Did Sam Bankman-Fried's Millions Buy the Media's Loyalty? The mainstream coverage of SBF and FTX is more than a little blasé. Reason · Nov 21, 2022
“This is fraud:” Coinbase CFO says of FTX as more crypto fintechs get caught in contagion Alesia Haas is trying to assure consumers that FTX was merely a bad actor and is not representative of the whole industry. Fortune · Nov 17, 2022
At the Races: Are we there yet? - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Nov 3, 2022
What exactly is a "best by" date? Hey, don't toss that carton of milk just yet — it may still be good Salon · Oct 19, 2022
Spain rights group seeks probe of civil war lyrics at far-right rally A group representing victims of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco's regime has asked prosecutors to investigate a song performed at a rally by the far-right Vox party for allegedly calling for a return to civil war. Reuters · Oct 10, 2022
Trump speaks via video at rally of global far-right in Spain Former U.S. President Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind Spain’s far-right in a video shown at a rally in Madrid The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022
Fascism: It's really back this time A neofascist party will likely take power in Italy — and if economic collapse continues, there will be more Salon · Sep 27, 2022
Giorgia Meloni is on track to win. What’s next for Italy? What is going to be Brothers of Italy stance with the EU, and are its members’ experienced enough? Al Jazeera · Sep 27, 2022
Italy far-right leader Giorgia Meloni set to be country's first female leader Ms Meloni's Brothers of Italy party, which has neo-fascist roots, is set to win around 26 per cent of the vote after Sunday's election, while her wider coalition secured a clear majority in parliament. ABC News · Sep 26, 2022
Meloni's Italy: How far to the right will Rome go? How far to the right will Italy go? The new face of European politics is called Georgia Meloni. Her fascist-rooted Brothers of Italy party has swept to power, overshadowing her hard-right coalition partners Matteo Salvini and Silvio Berlusconi and routing the centre-left, which finished under 20 percent. Why did voters… France 24 · Sep 26, 2022
World leaders promise vigilance on human rights as far right win in Italy France and US among nations to warn over Giorgia Meloni’s commitment to abortion and LGBT+ rights, while rightwing politicians express delight The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022
Italy shifts to the right as voters reward Meloni's party Near-final results show a party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy, has swept Italy’s national elections The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022
Meloni's far-right coalition sweeps to victory in Italian general election Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni said on Monday she was ready to govern for "all Italians" after her eurosceptic populists triumphed in general elections, putting her on course to guide Italy's most right-wing government since World War II. Radio France Internationale · Sep 26, 2022
Italy elections: Giorgia Meloni hails ‘night of pride’ as exit polls point to far-right coalition victory The leader of the Brothers of Italy party appears set to become country’s first female PM The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022 Europe holds its breath as Italy expected to vote in far-right leader Coalition led by Giorgia Meloni would be country’s most radical government since Mussolini
The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2022 Scepticism over Giorgia Meloni’s claim ‘fascism is history’ in Italian far right Critics say message is part of election game plan and point to recent speech on immigration and homosexuality
The Orange County Register · Aug 11, 2022 Editorial: The American right cheers a foreign despot Not long after Donald Trump’s 2016 election, Vox’s Zack Beauchamp traveled to Hungary, where its authoritarian leader, Viktor Orbán, had implemented many of the populist-right policies that had energized the American president’s most ardent supporters. Notably, Orbán militarized Hungary’s southern border to stop the “invasion” of migrants — and he…
Financial Times · Aug 5, 2022 In 50 years, will anyone still live in central Spain? How climate change threatens the world’s most liveable country
Salon · Jul 24, 2022 Chick-fil-A's anti-LGBTQ controversies Trans employee alleges franchise owner said "it should be an honor ... that someone liked her enough to hit on her"
Salon · Jul 24, 2022 Persuasion's best people are the worst All is not completely lost in the Netflix adaptation, thanks to some unlikable minor roles
Al Jazeera · Jun 28, 2022 Spain’s Socialists receive wake-up call after Andalusia election Landslide victory of the People’s Party in Andalusia’s regional vote leaves Spain’s ruling party looking vulnerable.
Benzinga · Jun 17, 2022 Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover Could Address Crypto Scams, Usher In Bitcoin, Dogecoin Payments Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk addressed cryptocurrency scams and payments in his interaction with Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) employees Thursday.
Benzinga · Jun 17, 2022 Elon Musk Mulls SpaceX-Like Pay Structure For Twitter Staff Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk clarified how Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) employees would receive compensation and benefits after his takeover of the social media
Salon · Jun 3, 2022 GOP set to kill off free school lunch Even Joe Manchin and Susan Collins want to extend school lunch waivers, but so far Mitch McConnell won't budge
Reason · May 27, 2022 Netflix Airs Ricky Gervais' Controversial Standup, Chooses Actual Entertaining Over Woke Pandering "The platform's choice to release this special now, during a wave of unprecedented anti-trans legislation, is unconscionable," according to Vox.