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Category Archives: Politics
Morning News: Syria & UN Aid, Hong Kong & Airbnb Restrictions In France
The latest on the UN Security Council showdown over humanitarian aid for Syria. Plus: we find out about Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam’s call for parents to monitor their children’s political beliefs and the French cities that are imposing restrictions on Airbnb.
Front Page View: The Wall Street Journal (July 6)
Morning News: Tokyo Olympics Controversies, V.P. Politics & Freedom
The Olympics are less than three weeks away and over this past weekend we saw three big headlines, all having to do with restrictions that have primarily affected women of color and intersex people.
And it’s left many fans wondering who these Olympic rules are actually serving.
- And, infighting in the Vice President’s office.
- Plus, Noah Feldman — and you — on what freedom means in America now.
Guests: Axios’ Ina Fried, Margaret Talev and Harvard University constitutional law professor Noah Feldman.
Political Analysis: Amy Walter And Tamara Keith On Voting Rights, Covid
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how Democrats and Republicans view voting rights differently, and COVID-19 vaccinations and President Biden’s handling of the pandemic.
Front Page View: The New York Times (July 5, 2021)
Morning News: America’s Afghanistan Exit, Media Companies & Race Horses
Passport queues are lengthening; ad-hoc civilian militias are strengthening. As foreign powers bow out, Taliban militants take district after district—and the fear of the people is palpable.
The pandemic drove a boom in the attention economy, and media companies happily obliged. Now, it seems, an “attention recession” looms. And a look at the thoroughly inbred nature of thoroughbred horses.
Sunday Morning: News From Zurich, London, Pretoria And Hua Hin
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, Eemeli Isoaho and Isabel Knobel on the weekend’s biggest discussion topics, with check-ins by our friends and contributors in London, Pretoria and Hua Hin.
Front Page View: The Wall Street Journal (July 3)
Saturday Morning: News From London (July 3)
Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend including a look at the day’s papers with Simon Brooke and Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck’s column. Plus: what we learned this week.
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