Month: December 2022
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World
The Ambivalence of Advent
Advent is a season of half-light. The days are short, the night encroaches, twilight seems to start just after noon.…
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World
Russia Is Starting to Feel Squeezed by Sanctions
Vladimir Milov, a Russian opposition politician who favors strong sanctions against Russia to stop the war in Ukraine, asked me…
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World
Sister Patricia Daly, 66, Dies; Took On Corporate Giants on Social Justice
A leader in the field of socially responsible investing, she used shareholder actions and private meetings to pressure big corporations,…
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World
Tshala Muana, Congolese Singer With Danceable Messages, Dies at 64
A superstar in Africa, she sang in the language of her tribe and often addressed social concerns, insisting on women’s…
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World
Threat of Invasion From Belarus Low, Says Ukraine Spy Chief
In a wide-ranging interview on the state of the war, Kyrylo Budanov also spoke about Russia-Iran relations and Moscow’s obsession…
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World
House Clears $1.7 Trillion Spending Package, Averting Shutdown
The bill, which passed the Senate on Thursday, now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature.
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Health
The F.D.A. Now Says It Plainly: Morning-After Pills Are Not Abortion Pills
Labels of Plan B One-Step had previously said, without scientific evidence, that the pill might block fertilized eggs from implanting…
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World
Iran condemns Zelensky’s remarks to Congress as ‘baseless.’
Iran has condemned President Volodymyr Zelensky’s remarks to the U.S. Congress, warning the Ukrainian leader against further accusing Tehran of…
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Style
She Worked for Twitter. Then She Tweeted at Elon Musk.
Sasha Solomon, a software engineer, joined others in the media business who lost their jobs this year after publicly taking…
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World
Joe Lieberman to Kyrsten Sinema: Come on In, the Water’s Warm
Few others know quite what it’s like to infuriate the Democratic Party by leaving it.