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Boris Johnson en una caricatura de DonkeyHotey vía flickr.

Boris Johnson’s ignominious end: the difference between ‘big tent’ politics and personalised populism

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Following an excruciating few days when many of his colleagues left his cabinet over yet another scandal, Boris Johnson finally resigned on July 7 as leader of the Conservative party. As the UK is a parliamentary democracy, he continues as caretaker prime minister while the contest that will produce his replacement plays out. This situation has caused only more confusion and hiatus.

In most countries, like the Netherlands, it has become easier to get a legal, safe abortion over the last two decades. Evert Elzinga/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

US abortion restrictions are unlikely to influence international trends, which are largely becoming more liberal

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The Supreme Court’s June 24, 2022, ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade is already having profound effects across the United States, from Florida to Wisconsin. And the ruling also bucks a clear worldwide trend. In countries from Iceland to Zambia, abortion restrictions have been lifted over the last two decades, not tightened.

Shinzo Abe: Japan’s longest-serving post-WWII prime minister, who was assassinated on July * 2022. EPA-EFE/ Kimimasa Mayama

Shinzo Abe: the disputed legacy of a politician who dominated public life in Japan after WWII

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The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has shaken the nation to its core. Abe was murdered while making a speech in support of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidate in Nara in the run-up to last weekend’s elections – but, based on early reports, the shooting did not have a political motive.

Nageur naturiste à la piscine Roger Le Gall à Paris dans le 12e arrondissement. Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt / AFP

Piscine et nudité : le maillot de la discorde

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Depuis le premier mai 2022, la ville allemande de Göttingen autorise à titre d’essai les femmes à se baigner la poitrine nue dans les piscines municipales. À quelques jours de cette décision, le 16 mai précisément, c’est au tour de la ville de Grenoble de légiférer à propos du costume de bain. Cette fois, c’est le port du burkini, un maillot de bain couvrant intégralement le corps, qui fait l’objet d’un vote favorable. L’histoire pourrait s’arrêter là. Mais les esprits s’échauffent.

Joe Biden is the oldest person to be sworn in as US president. New research shows politicians are likely to live longer than the populations they represent. BiksuTong / Shutterstock

Politicians live longer than the populations they represent: new research

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In many countries, inequalities in income and wealth have been rising since the 1980s. It has been estimated that the top 1% of income earners globally earn 20% of total income. But inequality isn’t just about wealth – elite groups also have advantages over the rest of society in areas such as education and health. They also tend to live longer. Life expectancy of the top 1% of income earners in the US is almost 15 years longer than the bottom 1%.

A protester holds a Q sign as he waits to enter a campaign rally with then-President Donald Trump in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in August 2018. AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Buying into conspiracy theories can be exciting – that’s what makes them dangerous

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Conspiracy theories have been around for centuries, from witch trials and antisemitic campaigns to beliefs that Freemasons were trying to topple European monarchies. In the mid-20th century, historian Richard Hofstadter described a “paranoid style” that he observed in right-wing U.S. politics and culture: a blend of “heated exaggeration, suspiciousness, and conspiratorial fantasy.”

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