The Best Articles in Politics
The most useful articles and videos in Politics from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Politics Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Politics by Refind users in 2023 so far.
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Ethical dilemma: Whose life is more valuable?
Puzzle through a classic ethical dilemma and decide: how do we determine the value of a life, whether human or non-human?--To protect against a possible resu...
Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor, tech founder, philosopher, and author of The Network State: How to Start a New Country. He was formerly the CTO of Co...
Judy Samuelson on strengthening trust in institutions
Aspen Institute Business and Society program executive director Judy Samuelson says that, to build trust in institutions, we need to know that business is pu...
Charlie Dent on trust and disagreement in Congress
Polarization and gridlock have caused Americans’ confidence in government to dwindle. Moreover, they do not believe that their elected officials are responsi...
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New to Politics? These articles make an excellent introduction.
A beginner's guide to global artificial intelligence policy
Neural's long-running Begginer's Guide To Artificial Intelligence gets a modern update discussing policy and regulation around the globe.
«Putin, speaking to Russian students in 2017, said “whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world.”»
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How to avoid sharing bad information about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Even well-meaning attempts to participate in the news can play into bad actors’ campaigns.
Trending
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A tragedy pushed to the shadows: the truth about China’s Cultural Revolution
The long read: It is impossible to understand China without understanding this decade of horror, and the ways in which it scarred the entire nation. So why do some of that era’s children still look…
Donald Trump prepares for his return to Facebook and Twitter
Trump's presidential campaign formally petitioned Facebook's parent company Tuesday to unblock his account, according to a letter reviewed by NBC News.
The Heart Wing
The muscle that never stops, until the very end. Is your heart a hardworking pump or a mystic miracle?
The Sanctions on Russia Are Working
Slowly but surely, sanctions are weakening Putin.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Politics—all under 10 minutes.
Politics, Friendship, and the Search for Meaning
We tend to view politics as warfare, but genuine friendship puts politics in its place, providing a good that our fraught public battles can't touch.
A Plot To Overturn An American Election
The messages you are about to read are the definitive, real-time record of a plot to overturn an American election. TPM has obtained the 2,319 text messages that Mark Meadows, who was President…
The reality of Brexit is biting hard. Poor people are suffering most
We are paying £6bn more just to eat. After years of abstract debate, the human consequences of our exit become clearer by the day, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
Target date for cleaning up waterways in England is moved back by 36 years
Environment Agency under fire for extending schedule for tackling pollution in rivers, lakes and coastal waters to 2063
One of the Most Famous Ideas in Economics Is Wrong
History shows that free trade can’t buy world peace.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Politics.
Volodymyr Zelensky Is TIME's 2022 Person of the Year
Volodymyr Zelensky’s success as a wartime leader has relied on the fact that courage is contagious
Can artificial intelligence help save democracy?
As we slowly move towards an AI-powered future, we are defining the boundaries of AI and designing who controls that power.
How Game Design Principles Can Enhance Democracy
Our democracies are already gamified. Our goal should be to do it better.
The Global Zeitenwende
How to avoid a new Cold War in a multipolar era.
The Age of Megathreats
Nouriel Roubini thinks new systemic risks amount to not just a quantitative but a qualitative change in the global economy.
Thought Leaders
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zeynep tufekci
Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @Columbia professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter @insight http://theinsight.org
Olori’s Baby
OluTimehin Adegbeye was never your mate.
Ezra Klein
Columnist, @NYTOpinion Author, "Why We're Polarized" Host of "The Ezra Klein Show" podcast
Matt Goodwin
Academic, pollster, speaker, writer. I share my thoughts about politics on Substack http://mattgoodwin.substack.com Insta profgoodwinm
Pew Research Center
Nonpartisan, non-advocacy data and analysis. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn or subscribe to our newsletters: http://pewresearch.org/follow-us/ ✉️
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Politics, including:
Foreign Affairs
A magazine of U.S. foreign policy and international affairs, founded in 1922. Sign up for our newsletters: http://foreignaffairs.com/newsletter
Vox
Understand the news. Support Vox with a contribution: http://vox.com/give-now
Foreign Policy
The magazine for global politics, economics, and ideas 🌎 || Sign up for our newsletters: http://foreignpolicy.com/newsletters/
The Ringer
Sports. TV. Movies. Pop Culture. Music.
Noema Magazine
Exploring the transformations sweeping our world. Published by @berggruenInst. Pitch us: edit@noemamag.com
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