AI won’t decide 2027 election, says INEC chairman

THE Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has said artificial intelligence (AI) will not determine the outcome of Nigeria’s 2027 general…

In Confronting China, The West Needs Partners in Southeast Asia

A plan to confront Beijing without subsequent outreach toward Southeast Asian countries will sacrifice national imperatives for willing partners, and those are hard to come…

Pete Hegseth and military leaders delivers remarks on autonomous warfare

Simon Marks reacts to ‘staggering’ AI video of Trump wrestling tiger

Under the Stars: Telemakus blazes back on the future jazz path

Plus: Allah-Las at Psyched! Fest, Stones Throw 30, Crud, Naked Eyes, and the weirdest 'reunion' tour ever, courtesy Gnarls Barkley. The post Under the Stars:…

EXCLUSIVE: Family Of Motorist Shot Dead During NDC Campaign In Enugu Cries For Justice As Governor Mbah, Police Keep Mute

EXCLUSIVE: Family Of Motorist Shot Dead During NDC Campaign In Enugu Cries For Justice As Governor Mbah, Police Keep Mute His elder brother, Engr. Afam…

WW’s Fall 2026 Endorsements

Opening that ballot and filling in some bubbles is both an effective form of therapy and a radical act of hope.

WW’s Fall 2026 Endorsements: Measures

Our concern is that a plain reading of the measure’s language offers little clarity how the program would work in practice.

Your bunkers won’t save you

WW’s Fall 2026 Endorsements: Circuit Judges

You could make a case that presiding over the Mental Health Court is the most critical job in Oregon.

With fewer public defenders, indigent defendants pay the price

AUSTIN, Texas — It was a good day for the defense. Standing in front of a judge in Austin’s Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, attorney Matthew…

Desperate Trump Again Promises Cash If You Vote Republican

NEW PRESSER DISASTER as SHOCK LEAK on Leavitt Replacement SPELLS DOOM!

MAGA Men Hit with Brutal Reality Check from Elon Musk’s Ex

2026 General Election Endorsements

The Urbanist Elections Committee is thrilled to announce our 2026 general election endorsements. Be sure to vote by November 3.

Love in the shadows

At Crane Cove Park. Photo by Walter Mackins. Love in the shadows

WW’s Fall 2026 Endorsements: Multnomah County

The conventional wisdom says Shannon Singleton is cut from the same cloth as Jessica Vega Pederson. But that narrative runs counter to her actual record.

WW’s Fall 2026 Endorsements: Portland City Council

The City Council has devolved into cliques and put-downs more suited to a high school cafeteria than a body that decides this city’s future.

Can the China-US Detente Last?

Competition can generate incentives for restraint, and restraint can create opportunities for further competition.

WW’s Fall 2026 Endorsements: Oregon Legislature

Many Democratic incumbents bear a share of responsibility for the highway pileup that was Oregon transportation funding—as well as their party tucking its tail between…