Britney Spears not only blazed a trail, she might just make us better humans
Analysis by Lisa Respers France, CNN When the world thinks “troubled” Britney Spears, the paparazzi captured images of her with a shaved…
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Could alien astronomers have spotted Earth?
Opinion by Lisa Kaltenegger The news that we’ll soon have an unclassified report sent to Congress on “unidentified aerial…
Continue ReadingDon’t miss the latest evidence Ron DeSantis is *definitely* getting ready to run for president
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Even as Donald Trump continues to stoke insane conspiracy theories about how he will be…
Continue ReadingThe utter predictability of Jared and Ivanka ghosting Donald Trump
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Here’s the paragraph you need to read today: “With each passing day away from Washington,…
Continue ReadingI can’t forgive the people who won’t admit my partner, Brian Sicknick, was a hero
Opinion by Sandra Garza In late 2008, while on a popular dating site, I received a message in my inbox from a good-looking, dark-haired man with…
Continue ReadingFive years after the Brexit vote, the United Kingdom is more divided than ever
Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN Britain was a very different place in 2006. Tony Blair was Prime Minister, the financial crisis that would go on to…
Continue ReadingWhy Biden didn’t do more to avert voting rights defeat
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN If the expansive voting rights bill suffocated in the Senate on Tuesday was the most critical defense of American…
Continue ReadingTrump’s ‘book of all books’ undoubtedly a work of fiction
Opinion by Michael D’Antonio Watch out, Holy Bible! Step aside, Don Quixote! Former President Donald Trump says he’s writing “the…
Continue ReadingWars will last forever if Congress won’t acknowledge they’re over
Opinion by Heather Brandon-Smith and Diana Ohlbaum These days, getting Democrats and Republicans — Congress and the President — to agree…
Continue ReadingThis is democracy in America in 2021
Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Efforts to update the way Americans vote in local elections were met in New York with some grousing, while efforts…
Continue ReadingDemocrats, act now to protect US democracy from death spiral
Opinion by Barbara Arnwine, William J. Barber II, Penda Hair, Jesse Jackson Sr. Tuesday’s party-line vote in the US Senate to kill debate on…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump keeps stoking ‘reinstatement’ talk
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Donald Trump continues to openly discuss the possibility that he will be reinstated as president,…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s great reopening is encountering some turbulence
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Can anybody fly a plane? Everything is opening at the same time and people are desperate to travel. As concerts…
Continue ReadingWhere another Trump presidency could take America
By Ruth Ben-Ghiat “It’s a fragile time for our democracy,” said US Rep. Eric Swalwell, disclosing earlier this month that the…
Continue ReadingBritain has a big education problem. Lawmakers from Boris Johnson’s party are trying to make it about ‘White privilege’
Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN Lawmakers from the UK’s governing Conservative party are being accused of weaponizing inequalities in the…
Continue ReadingHow Brazil’s fear of losing the Amazon guides Bolsonaro’s policies towards the forest
Analysis by Luiz Romero In 2000, when the internet in Brazil was still in its infancy, an email with an alarming message about the Amazon went viral.…
Continue ReadingHow the NFL is holding up a mirror to American society
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Pro football is, by far, America’s favorite sport. The ratings for NFL games dominate the…
Continue ReadingWhy Democrats were desperate to win Joe Manchin’s vote for an already-doomed election bill
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large On Tuesday night, the “For the People” Act will fail. There is a 0% chance that the…
Continue ReadingAmerican workers don’t want to go back to normal, and that makes sense
Analysis by Christine Romans, CNN Business Johnny Paycheck sang “Take this job and shove it” in 1977. Today, it may well be the mantra…
Continue ReadingMy 6-year-old just had his first encounter with racism
Opinion by Keith Magee A short while ago, my little boy told me something that shattered my world. I had been preparing breakfast for him, watching…
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