EEconomy Read More More than half of Canadians are avoiding buying American goods, poll findsOctober 9, 2026 Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.…
UUnited States Read More Recent SCOTUS decisions threaten to uproot communities’ voting powerOctober 1, 2026 The race to push forward new redistricting maps will diminish the voting power of diverse communities. It is…
UUnited States Read More Shock and Awe Meets the Rule of Law: Fighting Back Against Democratic BackslidingSeptember 23, 2026 With only weeks now until our midterm election, we Americans feel dread down to our very toes that…
UUnited States Read More “Pay for Play?” Trump’s Bosnia Moves Highlighted in U.S. House ProbeSeptember 18, 2026 Only hours ahead of a Sept. 15 House subcommittee hearing on the direction of U.S. policy in the…
EEntertainment Read More ‘Musk’ film simulates Elon Musk interview using statements CEO has madeSeptember 8, 2026 VENICE, Italy (AP) — A new documentary about Elon Musk uses a CGI avatar and artificial intelligence voice…
UUnited States Read More How the United States government essentially operates these days [letter] | Letters To The EditorJuly 15, 2026 Some people say the United States is a democracy. Others call it a democratic republic. Considering the current…
UUnited States Read More Judge halts effort to subpoena Minnesota Gov. Walz in immigration enforcement probeJune 22, 2026 A federal judge has blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to subpoena Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Job Alert: Anthropic Is Hiring for Its New ‘AI Rule & Law’ TeamJune 3, 2026 Anthropic is closely tracking how Claude and AI are changing the economy. Now, the leading AI company wants…
UUnited States Read More Trump-Xi summit has high stakes for TaiwanMay 11, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, in his return to the White House, has demonstrated greater ambivalence toward…
UUnited States Read More The Hollow Republic: How Executive Power Replaced Democracy in the United StatesMay 5, 2026 Islam Times – The Hollow Republic: How Executive Power Replaced Democracy in the United StatesWar Powers, Lobbying and…
UUnited States Read More Vance, after rallying in Hungary for Orbán, says he wasn’t surprised by the autocrat’s defeat – POLITICOApril 14, 2026 But the Hungarian election had been a major priority just days earlier. JD Vance had traveled to Budapest…
UUnited States Read More Election loss for Hungary’s Orbán has ripple effects for TrumpApril 13, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a…