…And the World: We begin today in Japan, whose capital Tokyo has elected a woman governor for the first time. The famously patriarchal society does not allow women to ascend to the throne and has never had a female prime minister. A former newscaster and
…And the World: We begin today in Russia, toward which investigators are increasingly pointing fingers for a hack and leak of Democratic National Committee emails. While the emails have led to tangible fallout in the Democratic Party’s central national organ (see The Feds), the notion
…And the World: We begin today in Turkey, which withstood a coup attempt over the weekend, preserving its democracy, however bruised by its autocratic President, Recip Tayyip Erdogan. Though Turks of all stripes felt a bad democracy was preferable to the best coup and all
…And the World: We begin today in Britain, which as of this week will have a new Prime Minister. Andrea Leadsom, the only other last woman standing in the Conservative Party’s leadership election dropped out this morning, effectively ceding the race to Theresa May, the
…And the World: We begin today in Australia, where it appears the governing Liberal-National/Coalition party (LNP) will likely win the most seats after Saturday’s election. However, that represents a substantial drop from the 89-some odd seats it had in 150-member House of Representatives. Neither party
You Brexit, You Bought It: We begin today in Britain, roiled still by the shock of voters’ decision to leave the European Union, where political and economic chaos reigns. Pound sterling has fallen and rating agenceis have downgraded the nation’s creditworthiness. While in the immediate aftermath
…And the World: We begin today in Britain, which faces a vote over its future with the European Union this Thursday. Already fraught, the contest took on a decidedly tragic note following the murder of Jo Cox, a Member of Parliament from Yorkshire. The mother
The Feds: We begin today in Florida, which has become the site of the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the United States. Shortly after 2 a.m., Omar Mateen, an American citizen born in New York, began firing on patrons of Pulse, a gay
City Slickers: We begin today in Springfield, which will mark five years tomorrow since a tornado touched down in the city and adjacent communities. Monson and West Springfield suffered incredible damage, too, but the blow to Springfield was both blessing and curse. The destruction of
…And the World: We begin today in Austria, where voters narrowly rejected a far-right anti-immigrant presidential candidate, Norbert Hofer, in favor of independent (and formerly Green Party) candidate Alexander van der Bellen. The presidency in Austria is largely ceremonial, but when Hofer came in first