Margaret Thatcher

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown standing at a lecturn with a microphone and several parliamentary members sitting behind him.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wins vote on Brexit deal in time for Christmas

Brexit

Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval for his Brexit deal in parliament Friday, the first step toward fulfilling his election pledge to deliver Britain’s departure from the European Union by Jan. 31 after his landslide victory.

An anti-Brexit demonstrator is seen wearing an EU flag cap and a t-shirt with "Cancel Brexit" protesting outside the Houses of Parliament.

Statement pieces: Fashion designers worry over Brexit’s cost to UK industry

Fashion
Miners leave after working the final shift at Kellingley Colliery

Britain built an empire out of coal. Now it’s giving it up. Why can’t the US?

Environment
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan speaks at news conference announcing the passage of the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 16, 2017

Foreign experiments with trickle-down tax cuts: A rare proposition for a robust economy

Economics
Members of LGSM take part in the Pride ‘85 march.

‘Prejudice can’t survive proximity:’ The four words at the heart of ‘Pride’

Culture

What kind of 2014 is in store for us?

Global Scan

2013 was a mixed bag for the world. Syria’s chemical weapons are on the road to being neutralized, but dictator Bashar al-Assad remains in power. Fewer people around the world are going hungry, but many are now overweight or obese. And Japan is still a long way from solving the problems stemming from the 2011 meltdown at Fukushima. All those stories and more in today’s Global Scan.

Thatcher’s legacy includes activists songwriters who challenged her tenure

Arts, Culture & Media

Margaret Thatcher was controversial in her life. As the world contemplated her legacy, a number of musicians who composed songs opposing Thatcher’s time as British prime minister recalled how they felt and the songs they wrote while she was in office.

Around the world, people remember Britain’s Margaret Thatcher, dead at 87

Global Politics

Margaret Thatcher was a controversial figure in life and was similarly so in death. While world leaders, especially conservative ones, praised her accomplishments, some liberals panned the Iron Lady’s legacy while recognizing the impact she had on the world in 11 years as Britain’s prime minister.

Economic transition and mortality rates

Health & Medicine

A new study links health with economic change, focusing on the collapse of the Soviet Union and higher death rates of men.

British Cartoonist Steve Bell Draws American Presidents

Global Politics

Cartoonist Steve Bell has been skewering British politicians since his career took off in the late 1970s. Because his obsession is politics, a good number of American presidents have come in for in his particular brand of satire. Steve Bell’s leftist politics inform how he characterizes US presidents. George W. Bush was easy. Barack Obama: not so much.