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Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.
2026-08-30
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RSS chief’s visit to US denounced as ‘goodwill tour’ for Hindu nationalism
2026-08-29
An event in New York City featuring a prominent Hindu nationalist is being promoted as an invitation to send a positive message that “the world is one family”. But an array of faith groups, advocacy organisations and unprivileged-caste organisations say they are not convinced. They fear Saturday’s rally, held at MadisonContinue Reading
Five Years After Abbey Gate
2026-08-28
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Transcript: Why Minneapolis Has Become the Center of 2020s Politics
2026-08-26
This is a lightly edited transcript of the August 25 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. Perry Bacon: Good morning. I’m Perry Bacon. I’m the host of Right Now on The New Republic. RightContinue Reading
Synthetic everything is warping America
2026-08-23
A shadowy polling firm confessed this week to faking survey results in two marquee races — then claimed the entire operation was a “short-term social experiment” on misinformation.Why it matters: An AI-enabled flood of synthetic and outright fabricated content is wreaking havoc on reality, poisoning the signals people rely onContinue Reading
Nothing Left (Except Corporate-Friendly Identity Politics)
2026-08-22
Politics Evan Barker’s debut book exposes the rot hollowing out the Democratic Party. One of the more striking developments in American politics over the past three decades has been the transformation of the Democratic Party from a big-tent movement built around working-class Americans into an elite-driven institution obsessed with diversity,Continue Reading
Zambia’s messy but decisive election: government shows strength; democracy shows weakness
2026-08-21
Across southern Africa, sitting presidents have faced a wave of turnovers and electoral setbacks in the past few years. Malawi and Botswana saw opposition victories. In Namibia and South Africa, incumbents were re-elected, but with significantly smaller majorities. In Zambia, the Patriotic Front suffered a humiliating defeat in 2021 asContinue Reading
Fervor over data centers fires up competitive Ohio Senate race
2026-08-19
One of the most competitive Senate races this year is pivoting around data centers. The contest in Ohio between incumbent Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is a key example of how the increasingly controversial issue is playing a role in this cycle’s politics…Read MoreContinue Reading
Nancy Mace Is Not Dealing Well With Her Retirement From Politics or Mid-Life
2026-08-18
After coming in fifth for governor in the June 9 South Carolina primary election, while surrendering her congressional seat because she mounted that ill-fated gubernatorial bid, Rep. Nancy Mace (SC-01) appears to be at loose ends. Unlike her former colleague Marjorie Taylor Greene, she hasn’t gone full-gonzo anti-Trump, which meansContinue Reading
Russia Has Tremendous Influence Over Our US Elections Says Expert Elizabeth Graham
2026-08-15
Russia Has Tremendous Influence Over Our US Elections Says Expert Elizabeth Graham The shadow cast by Putin over the landscape of American democracy, and his influence and control over Trump grows larger and darker by the moment. He is engaging in a prolonged and destructive strategy involving Donald Trump andContinue Reading
