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Why are young people so angry?

Youth protests in Europe and India signal a deepening crisis. For most people, democracy hasn't delivered

Salon · Oct 26

What recent polling suggests will happen in the US midterm elections

As the November midterm elections approach, many people in the US are feeling rather pessimistic about their futures. An Economist/YouGov survey in the US completed on October 12 asked how respondents felt about about their futures compared with ten years ago. Altogether, 23% said they were more optimistic, with 48%…

The Conversation · Oct 19

Europe's far right is done with Trump

So much for the transatlantic MAGA bromance. Europe's anti-immigrant, quasi-fascist parties are ready to move on

Salon · Oct 19

The Government Doesn't Know What's Best for You. Why Let It Decide What You Should Eat?

Governments are moving beyond mere advice and trying to regulate people's diets more directly.

Reason · Oct 12

Latin America Bought So Many Motorcycles Last Year

Motorcycle sales across Latin America, specifically in Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia, have surged in recent years, damn near doubling in the last year, and leading to 6 million in sales per year.

RideApart · Oct 12

Are Ethiopia and Eritrea on the path to a new regional war?

IN a world already seemingly racked with conflict, it’s all too easy for any war in Africa to fall off the international radar.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 11

Why Yemen’s war is escalating

Adam Baron is a Fellow at New America specializing in Yemen and the Gulf; Adam Baron previously reported from Sanaa from 2011 to 2014.

France 24 · Oct 10

Trump keeps changing who gets his $5,000 dividend, and only 21% of voters believe he'll actually pay it

Who is getting the cash: all U.S. citizens or only American adults?

Fortune · Oct 8

Americans Are Skeptical of Trump's Promise of $5,000 Checks if Republicans Win the Midterms, New Poll Shows

An Economist/YouGov survey found that only 21% of registered voters believed Trump would "definitely" or "probably" follow through on the $5,000 payments.

International Business Times · Oct 7

All the polls show a Republican bloodbath in the Midterms. So why aren’t Democrats celebrating?

IN FOCUS: Democrats have plenty of structural advantages. But, Eric Garcia writes, Republicans have a cash advantage and are dipping back into some tactics that worked in the past

The Independent UK · Sep 18