Currently What to know about this weekend's presidential elections in Venezuela. / Chatham House Kristina Foltz: In partnership with Hezbollah, "Caracas is directly threatening security for the entire hemisphere." / Newsweek Riley Beggin explains why so many American Democrats support Israel, but not its leader. Meanwhile, the Obamas
Currently The United States economy looks to be strong for the next couple years—so, who gets to take credit for it? / The New York Times [+] Kamala Harris and her husband face sexist, racist attacks online. Same for JD Vance's wife and children. / The Guardian, ABC News Yet
Currently A big new Dexter Filkins article on whether Israel and Hezbollah, i.e., Iran, will go to war. / The New Yorker See also: How October 7 unraveled a landmark Mideast climate deal. / Grist Israel's Netanyahu will speak "in one of the few places he can count
Currently Vice President Kamala Harris says she has enough verbal commitments from delegates to clinch her party's presidential nomination. / Politico Goldman Sachs tells clients it's "impossible" to model US trade policy under a potential second Donald Trump presidency. / Semafor Could Republicans sue to keep
Currently Looking at Truman and Johnson's withdrawals and subsequent electoral defeats for Democrats, historians say Biden's circumstances differ quite a lot. / The New York Times [+] Drug-resistant bacteria often spread in war zones; as conflicts proliferate around the globe, the risk of superbugs reaching civilian populations
Currently Please note: We're going on summer break starting tomorrow, and will be back on Monday, July 22—see you then! As areas of Houston continue to suffer without power, who gets access to generators has illuminated the city's socioeconomic divisions. / The New York Times [+] Nearly
Currently This week's Nato summit finds the global center left enjoying a moment together—perhaps temporarily. / Politico.eu An argument for political neutrality. "The world likely needs more thoughtful interventions and politically neutral spaces and less activism for activism's sake." / Dust to Dust The
Currently Nigeria's debt to gasoline suppliers surpasses $6 billion, doubling since early April. / Reuters Young men in Sri Lanka face an epidemic of kidney disease linked to extreme heat, dehydration, and heavy pesticide use. / The New York Times [+] "Sun kinks" refer to train tracks getting "
Currently An explanation of what just happened in France's shock election, and where it leaves Macron. / BBC News Ukranian tennis star Elina Svitolina wears black at Wimbledon after a Russian missile barrage hits Ukraine's largest children's hospital. / The Guardian Are you sure you wouldn&
Currently Tropical Storm Beryl is now pushing inland, leaving more than two million people in Houston without power. / Associated Press Scalpers have reverse-engineered the anti-scalping technology used by major ticketing platforms, and are creating counterfeit tickets that can be resold. / 404 Media Slop is rampant in video games,
