Note: Standoff in Little Venice
Standoff in Little Venice. The winner of last month’s Venezuelan election was not the winner.
Nicolás Maduro, the incumbent
Note: ‘Days’
111 MHz: ‘Days.’ The French duo Kashaiof named their band as an interpretation of the Hebrew word Kishoof, meaning sorcery.
Nothing to see in Caracas
Can Venezuela’s autocratic president get away with stealing an election? Moisés Naím on the deadly stakes of an international standoff.
Note: Politics and the English language: a ‘coup’
Politics and the English language: a ‘coup.’ After it became clear that U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris would replace
Note: Weather report: Washington, D.C.
Weather report: Washington, D.C. An unsettled afternoon in the District of Columbia. The high temperature of 30◦ C (86◦
Note: U.S. intelligence—what they don’t tell you
U.S. intelligence—what they don’t tell you. Recently, a U.S. court unsealed new FBI documents supporting longstanding
Need to know
Why is the U.S. government keeping so many secrets from the American people? Matthew Connelly on how official classification has gone out of control.
Note: ‘Time Code’
111 MHz: ‘Time Code.’ For his latest record, The Berklee Sessions, the British DJ and producer Robin Rimbeau, who records
Note: Ukraine attacks
Ukraine attacks. For nearly a year, the war in Europe had settled into a stalemate, with Russian and Ukrainian forces
Note: This is your economy on war
This is your economy on war. It can feel confusing to see vibrant economic results coming from Russia—despite more
