Keir Starmer criticises watchdog’s benefits forecasts
Kate WhannelPolitical reporterPA MediaPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has criticised how the Office for Budget Responsibility watchdog has analysed the impact of his benefit changes.…
In first Supreme Court filing, Trump asks justices to permit watchdog’s firing
A snowplow clears snow outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2025. On Sunday, the Trump administration asked the high-court justices to…
Watching the watchdogs: Palestinians resist unprecedented silencing | Israel-Palestine conflict
In the past nine months, national and local authorities in the United States have tried to suppress and criminalise Palestinian activism and expressions of identity.…
Watching the watchdogs: The US media and intergenerational fault lines | Israel-Palestine conflict
As Israel continues to wage its genocidal war on Gaza, a fault line in American society is becoming increasingly more pronounced. University students are challenging…
Watching the watchdogs: The media downplays a big legal story at its peril | Israel War on Gaza
In a fast-expanding global battleground, enablers and opponents of Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza are facing off in an unusual landscape: courtrooms. Over the past…
Watching the watchdogs: Biden, US media and Arab-American political power | Israel War on Gaza
Arab- and Muslim-Americans and some 60 percent of all Americans have wanted for months for US President Joe Biden to pressure Israel into accepting an…
Watching the Watchdogs: Israel’s legacy of media deception stumbles | Israel War on Gaza
In the last two weeks, the Israeli government put on a masterclass on how to use the Western media to spread fake news and propaganda…
Watching the Watchdogs: Law, Propaganda, and the Media walk into a bar | Opinions
This month, the world watched South Africa initiate International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings on the genocidal acts Israel committed in Gaza. In a two-day…