# news / global notes (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover news / global notes. Page: Feed: --- ## [Sean Duffy in the Real World](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/sean-duffy-in-the-real-world) _2026-08-23 · Jon Allsop · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ Donald Trump’s Transportation Secretary got his big break on reality TV, and is now out with a six-part YouTube show about a family road trip. How bad could it be? ## [Why People Want to Believe the Lindsay Clancy Conspiracy Theories](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/why-people-want-to-believe-the-lindsay-clancy-conspiracy-theories) _2026-08-22 · Jessica Winter · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ Mistrust about the case stems from understandable anger and sorrow at the ways women in extremis aren’t believed. ## [A Political Awakening in Arab America](https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-activism/a-political-awakening-in-arab-america) _2026-08-21 · Rozina Ali · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ A Midwestern Muslim family’s story of immigration, assimilation, and how one year changed the life of its youngest son. ## [After Six Months of War, Trump Is Still Losing to Iran](https://www.newyorker.com/news/global-notes/after-six-months-of-war-trump-is-still-losing-to-iran) _2026-08-20 · Ishaan Tharoor · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ The conflict marks a “precipitous collapse of American power and American prestige.” ## [The Real Meaning of the Jason Arday Scandal](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-real-meaning-of-the-jason-arday-scandal) _2026-08-19 · Lauren Michele Jackson · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ In a young Black professor’s academic misconduct, a “race-realist” found a “hook for a story.” ## [Nayib Bukele’s Content Machine Is Reshaping Latin America](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/nayib-bukeles-content-machine-is-reshaping-latin-america) _2026-08-18 · Daniel Castro · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ How El Salvador’s authoritarian leader loomed over Colombia’s Presidential race. ## [How I Became a Subaru Socialist](https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/how-i-became-a-subaru-socialist) _2026-08-18 · Jay Caspian Kang · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ By the time Bernie Sanders ran for President, in 2015, I was financially secure. But the previous decade had left a mark. ## [The Big, Dumb, Gluttonous Fun of America’s Semiquincentennial](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/24/the-big-dumb-gluttonous-fun-of-americas-semiquincentennial) _2026-08-17 · Rachel Monroe · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ In D.C. and the Dakotas, at rodeos and powwows, celebrating the country means taking in pride and disappointment and fellow-feeling. ## [How Far Will the Trump Administration Go to Deport Mahmoud Khalil?](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/24/how-far-will-the-trump-administration-go-to-deport-mahmoud-khalil) _2026-08-17 · Andrew Marantz · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ Khalil protested Israel as a student at Columbia. Now he’s on the verge of being kicked out of the country. ## [The Scientist Who Lived with Dozens of Children from the Pacific Islands](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/24/the-scientist-who-lived-with-dozens-of-children-from-the-south-pacific) _2026-08-17 · Rachel Aviv · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ Carleton Gajdusek won the Nobel for his work on a disease in Papua New Guinea. But his biggest experiment was on the children he took back to the U.S. ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cuehNQErqcSw) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [The End of the European Summer](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/24/the-end-of-the-european-summer) _2026-08-17 · Eric Klinenberg · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ As extreme heat overwhelms the Continent’s great cities, they are racing to transform themselves for a climate that they were never built to withstand. ## [A Trump Grift Too Far?](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/selling-fast-access-to-truth-social-posts-a-trump-grift-too-far) _2026-08-17 · John Cassidy · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ A scheme to charge Wall Street traders for an early look at the President’s comments on Truth Social has generated outrage and a lawsuit. ## [Donald Trump Is Still Trying to Make It Harder to Vote](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/24/donald-trump-is-still-trying-to-make-it-harder-to-vote) _2026-08-16 · Amy Davidson Sorkin · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ The SAVE America Act is just one part of a package that includes an executive order and threats of prosecution, all in an effort to make Trump’s math work. ## [The Red Sox Cannot Be Made to Make Any Sense](https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/the-red-sox-cannot-be-made-to-make-any-sense) _2026-08-16 · Louisa Thomas · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ Teams get hot, then cold; they get lucky, then unlucky. Records rarely paint a full picture of a season—especially for fans determined to believe in another comeback story. ## [How Trump Is Trying to Weaken Migrant Children’s Legal Defense](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-trump-is-trying-to-weaken-migrant-childrens-legal-defense) _2026-08-15 · Ruth Marcus · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ After failing to eliminate funding for unaccompanied minors’ lawyers altogether, the Administration is pushing cases toward entities that lack both immigration expertise and the capacity to take them on. ## [Bernie Sanders Takes on Data Centers](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/bernie-sanders-takes-on-data-centers) _2026-08-14 · David Remnick · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ The Vermont senator co-sponsored a bill that calls for a moratorium on building data centers. He discusses the environmental and economic concerns, and what the government can do. ## [Israel’s Leaders Find Allies Among the Global Far Right](https://www.newyorker.com/news/global-notes/israels-leaders-find-allies-among-the-global-far-right) _2026-08-13 · Ishaan Tharoor · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ Support for the nation is becoming an increasingly polarizing issue in politics around the world. ## [Is D.N.C. Chair the Worst Job in Washington?](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/is-dnc-chair-the-worst-job-in-washington) _2026-08-13 · Ruby Cramer · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ The organization is holding its annual summer meeting, and onlookers are calling for the head of its leader, Ken Martin. Then again, the Democrats are always doing that kind of thing. ## [Who Killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo?](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/who-killed-lorenzo-salgado-araujo) _2026-08-13 · Stephania Taladrid · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ A death during an ICE traffic stop raises outrage in Houston—and in Mexico. ## [What Francesca Hong’s Defeat Means for Democrats](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-francesca-hongs-defeat-means-for-democrats) _2026-08-12 · Benjamin Wallace-Wells · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ The democratic socialist’s rise in Wisconsin was supposed to portend a major breakthrough for the left. Her narrow loss should still be a wake-up call for the Party’s establishment. ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tAAuzc0ygprH) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [Minnesota Primary-Election Results](https://www.newyorker.com/news/election-2026/minnesota-primary-election-map-live-results) _2026-08-12 · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ Peggy Flanagan wins the state’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate; Mike Lindell, a close ally to President Donald Trump, loses the Republican gubernatorial primary. ## [South Carolina Primary-Election Results: Graham and Norman Advance](https://www.newyorker.com/news/election-2026/south-carolina-primary-election-map-live-results) _2026-08-12 · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ In the special Republican primary to replace Senator Lindsey Graham, who passed away in July, his sister Darline Graham and Representative Ralph Norman will move on to a runoff election in late August. ## [Wisconsin Primary-Election Results: David Crowley Wins](https://www.newyorker.com/news/election-2026/wisconsin-primary-election-map-live-results) _2026-08-12 · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ The Milwaukee County executive defeated Francesca Hong, a Democratic Socialist who was widely considered the front-runner in the Democratic primary for governor. ## [What a Blighted Beach Town Says About England’s Forgotten North](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-a-blighted-beach-town-says-about-englands-forgotten-north) _2026-08-12 · George Francis Lee · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ Blackpool, a vacation spot known as the Vegas of the North, has become a symbol of working-class fun. ## [An Israeli Satirist’s Bid to Save His Country’s Democracy](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/an-israeli-satirists-bid-to-save-his-countrys-democracy) _2026-08-11 · Bernard Avishai · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ Lior Schleien used to host hit TV shows. Now he posts videos of discussions with young people, the majority of whom currently tend right, which garner millions of views. ## [If A.I. Takes the Jobs of Young People, How Will They React?](https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/if-ai-takes-the-jobs-of-young-people-how-will-they-react) _2026-08-11 · Jay Caspian Kang · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ The Democratic electorate is already moving left, but that may be nothing compared with what happens when unemployment really starts to rise. ## [The Doulas Who Help Us Die](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/17/the-doulas-who-help-us-die) _2026-08-10 · Alexandra Schwartz · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ In an aging America, thousands of people have adopted a new vocation: supporting others as they confront the end of life. ## [What Does the Humbling of Leopold Aschenbrenner Mean for the A.I. Bubble?](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/what-does-the-humbling-of-leopold-aschenbrenner-mean-for-the-ai-bubble) _2026-08-10 · John Cassidy · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ The troubles of a twenty-four-year-old hedge-fund manager highlight some larger questions about the tech-driven stock boom. ## [What Do India’s Gen Z Protests Mean for Modi?](https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/what-do-indias-gen-z-protests-mean-for-modi) _2026-08-03 · Isaac Chotiner · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ A movement of young people frustrated with India’s education system and economy has become the most serious challenge yet to an increasingly authoritarian government. ## [Abdul El-Sayed’s Argument for America—and Against His Own Party](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/abdul-el-sayeds-argument-for-america-and-against-his-own-party) _2026-08-03 · David Remnick · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ The Michigan U.S. Senate candidate on campaigning with Hasan Piker, being a capitalist, and why his fellow-Democrats need to “stop compromising.” ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NPJbBSEnyLC2) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [Will Left-Wing Democrats Reinvent the Party or Hurt Its Chances in November?](https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/will-left-wing-democrats-re-invent-the-party-or-hurt-its-chances-in-november) _2026-07-30 · Isaac Chotiner · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ Bernie Sanders’s erstwhile campaign manager explains why he thinks it’s the former. ## [The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/the-human-cost-of-doges-war-on-usaid) _2026-07-12 · David Remnick · News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis_ Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the “public man-made death” that they’ve caused.