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World - The Guardian
Our first political prisoner? No. Locking up dissenters is an ignoble British tradition | Kenan Malik
Voices on the right who now criticise the jailing of rioters for racial hate wilfully ignore history . In July 1967, the Black Power activist Michael X addressed a meeting in Reading. “The most ...18 hours ago -
Business - The New York Times
Alabama Prison Labor Program Faces Legal Challenges
A work-release program for Alabama prisoners provides labor for corporations and income for the state. Lawsuits are challenging its constitutionality.Yesterday -
Business - Financial Times
Why it is lonely in the political centre
Genuine commitment to the middle ground is much rarer than it seemsYesterday -
World - Financial Times
Politics is distorting economic data
Partisanship continues to pollute results of influential surveys of consumer and business sentiment2 days ago -
Politics - The Hill
Schools caught in political crosshairs
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story State politics ensnare colleges and universities As states pass sweeping measures ...3 days ago -
Lifestyle - The New York Times
Luxury Fashion as Political Propaganda
In fights to sway public sentiment, critics often point to costly clothes as evidence of moral corruption.3 days ago -
Business - Financial Times
What if honesty really is the best policy in politics?
Data suggests Americans can handle the truth if politicians are willing to tell it3 days ago -
Politics - The Hill
Unions should be about employees, not about politics
What are employees fed up with union politics supposed to do?4 days ago -
Politics - NBC News
Biden says Trump should be locked up 'politically'
During a New Hampshire campaign office visit, President Joe Biden made a comment about former President Donald Trump, saying to "politically lock him up."5 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
More prisoners freed early to ease overcrowding
Some 1,100 prisoners will be released as ministers launch a review of sentencing that could see new types of punishment outside of jails.5 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Prisoners freed early (again)
Plus, Newscast is heading to America!5 days ago -
World - The Guardian
TechScape: Elon Musk’s global political goals
Plus: World of Warcraft, polling and cats. • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here . Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m Blake Montgomery, technology news editor at the ...5 days ago -
World - The Guardian
No 10 says Starmer ‘shares public anger’ at early prisoner releases but system facing paralysis without it – UK politics live
Downing Street says government ‘shocked’ at inheriting prisons crisis as hundreds of prisoners get early release. The funeral of Alex Salmond, the former Scottish first minister who died suddenly ...5 days ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
We Don’t Yet Understand What Warehouse Work Is Doing to Communities
Warehouses in Lehigh Valley, Pa. have been an economic boon for blue collar workers. But they have been a political bust.5 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Mother of British-Egyptian political prisoner goes on hunger strike
Alaa Abdel Fattah is a British-Egyptian national who has spent most of the last decade in jail.5 days ago -
Politics - The Hill
Austin makes political message in Ukraine trip
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Austin makes political message in unannounced trip to Ukraine ...6 days ago -
World - Financial Times
Take political betting markets literally, not seriously
Or is it the other way around?6 days ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
How Aleksei Navalny’s Prison Diaries Got Published
In his posthumous memoir, compiled with help from his widow, Yulia Navalnaya, Navalny faced the fact that Vladimir Putin might succeed in silencing him. The book will keep “his legacy alive,” ...6 days ago -
World - The Guardian
The big idea: is nostalgia killing politics?
From the Tories’ Thatcher fixation to Labour’s Blair fetish, ideas from the past are poisoning the political present. The pop culture of past generations weighs like a dark cloud on the youth of ...6 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Asylum hotel rioter dies in prison
Peter Lynch was serving two year and eight months after pleading guilty to violent disorder6 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Ex-Tory Gauke to lead review of prison sentences
Sir Keir Starmer is to appoint former Tory justice secretary to lead a review of prison sentencing.6 days ago -
Top stories - ABC News
'Blue Dot' in Nebraska draws boldface political names
The Harris and Trump campaigns descended upon Nebraska to deliver a similar message to its 2nd Congressional District: their votes could decide the presidential race.October 20 -
Top stories - CBS News
American Paul Whelan gives first interview since being freed from Russian prison
Paul Whelan, a Marine veteran who was imprisoned in a Russian labor camp for nearly six years until being released after a prisoner swap this summer, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" ...October 20 -
Politics - The Hill
Paul Whelan describes 'torture' of Russian prison
Former Marine Paul Whelan described the “torture” he endured while being held captive in a Russian prison for years. “The Russian government wanted to put pressure on the United States by treating ...October 20 -
World - Financial Times
Sketchy Politics: Labour Pains
How will Labour handle their first Budget?October 17 -
Top stories - BBC News
Lynette White murderer to be released from prison
Jeffrey Gafoor will be released on licence after serving 21 years in prison for the brutal killing.October 17 -
World - The New York Times
Alone in the Dark: The Nightmare of Bangladesh’s Secret Underground Prison
In the House of Mirrors, political captives were pushed to the brink of insanity and death. Some are telling their stories now that the woman who put them there, Sheikh Hasina, is gone.October 17 -
World - The New York Times
Trudeau Accuses Political Foes of Engaging in Foreign Interference
Facing a revolt in his own party, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attacked both the Conservative opposition and India’s government, which he said had made “a horrific mistake” in the killing of a ...October 17 -
Entertainment - ABC News
Cate Blanchett wants you to laugh at politics in ‘Rumours’
The upcoming film “Rumours,” starring Cate Blanchett, starts off criticizing world leaders in a way most political satires would — and then it turns down the wit and turns up the absurdityOctober 16 -
Politics - The Hill
‘Land politics’ are at the root of our costliest natural disasters
Patterns of home-building in climate frontiers and the resources provided to communities following natural disasters are deeply rooted in the political power of land.October 15 -
Top stories - NBC News
Trump turns political event into surreal listening party
Donald Trump turned a town hall event in Pennsylvania into an impromptu listening party Monday, playing a unlikely selection of tunes for more than 30 minutes after the event was paused for a ...October 15 -
Politics - The Hill
Morning Report — Break a political deadlock? Take risks.
In today’s issue: Vice President Harris insists she’s the underdog in the presidential race. This week, she’s campaigning that way. Underdogs, when hemmed in, take risks. And sitting for a Fox News ...October 15 -
Top stories - The New York Times
A Political Misdiagnosis
Democrats imagined that they would become the majority party as America became more racially diverse. It’s not working out that way.October 14 -
Business - Inc.
She Weathered Angry Comments and Attacks After a Visit From Kamala Harris. She Still Thinks Entrepreneurs Should Have a Voice in Politics
After Danielle Romanetti, the owner of Fibre Space, hosted Kamala Harris’s visit in 2021, she saw a $30,000 windfall—and a surge in troll attacks. How she suggests dealing with attention, even if ...October 14 -
Top stories - NBC News
Trump escalates rhetoric on outlawing political dissent and criticism
Donald Trump is ramping up his rhetoric depicting his political rivals and critics as criminals, while dropping a long trail of suggestions that he favors outlawing political speech that he deems ...October 13 -
Top stories - NBC News
Young men's economic prospects are shifting, along with their politics
For David Tasker, an 18-year-old construction worker in Pennsylvania, his top financial priorities are having enough money for gas, dining out and spending on his girlfriend while living at home ...October 13