While the media pack was dissecting the meltdown in the Iowa caucuses, OZY was uncovering the next potential problem in today's New Hampshire presidential primary: A flood of students who are getting conflicting instructions about whether they can vote. Our News + Politics coverage always pushes you ahead, from how the coronavirus is wreaking havoc on tech supply chains (pictured) to what's next for Irish politics with the rise of its revolutionary party.
| A law passed by Republicans to disenfranchise college students could inadvertently wreak havoc on the Democratic nomination process. Iowa, with its complex caucus, arcane rules and disastrous election night, is in the rearview mirror. New Hampshire and its simple primary system are next. It should be smooth sailing for the Democrats from here, right? Maybe not. A potential voting roadblock that has flown largely under the radar is sparking mass confusion for campaigns and would-be student voters ahead of the Tuesday primary — with Sen. Bernie Sanders and his younger base facing the biggest threat. | READ NOW |
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| | She and her party are in the catbird seat after a stunning election victory. So what's next for Ireland? If the current global political season has delivered any sage messaging at all, it’s been that the only thing the electorate is finding more upsetting than political upset is the possibility of sticking to the status quo. So it is that Ireland in its general election charted a course away from where their ship of state has headed for the last 100 years. Courtesy of Sinn Féin, the Irish republican party — no relation to the American Republican Party — and its 50-year-old head, Mary Lou McDonald. | READ NOW |
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| | Gen. Bipin Rawat could be India's most powerful military boss ever, and he's coming down hard on Kashmir. |
| | Iraqis have been devastated by U.S. foreign policy, so let them have a say in the next U.S. election. |
| | "Traditional" American households could soon become a luxury for the wealthy. |
| | The crisis is forcing tech majors to confront the question of whether they're over-dependent on China. |
| | Donald Trump's impeachment acquittal and a primary train wreck send Democrats to the tequila aisle, but these days nothing lasts. |
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