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What is gerrymandering in US elections? What to know in 500 words

Gerrymandering, the partisan redrawing of voting districts, is as old as the US and yet is still part of its elections.

2024-10-18 23:40

Muslim candidates surge in local elections in US

WASHINGTON — As the United States prepares for a presidential election next month, the idyllic New York suburb of Teaneck, New Jersey, is gearing up for elections that reflect a broader trend in U.S. politics. Two Muslim women are running for local office i…

2024-10-18 23:20

The Road is Good by Uzo Aduba: A memoir that captures the intricacies of an extraordinary life

As the self-proclaimed ‘family historian’, Aduba shares how her mother built her family and how their journey from Nigeria to Boston changed their life

2024-10-18 23:00

Wireless Signals That Predict Flash Floods

Like many innovators, Hagit Messer-Yaron had a life-changing idea while doing something mundane: Talking with a colleague over a cup of coffee. The IEEE Life Fellow, who in 2006 was head of Tel Aviv University’s Porter School of Environmental Studies, was at …

2024-11-04 19:00

With Bowls of Soup Joumou and Platters of Griot, Haitian Restaurateurs Are Educating Their Communities

What Haitian chefs, restaurateurs, and scholars want you to know about Haitian food and history.

2024-11-04 18:52

BEASTMODE: Lily Tang Williams Bodyslams Jake Sullivan's Wife at Congressional Debate

National security adviser Jake Sullivan has presided over some of the worst foreign policy disasters in American history. His wife, Maggie Goodlander, is running for Congress as a Democrat in New Hampshire's second district. Goodlander is a real estate scion …

2024-11-04 17:50

7 critical issues that guided my vote – YOURS, too?

'There is no doubt that this is the most important election of our lifetime'

2024-11-04 17:42

Conceived in Liberty or Conceived in Sin? Exploitation and Modern Prosperity

Economics in One Lesson author Henry Hazlitt said that good ideas must be re-learned every generation. As I tell my economic history students, we’re contending for the values of the Enlightenment—life, liberty, equality, and the resulting prosperity. Contrary…

2024-11-04 17:00

Earnix Survey Reveals Majority of Insurers Plan to Implement AI Predictive Models Within Two Years

After years of uncertainty, majority of Insurers are ready to take the next steps to implement more effective strategies to grow their business BOSTON — Earnix, the leading AI, real-time platform for intelligent decisioning SaaS solutions for the insurance an…

2024-11-04 16:12

Trump’s Anti-War Charade Deserves a Challenge

Jeet Heer It’s a grave mistake for Democrats to let Trump be the only voice expressing revulsion at militarism. The post Trump’s Anti-War Charade Deserves a Challenge appeared first on The Nation.

2024-11-04 16:07