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Far-right poised to score big at next European elections

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A little over a year since leader of Fratelli d'Italia Georgia Meloni rose to power in Italy, the latest data spells out a clear message: she is not the only ultraright politician surfing on voters’ anxieties. In fact, we may be entering a new cycle of far-right extremism across the continent, with heavy stakes for the next European elections in June 2024.

08 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Gilles Ivaldi y Andreu Torner

Kaiser Permanente health care workers in five states and Washington, D.C., are rallying against low wages and understaffing that they say is undermining patient care. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

Why are thousands of Kaiser health care workers on strike? 5 questions answered

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More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers began a three-day strike in Virginia, California, Colorado, Washington state, Oregon and Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2023, after company executives and eight unions representing aides, techs, support staff and other employees failed to agree on the terms of new contracts. This is the largest U.S. health care strike on record. In a statement it released when the walkout started, Kaiser asserted that it wanted to reach a deal soon with the striking workers.

06 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Michael McQuarrie

Kevin McCarthy, just before he was ousted as speaker of the House. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Ouster of Speaker McCarthy highlights House Republican fractures in an increasingly polarized America

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

The House of Representatives on Oct. 3, 2023, did something that had never been done before in the nation’s history: It ousted the speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, lost his job in a vote of 216 to 210. To look deeper than the surface machinations, The Conversation U.S. spoke with political scientist Charles R. Hunt at Boise State University.

05 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Charles R. Hunt

Emmanuel Macron en déplacement à Bastia, en Corse le 28 septembre 2023. Pascal Pochard-Casabianca / AFP

La Vᵉ République a 65 ans : retour sur quelques réformes constitutionnelles phares

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L’adresse du Président Emmanuel Macron aux Sages pour célébrer le 65^e anniversaire de la Constitution de la V^e République pourrait être, selon plusieurs observateurs, l’occasion de proposer une nouvelle réforme constitutionnelle. Cette proposition n’aurait rien de surprenant, le chef de l’État ayant déjà annoncé son intention de la réformer l’an dernier.

24 Diciembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Bryan Muller

New cardinals at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2023. AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca

Pope Francis has appointed 21 new cardinals – an expert on medieval Christianity explains what it means for the future of the Catholic Church

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On Sept. 30, 2023, Pope Francis swore in 21 clergymen as new members of the College of Cardinals. The College is an important part of the church’s governance structure – each new member takes a formal oath during a ritual ceremony in the presence of present members of the College.

03 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Joanne M. Pierce

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who has died at age 90. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer from San Francisco’s City Hall to Capitol Hill

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Democrat Dianne Feinstein, the 90-year-old senior senator from California, died on Sept. 28, 2023.

02 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Lincoln Mitchell

Rishi Sunak has ripped up decades of cross-party consensus on climate change

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The acclaimed 1990 film Awakenings tells the story of a neurologist who discovers a drug which rouses catatonic patients from decades of “sleep”. It’s a true story, based on Oliver Sacks’ 1973 memoir of the same name.

07 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Tim Jackson

Justices who follow originalism dominate in the U.S. Supreme Court. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

The Supreme Court’s originalists have taken over − here’s how they interpret the Constitution

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Today a majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices are either self-described originalists or strongly lean toward originalism. Yet less than 50 years ago, originalism was considered a fringe movement, hardly taken seriously by most legal scholars.

15 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Whitley R.P. Kaufman

Country singer Adley Stump, a former contestant on NBC’s hit reality show ‘The Voice,’ performs at an Air Force base in Washington state. Joint Base Lewis McChord/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

Reality TV show contestants are more like unpaid interns than Hollywood stars

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In December 2018, John Legend joined then-newly elected U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to criticize the exploitation of congressional interns on Capitol Hill, most of whom worked for no pay.

27 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por David Arditi

Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, at left, and group member Joe Biggs were sentenced to many years in federal prison. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

How local police could help prevent another January 6th-style insurrection

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Some of the most prominent members of the Proud Boys, a far-right militant group that functions more like a street gang than a militia, have been sentenced to long terms in federal prison for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

10 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Matthew Valasik y Shannon Reid

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NASA’s UAP study team and newly appointed director of UAP research represent growing efforts to study and declassify UFO-related data. AP Photo/Terry Renn

NASA report finds no evidence that UFOs are extraterrestrial

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NASA’s independent study team released its highly anticipated report on UFOs on Sept. 14, 2023.

18 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Chris Impey

Dancers perform Rite of Spring. Pina Bausch Foundation

The cross-Africa dance company bringing new life to Pina Bausch’s Rite of Spring

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At its premiere in 1913, Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky’s Rite of Spring shocked audiences and divided critics. The ballet centred around a straightforward yet brutal narrative – a community selects a sacrificial victim, a virgin who will be martyred to their fertility god to secure a good harvest. The plot, however, was not what scandalised Parisian theatregoers.

15 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Lucy Weir

Naomi Klein (left), Naomi Wolf (right). Background protest Mick Tsikas/AP. Andre Dalmau/EPA, fleshmanpix/Flickr

In Doppelganger, Naomi Klein says the world is broken: conspiracy theorists ‘get the facts wrong but often get the feelings right’

(Tiempo de lectura: 5 - 9 minutos)

Idly googling myself some years ago, I came upon an unusually glowing reference to one of my academic papers. “Masterpiece is an overused word,” the reviewer wrote, “but this Proustian evocation is indeed a masterpiece.”

12 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Nick Haslam

A winter energy crunch in Europe looks a distinct possibility

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine imposed a sudden energy shock on Europe 18 months ago. Faced with the prospect of much less Russian gas, there were fears that Europe’s energy infrastructure would not cope with winter 2022-23, causing economies to crumble.

11 Septiembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por La redacción

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Far-right poised to score big at next European elections

Why are thousands of Kaiser health care workers on strike? 5 questions answered

Ouster of Speaker McCarthy highlights House Republican fractures in an increasingly polarized America

La Vᵉ République a 65 ans : retour sur quelques réformes constitutionnelles phares

Pope Francis has appointed 21 new cardinals – an expert on medieval Christianity explains what it means for the future of the Catholic Church

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer from San Francisco’s City Hall to Capitol Hill

Rishi Sunak has ripped up decades of cross-party consensus on climate change

The Supreme Court’s originalists have taken over − here’s how they interpret the Constitution

Reality TV show contestants are more like unpaid interns than Hollywood stars

How local police could help prevent another January 6th-style insurrection

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NASA report finds no evidence that UFOs are extraterrestrial

The cross-Africa dance company bringing new life to Pina Bausch’s Rite of Spring

In Doppelganger, Naomi Klein says the world is broken: conspiracy theorists ‘get the facts wrong but often get the feelings right’

A winter energy crunch in Europe looks a distinct possibility

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Necesitamos tu apoyo económico para hacer un periodismo fiable y con valores sociales

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un periodismo fiable y con valores sociales