John Slade writes: I fear the divisive, selfish nastiness that John Howard so skilfully constructed into Australian society remains a significant element in the electorate.… Read More »Howard’s end? When will the former PM’s divisive influence wane?

Millions of people are currently flocking to Amsterdam to see the works of Johannes Vermeer, a show which is sold out for its whole run.… Read More »What are the bots doing to art?

Andy Street is Mayor of the West Midlands, and is a former Managing Director of John Lewis. Last week there was a major shift in… Read More »Andy Street: The Conservatives have seized back the devolution agenda with the West Midlands deal | Conservative Home

Australia has reached a landmark moment in the battle to close the gender pay gap, one I’ve been waiting years for.  As someone who has… Read More »Finally, gender pay gap transparency reaches Australia’s shores

Over recent years and months, British politics has grown accustomed to aberrance. But when the Grimond Room doors were closed for the final time on… Read More »Week-in-Review: A cornered Boris is a dangerous Boris – Politics.co.uk

In one of the strangest calls for bipartisan — or maybe transpartisan? — unity we’ve ever seen, the New York Times (gift link) yesterday offered… Read More »Why, O Why, Won’t Liberal Professors Please Save Republican Party From Itself?

All 15 of the Democrats on a House committee last week boycotted a field hearing on the crisis at our southern border, aptly held in… Read More »Turning Blind Eye to Border, Democrats Boycott Hearings in Texas, Arizona

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last week, I wrote about the far-right groups… Read More »He took part in a right-wing Florida hospital protest. Now, he is losing his board certification for spreading Covid disinformation.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified today before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. And it’s been quite a spectacle. Lots of stuff happening. Fortunately,… Read More »WaPo tech journo asserts with zero evidence that there’s ‘zero evidence’ TikTok is a ChiCom spy tool

Banks used by Jeffrey Epstein can be sued for sex trafficking, says court. A federal court says that sex-trafficking lawsuits against JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche… Read More »Sex-trafficking suits against banks that serviced Epstein can proceed