French leftists unite with Greens to avoid 2022 repeat of the Macron-Le Pen presidential duel

A grassroots movement has sprung up on the French left that is looking to avoid another showdown between French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen, seen by many as the inevitable rematch in France’s 2022 presidential election. The group received the support of 178 left-wing and green MPs on July 30. “We […]

NTSB investigating Green Line crash that left 25 injured; MBTA operator placed on leave

On Saturday, the NTSB was headed back to Boston for yet another Green Line crash, its third investigation on the subway line since 2008 and the safety system it recommended 13 years ago remains a work in progress. “It’s completely inexcusable,” according to Millhouse, for any US rail system to not have safety technology to […]

The Green Knight Is This Summer’s Best Medieval Meditation on Death

Fears of mortality both immediate—what was the source of that cough?—and more wide-ranging—what happens after we die?—have lately taken nagging root in my mind, distracting me as I go about the regular things of life. It’s a poetic kind of confrontation, one addressing our particular worries and the haunt of human history, the many centuries […]

Annamie Paul says Green party convention will go ahead even if election is underway

However, party president Liana Canton Cusmano on Thursday sent an email to party members obtained by The Canadian Press that said it was Paul who set off the legal wrangling. The federal council has also opted to withhold some $250,000 in funding that had been earmarked for Paul’s campaign, according to three senior party sources. […]