 1961. Designed in 1925 to commemorate the U.S.
Should they stay or should they go: Brits clash over Brexit
On June 23, Britons will have to take a stand on the United Kingdom’s potential exit from the EU. Just over three months from now,
Monday Briefing | March 21
Stories to Follow France Expects Immediate Extradition of Abdeslam On Friday, Belgian authorities captured Paris Attack suspect Salah Abdeslam in a manhunt that has gone
Sharing is caring: Why America needs a single-payer healthcare system
[A version of this article was previously published here] Americans think that a simple doctor’s visit in Britain means waiting in a Soviet-style bread line.
The UN imposed the harshest sanctions in history against North Korea—what now?
On March 2nd, the UN Security Council unanimously voted to impose the harshest sanctions on North Korea in nearly two decades in a multilateral effort
Border Protection, but at What Cost? Lessons learned from Australia’s tough anti-refugee policies.
In August 2001, a Norwegian freight ship carrying 438 refugees attempted to cross Australian waters. The ship’s captain, who rescued the refugees after their boat