Mike Fleming Jr: What’s Behind Francis Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Roadshow
#Commentary #News #FrancisCoppola #Megalopolis
https://deadline.com/2025/07/francis-coppola-megalopolis-roadshow-1236472613/
As U.S. President Donald Trump wields tariffs as a political weapon to help Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, the specter of a far-right international alliance is closer to becoming a reality. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/28/world/trump-far-right-alliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #brazil #us #jairbolsonaro #democracy
Russia, China and South Korea are trying to predict what the rise of Japan’s far right will mean for their interests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/28/japan/japans-neighbors-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanseito #2025upperhouseelection #southkorea #northkorea #china #russia
Regime change in Iran is far harder than many assume. But if the Islamic Republic were to fall, the country already possesses the needed institutional scaffolding for democracy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/28/world/iran-is-prepared-for-democracy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #iran #elections #democracy
https://www.europesays.com/us/98718/ Keller Mayor Mizani picks a winning horse among Texas Republicans: immigration #America #commentary #ContributingColumnists #Elections #FortWorth #FortWorth #Keller #Politics #Texas #TexasLegislature #TexasPolitics #TX #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesofAmerica #US #USA
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, promises a rent freeze that’s easy to deliver but it remains to be seen if it will solve the city’s deeper housing problems. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/28/world/freezing-nyc-rent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #zohranmamdani #newyorkcity #democrats #housing
https://www.europesays.com/2280884/ Inmate firefighters deserve decent pay and chance at heroic career – Marin Independent Journal #america #California #commentary #FirefighterSafety #GavinNewsom #ImmigrationProtests #LAImmigrationProtests #LAProtests #LosAngeles #MarinCounty #MarinVoice #NationalGuard #newsletter #opinion #PrisonReform #prisons #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USNews #USA #USANews #wildfires
Climate action is uneven, with capacity gaps and risks highlighting the need for inclusive minimum standards that all companies and countries can realistically meet for an effective global response. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/27/japan/climate-disclosure-is-advancing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #banks #climatechange #environment
The U.S. currency’s uncharacteristic behavior is another reason for Fed Chair Powell to ignore President Donald Trump and stay cautious on rate cuts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/27/world/fed-should-tread-carefully-with-strange-dollar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #usdollar #inflation #tariffs #moneysupply #donaldtrump #useconomy
https://www.europesays.com/us/93935/ California isn’t having trouble retaining public workers and shouldn’t increase pension benefits – Orange County Register #Business #commentary #Opinion #PersonalFinance #UnitedStates #UnitedStates #US
https://www.europesays.com/us/93258/ What to do about the latest ‘state of emergency’ in Deep Ellum #America #commentary #Dallas #DallasCityHall #DeepEllum #Texas #TX #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesofAmerica #US #USA
The One Thing ‘Superman’ and ‘Fantastic Four’ Can Agree on? Origin Stories Are Over
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GOP lawmakers will pay dearly — in lives and votes — for not reining in a peddler of junk science and anti-vax conspiracies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/25/world/rfk-jr-making-america-sick-again/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #robertfkennedyjr #health #medicine #republicans #vaccinations #measles #donaldtrump
It’s time for Texas Rangers ownership to pony up at MLB trade deadline https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/202036/ #AdolisGarcia #Athletics #Baseball #ChrisYoung #commentary #CoreySeager #JacobDeGrom #JocPederson #MarcusSemien #MLB #MLBAthletics #Rangers #RayDavis #TexasRangers #WyattLangford
Japan’s ruling coalition is weakening as rising populist parties like Sanseito gain support, raising concerns that Japan could shift toward unstable multiparty coalition politics similar to Israel’s fragmented Knesset. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/25/japan/japans-legislature-unstable-like-israels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanseito #komeito #ldp #shigeruishiba #israel #knesset
The LDP’s historic Upper House defeat leaves the party fragmented and searching for a capable leader who can reunite conservatives, modernize its appeal, deliver real policies and rebuild its internal power structure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/25/japan/who-will-save-the-liberal-democratic-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #dpp #2025upperhouseelection #sanseito #ishinnokai #cdp
