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Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pledge to open five publicly subsidized grocery stores in New York City is quickly becoming a reality. On July 27, 2026, Mamdani announced details of the plan, including a 30 percent …
Zohran Mamdani’s Public Grocery Plan Is a Serious One Read More
Karen Scholl, a freelance writer in Ohio, has been buying her family’s health insurance on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace for a decade. This January, her monthly bill soared past …
Inside America’s health insurance ‘death spiral’ Read More
New EU data revealing a huge reduction in the number of firefighters during the worst year on record for wildfires highlights the need to end reckless cuts to our public …
‘Reckless’ 18,000 reduction in firefighters during worst year for wildfires Read More
Housing secretary Angela Rayner has taken a £20,000 speaking fee from an estate agents’ lobbying group, even though she once condemned MPs earning money from outside jobs as “beyond shameful”. …
Housing Secretary Took £20k Speaking Fee From Estate Agent Lobbyists Read More
Mukalla, Yemen – Before the sun rises over Mukalla’s beaches, 15‑year‑old Abdulrahman Badr and his friend Tareq are already at their usual spot on the sand. They’re brewing tea and kneading …
The yearly mild weather spell that brings Yemen’s coast back to life Read More
For decades, Liechtenstein has offered high-net-worth individuals a financial haven: political stability, institutions specializing in private banking, and favorable regulations for managing their wealth. But above all, this small country …
Liechtenstein, a haven of secrecy for the ultra-rich, is beginning to crumble Read More
A Trump-appointed federal appeals judge spent months running a Washington public affairs firm after being appointed to the bench last year, an arrangement that contributed to an exodus among the …
‘Is she even allowed to be doing this?’: Inside a federal judge’s side gig running a PR firm Read More
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that Iraq had offered to supply Turkey with up to 1 million barrels of oil a day as Iraqi Prime Minister Ali …
Alberta’s pipeline pitch rests on Indigenous equity, a promise unfulfilled on the line it would twin Read More
Cheap, abundant Chinese solar panels have become essential to decarbonizing the global energy system. Without them, the world’s clean energy transition would have arguably been slower and more expensive. But …
China’s solar industry is losing money. The country is doubling down anyway. Read More
Two phrases — housing and affordability — sung out across Greater Manchester’s mayoral election. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they’ve dominated more than anything else in manifestos, hustings and social media alike. In my …
Property and poverty dominate Manchester’s mayoral election politics Read More