In Part 1 of this edition of the FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast, the crew discusses the fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion. Which states now have abortion bans, how have Americans across the political spectrum reacted to them, and how could this decision affect the 2022 midterm elections? The … Read more
According to author Matthew ContinentalTo understand where the political right is headed, one must understand where it has gone. In this episode of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, he speaks with Galen Druke about the decades of conservative history reflected in his new book,The Right: The Hundred Years’ War for American Conservatism.”
FOTOILLUSTRATION VON FIVETHIRTYEIGHT / AP IMAGES Willkommen bei Pollapalooza, unserer wöchentlichen Umfragezusammenfassung. Gestern sollte der Eröffnungstag der Major League Baseball-Saison 2022 sein, aber er wurde um eine Woche (auf nächsten Donnerstag, den 7 strittiger Arbeitskampf zwischen Spielern und Teambesitzern, die einen Großteil des Winters andauerten. Der MLB-Lockout ließ die Fans frustriert zurück – insbesondere bei … Read more
Alabama’s controversial congressional ticket is now in the hands of the Supreme Court. But regardless of the outcome of the case, it could transform voting rights across the South. Nathaniel Rakich: Alabama is perhaps best known as the epicenter of the civil rights movement. But nearly 60 years after pro-suffrage advocates marched across the Edmund … Read more
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach pushed back Friday against statements made by a Chinese official in what appeared to be a rare public reproach of host China. Responding to a question about comments a spokeswoman for the Beijing Olympics made at a news conference Thursday, Bach said Olympic officials had not ignored the “problem” … Read more
In this installation of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, hosts of the British “Talking Politicspodcast, David Runciman other Helen Thompsondiscussing why the British public and some members of the Conservative Party have soured on Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a way that Republicans never did toward President Trump.
It’s hard to get away with so much poignancy in a sitcom because that’s not what sitcoms are designed for. In fact, the sitcom might be the last place on television where constructive political dialogue takes place at all. *** The classic sitcom has evolved over the years as multi-camera shows with laugh tracks gave … Read more
Press play to listen to this article LONDON — Britain’s ultimate Westminster insider is actually its queen. As head of state, Queen Elizabeth II must rise above the political fray, playing a largely ceremonial role by formerly appointing ministers, despite having no say about who gets the jobs, and unquestioningly setting out her elected government’s … Read more
On January 24, Alabama became the second state (after Ohio) to receive a new convention card crushed in court. But while Ohio’s map was thrown out by the state Supreme Court for violating the state constitution, Alabama’s map was overturned by three federal judges who found the map under-represented black voters in Congress. That’s a … Read more
