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Opinion by Paul Hockenos Berlin (CNN) — The last time the European Union voted, five years ago, teenagers across the continent were taking to the streets en masse: demonstrating for serious climate protection policies. They had no say, they inveighed, on decisions that would define their lives for years to come. “We’ll go to school if you keep

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Wall Street is being dealt a rare double feature

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — In June 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union in a populist revolt that foreshadowed Donald Trump’s shock outsider election win a few months later. Now, in June 2024, far-right candidates, many of whom share Trump’s populist nationalism, hostility to immigrants, searing economic message, and disdain for

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN (CNN) — Democrats are facing the threat of a gender gap that could imperil the traditional advantage among younger voters that the party has enjoyed for decades and that President Joe Biden likely needs to defeat former President Donald Trump. While Democrats are counting on a big backlash among younger

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It would be devastating for any parent to see a child convicted of a crime. To experience it as president before the eyes of the world, during one of the most contentious reelection campaigns in history, would be unfathomable. But that is the ordeal now confronting President Joe

Opinion by David Riedman (CNN) — Since the start of the 2023-24 school year in August, a gun has been fired on a K-12 campus at least 300 times. Over the past decade, the number of school shootings has increased tenfold from 34 in 2013 to 348 in 2023. This rapidly escalating pattern of gun

Opinion by Eli Federman (CNN) — This year, the Jewish holiday of Shavuot began on the evening of June 11. The holiday commemorates Moses conveying the Torah (the “Law”) and the Ten Commandments — a central religious text in Christianity, Islam and Judaism — and underscores the deeply religious nature of the commandments. However, Louisiana’s House Bill 71, signed into

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Another month, another hot jobs report that has Wall

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s power to engineer a swift abatement of the war between Israel and Hamas just suffered two serious new blows. Fallout from an Israeli special forces rescue mission in Gaza, which retrieved four hostages but killed scores of Palestinian civilians, and the resignation of centrist Benny

CNN Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — Hugely popular US television shows like “Shark Tank,” “Survivor” and even “American Idol” are based on hit programs from foreign countries. I’ve now found the next hit reality show that America could import — and it would be perfect in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. The

Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — Hugely popular US television shows like “Shark Tank,” “Survivor” and even “American Idol” are based on hit programs from foreign countries. I’ve now found the next hit reality show that America could import — and it would be perfect in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. The show

Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Europe’s drift to the right has been a long journey that’s seen the continent’s mainstream increasingly accommodate people with Euroskeptic views that were once fringe. The projected gains for the hard right in the European parliamentary elections may seem modest in terms of pure numbers, but they are significant. The results represent a major challenge

Analysis by Elliott Gotkine, CNN (CNN) — Gone from the war cabinet. Gone from the government. Benny Gantz is back where he was at the start of the war Hamas launched on October 7: an ex-defence minister, ex chief of staff – and Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu’s chief political rival. You can’t say he

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — The Brooklyn Bridge opened 141 years ago as “a vaulting avenue” over the East River, “defying space and gravity like some weightless natural phenomenon,” historian David McCullough wrote in “The Great Bridge.” To cross what was then the world’s longest suspension bridge, the toll was five cents for

Analysis by Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Narendra Modi has raised India’s stature on the global stage like no other recent leader of the world’s most populous country. The prime minister – who secured a rare third term in office this week – has positioned India and its fast-growing economy as a crucial player in

Opinion by Tim Naftali (CNN) — As we remember and celebrate the heroism of the Allied troops on D-Day 80 years ago, it is worth mentioning that even more of them would likely have died had it not been for a group of spies working on behalf of the Allies. The odds of D-Day succeeding

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Theodore Roosevelt carefully crafted his image of rugged manliness. The wealthy heir became a Badlands cowboy and a volunteer Rough Rider and war hero. A populist and a reformer as president, Roosevelt enjoyed incredible popularity during his lifetime – and he nearly remade the American political system

Analysis by Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Restraint is a rare quality for a politician, especially in Venezuela, a country whose recent leaders have been synonymous with vitriolic populism. Hugo Chavez, the late president who still casts a formidable shadow across the country more than ten years after his death, used to speak for hours

Opinion by Pamela Appea (CNN) — Asthma cut short the life of my mother and has sickened each of my two children at various points in their lives. During one relatively brief episode of my life I fell ill from it too, some years back. I’m better now but am left with the dread that

Opinion by Sara Stewart (CNN) — No matter how much progress we’ve made on middle-aged women and visibility — from a huge increase in menopause research and advocacy to the relatively recent expansion of roles for older women on TV — there remains this very dumb stopping point at which the public can’t handle the thought of older-than-twentysomethings having