ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
Take a journey through the history of US presidential elections in “How US Voted for President 1789-2024.” Explore the election results that shaped America, from George Washington’s unanimous victory to the most recent 2024 election trends. Learn about the evolution of the electoral process, key US election statistics, and the shifting dynamics of voter preferences …
As geopolitical tensions spike and the global economy continues to fracture, several powerful forces and trends threaten to impede GDP growth, leading to social and political instability. Policymakers and investors will need to adjust to an era of heightened uncertainty and increasing fragmentation. NEW YORK – As we enter the second quarter of the twenty-first century, …
In the wake of World War II’s horrors, Roosevelt saw the need to support refugees and affirm the right to education, shelter and medical care.“The future must see the broadening of human rights throughout the world,” Eleanor Roosevelt told a crowd in September 1948 at the Sorbonne in Paris. “People who have glimpsed freedom will never be content …
From a buck-toothed rodent to a shark that doesn’t reach puberty until age 150, find out what creatures have the make-up for exceptional longevity.When it comes to life expectancy, the mere 80 or so years that humans have on Earth is just the blink of an eye compared to the Greenland shark or glass sponge. …
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My colleagues and I worked with government officials and outside experts in recent weeks to analyze the magnitude of the recent immigration surge in the United States. We published the results of that analysis this morning. In today’s newsletter, I’ll give you seven highlights, with help from charts by Albert Sun, a graphics editor at The Times. …
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According to Chinese state media, a 46-year project to cover China’s largest desert with trees as part of a campaign to halt desertification and curb sandstorms has been completed. The ‘green belt’ covers a staggering 3,000 km around the Taklamakan desert in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, where workers planted the final 100 metres of trees …
Even if predictions based on campaign statements and cabinet appointments leave us uncertain about how Donald Trump will approach big foreign-policy issues, we can still situate his worldview in a longer-running US tradition. After all, he is hardly the first politician to proclaim “America First.” CAMBRIDGE – Prediction is always difficult, but doubly so in …
Over time, as American democracy has increasingly fallen short of delivering on its core promises, the Democratic Party has contributed to the problem by catering to a narrow, privileged elite. To restore its own prospects and America’s signature form of governance, it must return to its working-class roots. BOSTON – It should not have come …