Politics/gov is a category reporting, analysis, vision & strategy bearing on issues relating to politics and government that includes legislation, adjudication, and what is typically called executive action and program – government behavior and prospects.
Sometimes itās the humble actions that matter, which is a lesson for our dangerous time. For years, Iāve volunteered to get out…
The Nobel Peace Prize has just been awarded to Navi Pillay who is not, like last yearās laureate, pleading for the worldās largest…
VĆctor Barahonaās body bears the impact of Nayib Bukeleās regime. Barahona is a community journalist who works in radio and television. He was arrested…
On October 9, only hours after the announcement of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, a former judge…
During the 2026 election campaign, at least 1,069 advertisements mentioning incumbent President Luiz InĆ”cio Lula da Silva or opponent FlĆ”vio Bolsonaro on…
Political scientists have a fairly dry checklist for what makes a regime oppressive: it silences dissent, it turns state power against its…
Thousands of healthcare professionals from across the globe are calling on the World Medical Association (WMA) to suspend Israelās membership in the…
In his address at the Pnyx in Athens on 7 October, Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered Greece an extravagant compliment: a…
Letās start with the good news. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has added 61 companies to its…
Brazilās general election on 4 October delivered a severe warning to the Left. FlĆ”vio Bolsonaro, the presidential candidate of the Liberal Party…
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