Category Archives: Politics

The New York Times —- Thursday, January 16, 2025

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Negotiators Agree to Long-Awaited Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal for Gaza

The agreement, which must still be approved by the Israeli cabinet, incited joy in the Gaza Strip and Israel, even as some feared that it could fall apart.

How the Cease-Fire Push Brought Together Biden and Trump’s Teams

Rarely have representatives of current and new presidents of different parties worked together at such a high-stakes moment. But the president and the president-elect didn’t quite share credit.

F.D.A. Bans Red Dye 3 in Foods, Linking It to Cancer in Rats

Consumer and food safety groups have long urged the agency to revoke the use of this dye and others. The F.D.A. says studies have shown that it causes cancer in rats, but not in humans.

Shattered in the Fire: A Historic Black Haven

For Black residents, Altadena represented something more than suburban living. It was a foothold in generational prosperity.

Commentary Magazine – February 2025 Issue

Commentary Magazine – A Jewish magazine of politics, high culture, cultural  and literary criticism, American and Israeli campaigns and elections, and  world affairs.

COMMENTARY MAGAZINE (January 15, 2025): The latest issue features ‘A Clockwork Blue’ – How the left has come to excuse away and embrace political violence….

A Clockwork Blue: How the Left Has Come to Excuse Away and Embrace Political Violence

by Noah Rothman

Democrats displayed more depression than anger in the weeks following Donald Trump’s 2024 victory. Alas, partisans on the progressive left and their camp followers among conventional liberals could avoid succumbing to nihilism for only so long. An occasion to indulge their negative passions came along soon after the election in an act of cold-blooded murder on a predawn December morning in midtown Manhattan.

Media Don’t Matter

by John Podhoretz

The Tradwife Dilemma

by Christine Rosen

The American Exception

by Matthew Continetti

News: New French Prime Minister Policy Speech, Israel-Gaza Truce Talk

MONOCLE RADIO (January 15, 2025): France’s prime minister, François Bayrou, gives his first key policy speech and Poschiavo receives the 2025 Wakker Prize. Also on the programme: why K-Pop group NewJeans are embroiled in a row with their record label and a review of two of the year’s biggest musical openings.

Plus: we check in with Pitti Immagine Uomo, the men’s fashion trade fair that is held twice a year in Florence.

The New York Times —- Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025

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Republicans Embrace Hegseth as Democrats Question His Fitness to Lead Pentagon

Pete Hegseth emerged from a Senate committee hearing with the support of the Republican Party intact following weeks of scrutiny over his qualifications and allegations of misconduct.

Israel and Hamas Are ‘on the Brink’ of Cease-Fire Agreement, Blinken Says

The negotiations, mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, appear to be making progress after months of failed attempts to achieve a breakthrough.

L.A. Wildfire Evacuees Scramble to Find Sleep in Shelters, Hotels and Even Cars

More than 90,000 people under evacuation orders are making do however they can.

Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case

The report, which said the special counsel’s office stood “fully behind” the merits of the prosecution, amounted to an extraordinary rebuke of the president-elect.

The Economist Special Report: ‘The Africa Gap’

Special reports: The Africa gap

THE ECONOMIST SPECIAL REPORT (January 11, 2025): The Africa gap – The economic gap between Africa and the rest of the world is getting wider, says John McDermott

The economic gap between Africa and the rest of the world is growing

Africa is undergoing social change without economic transformation

Africa has too many businesses, too little business

African elites should align themselves with their countries’ needs

The African investment environment is at its worst in years

To catch up economically, Africa must think big

The Nation Magazine – February 2025 Preview

Cover of February 2025 Issue

THE NATION MAGAZINE (January 14, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Jazz Off The Record’ – In the late 1960s, the recording industry lost interest in America’s greatest art form. But in a small, dark club on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, jazz legends were playing the …

A Tale of Two Presidents

Remembering Carter as we steel ourselves for Trump’s second inauguration.

The Political Economy of Trumpism

Though he started by threatening Mexico, Canada, and China, Trump’s tariffs mean the US will drain Europe as Ukraine fades.

The Media Is Giving Away Its Rights Even Before Trump Tries to Take Them

Recent events have shown that Trump does not have to impose a new regime of censorship if the press censors itself first.

The Nation’s Early Experiments in Jazz

When the magazine began covering jazz in the 1920s, it often struggled to catch the beat.

News: Ceasefire Deal In Gaza, Impeachment Trial Begins In South Korea

MONOCLE RADIO (January 14, 2025): The impeachment trial for South Korea’s embattled president, Yoon Suk Yeol, gets under way with the first hearings in Seoul. Also on the programme: Pope Francis’s biography is published and leaders of Nato’s Baltic nations talk defence.

Then: has there been a “breakthrough” in a deal between Israel and Hamas? Plus: the life and legacy of Italy’s Oliviero Toscani, the photographer behind shock Benetton ads.

The New York Times – Tuesday, January 14, 2025

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Once the Fires Are Out, California Must Remove Tons of Dangerous Debris

Clearing the toxic remnants of burned buildings around Los Angeles will require a complex and expensive mobilization. California has been there before.

This Is Where the Palisades Fire Started

In the hills above Pacific Palisades, there is crime scene tape and scattered debris, clues to what may have caused the initial fire that eventually raged through thousands of structures.

Biden Aides Warned Putin as Russia’s Shadow War Threatened Air Disaster

The White House scrambled to get a message to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last year after U.S. intelligence agencies said a Russian military unit was preparing to send explosive packages on cargo planes.

Battles Rage Inside Russia, With Waves of Tanks, Drones and North Koreans

Ukrainian soldiers are describing fierce clashes as Russian forces try to retake territory in the Kursk region that could be key in eventual cease-fire talks.

Politics: Dissent Magazine —- Winter 2025 Preview

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DISSENT MAGAZINE (January 13, 2025): The latest issue features ‘The End of the Biden Era….

A Party Out of Touch

Without confronting the economic conditions that gave rise to right-wing populism, the Harris campaign could not meaningfully address a deepening crisis of liberal democracy.

Wendy Brown

Toward a Revival of Left Populism

Michael Kazin

Exit Right

Gabriel Winant

Europe Can’t “Trump-Proof” Itself

Hans Kundnani

A Fractured Coalition

Alyssa BattistoniTressie McMillan CottomAziz RanaTimothy Shenk and Patrick Iber

Housing for All
Supply and the Housing Crisis: A Debate

Ned ResnikoffBrian Callaci and Sandeep Vaheesan

A Public Model for Home Insurance

Moira Birss and MacKenzie Marcelin

Tenants on the March: An Interview With Cea Weaver 

Andrew Elrod

The Battle Over Los Angeles’s Mansion Tax 

Peter Dreier

A Place to Call Home 

Sarah Jaffe

The New Yorker Magazine – January 20, 2025 Issue

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are sworn in.

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE (January 13, 2025): Barry Blitt’s “Two’s a Crowd” – Elon Musk takes center stage.

The Inauguration of Trump’s Oligarchy

Certain business titans have made Mar-a-Lago a scene of such flagrant self-abnegation, ring-kissing, and genuflection that it would embarrass a medieval Pope. By David Remnick

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Lorne Michaels Is the Real Star of “Saturday Night Live”

He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life. By Susan Morrison

How Religious Schools Became a Billion-Dollar Drain on Public Education

A nationwide movement has funnelled taxpayer money to private institutions, eroding the separation between church and state. By Alec MacGillis