Tag: Politics and Government
How California Is Building the Nation’s First Privacy Police
The agency “will be subject to a certain amount of political pressure,” said Tracy Rosenberg, the executive director…
Two Refugees, Both on Poland’s Border. But Worlds Apart.
KUZNICA, Poland — On the day war broke out in Ukraine, Albagir, a 22-year-old refugee from Sudan, was…
China Sees at Least One Winner Emerging From Ukraine War: China
The war in Ukraine is far from over, but a consensus is forming in Chinese policy circles that…
Could Inflation Prompt Powell to Act Like Volcker?
The war in Ukraine threatens to keep costs elevated for longer. Gas prices have already surged, lifting headline…
A Plastic Factory Feels the Sting of Rising Energy Prices
Long before President Vladimir V. Putin unleashed his war on Ukraine, Mosharraf Khalid was already contending with an…
‘Things Will Only Get Worse.’ Putin’s War Sends Russians Into Exile.
ISTANBUL — They lined up at ATM’s, desperate for cash after Visa and Mastercard suspended operations in Russia,…
U.K. vs. Oligarchs: ‘The Gloves Are Now Off’
In a report in December on corrupt money in Britain, Chatham House, a research institute on foreign affairs,…
Saudi Arabia Executes 81 People
CAIRO — Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that it had put 81 people to death in what was…
Ukrainian Minister Has Turned Digital Tools Into Modern Weapons of War
But Peter Singer, a professor at the Center on the Future of War at Arizona State University, said…
Pandemic Fears Give Way to a Rush for Bomb Shelters
BAGNOLO SAN VITO, Italy — Across a footbridge from a busy shopping outlet surrounded by verdant fields in…
How Roman Abramovich, a Russian Oligarch, Found Himself Under Sanctions
As Russian troops massed near the border with Ukraine last month, the American ambassador to Israel received an…
Bye Bye Iowa? Democrats to Debate Changes to Primary Calendar
For years, Democrats in Iowa and New Hampshire have battled criticism from others in the party who argued…