How Coca-Cola tried and failed to suppress a boycott over Gaza: An ad campaign in South Asia tried to distance Coke from Israel. Instead, it became a case study in botched corporate messaging. - "The so-called Palestinian factory is actually an Israeli-owned bottling company that operates on an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem considered illegal under international law."
AG Brian Schwalb Is Demanding Documents from Intralot, the Company Behind D.C.’s Troubled Sports Betting Contract: Legal filings hint at an investigation of the Greek gaming firm and its subcontractors on the controversial deal.
After two years of far-right rule in a Michigan county, one chance to change it: Divisive, Trump-style politics came to Ottawa County. Then moderate Republicans and some Democrats mobilized and fought back.
Opinion Harris is beating Trump by transcending him: The vice president and her running mate are achieving a radical shift in messaging.
Opinion Interview: Pelosi’s genius is in making history but not telling all: Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a newly published memoir, sits down to talk politics and more. - "'Ultimately, it is my belief that the failures that lead to 9/11 were organizational and unintentional. But the intelligence failures that led to the Iraq invasion were bureaucratic and deliberate.'"
Color theory for male politicians: Am I a gold, copper or bronze?: The 2024 presidential election season has given us an eyeful of the glorious highs and perilous lows of men’s makeup.
D.C. school fights to keep recess, sports space ahead of renovations: J.C. Nalle Elementary School could lose access to a much-used grassy field, parents and teachers fear.
Opinion The unbearable lightness of being Donald Trump: The presidency didn’t age Trump the way it does everyone else. That tells you something about him. - "And yet, Trump’s age isn’t generating much alarm for voters or news organizations, in part because, unlike Biden, he comes off as surprisingly robust. Trump’s supporters might see this as affirmation of his superhuman strength — or even, after last month’s assassination attempt, as divine will. I see it as connected to whatever personality disorder he manifests."
Which states get too much attention? Which ones are truly forgotten?: Parts of these United States have an honest claim to being forgotten, while others dominate the national conversation. But how to measure that?
‘AI’ crowds and unskewed polls: Trump prepares to reject another loss: The former president’s recent rejection of obvious realities indicates that he is not planning to treat a negative 2024 outcome as legitimate.
Opinion Trump’s fantasy-based outbursts are getting out of hand, even for him: His newest social media meltdown is flirting with delusion.
