23+ min ago   (150+ words) The separation of powers was designed to prevent governments from accumulating unchecked power. But in the 21st century, corporations, banks and algorithms increasingly wield powers that democracies struggle to restrain Israel's Imminent Constitutional Crisis Exposes a Bigger Problem With Modern Democracy…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago   (344+ words) Housing policy should not divide us when we are all interested in solving the same problems. We need to focus on solutions that respect people whether they are low income, middle income or high income. Anchorage has some rough edges…...

6+ hour, 38+ min ago   (1126+ words) Home » Anchorage Assembly to hear proposal giving 10-year property-tax break to select first-time homebuyers Sept. 12, 2026 — The Anchorage Assembly will hold a public hearing Tuesday on a proposed 10-year property-tax exemption for certain newly constructed homes purchased by first-time buyers — an…...

3+ hour, 7+ min ago   (247+ words) Ukrainian writer Olena Lytvynenko, author of The Viburnum Flavor of Turkish Tea, said this in an interview with Ukrinform. “Many people have already realized that the perception of the ‘extraordinary power of the Russian army’ does not correspond to reality....

8+ hour, 55+ min ago   (363+ words) In the final quarter of the 20th century, the far-right was primarily associated with antisemitism and racism. By the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, however, its exclusionary rhetoric had increasingly shifted toward immigrants, while its traditional antisemitic positions…...

10+ hour, 52+ min ago   (50+ words) It's unfair to cast a ballot in a local election when we won't be around to live with the consequences....

7+ hour, 31+ min ago   (35+ words) Who Really Holds Power in the Modern World? Every human being is born with certain desires. As we grow older, some of …...

9+ hour, 48+ min ago   (34+ words) Reflections on cinema, human dignity, and the enduring necessity of the Geneva Conventions. From being a kid up until now, I have always been interested in …...

18+ hour, 52+ min ago   (115+ words) “America is shedding its status as the default choice for foreign governments to park money, buy weapons and send students,” Axios reports. “Even modest shifts away from the U.S. could chip away at advantages that have helped sustain American…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1676+ words) This story is part of the Cap Times series Deadly Divide, investigating Wisconsin’s ongoing Black infant mortality crisis. The reporting is supported through a National Fellowship from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. For decades, Wisconsin’s Black infant mortality…...