Diplomacy, international institutions and conflicts come with grand statements and very practical consequences. Our international satire examines the decisions of governments and powerful institutions, including America’s role abroad. We follow the money, the leverage and the distance between a diplomatic promise and what happens next.
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Original political satire and commentary · 104 articles
Britain plans £15 million for misogyny prevention, with Budget confirmation expected Wednesday. The useful question is what changes in workplaces and public spaces, not how well the campaign photographs.
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Israeli exit polls point to coalition deadlock, not a declared winner. Treating Arab voters as an electoral threat does not make their seats disappear from the arithmetic.
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Andy Burnham wants Britain to examine what leaving the EU actually did. Apparently the dangerous part of a national experiment is reading the results.
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Olivia Chow won a second term with 54 percent of the vote after campaigning on affordability. Her rival's warnings about crime included his bedside baseball bat. The city still needs homes, lunches and transit.
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Reuters reports that Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil for the United States after his election defeat and missed a court deadline to surrender his passports. His destination and entry prospects remain unclear. The documents have been cancelled.
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