Monthly Archives: September 2022

These 5 former House candidates might’ve been the next AOC, but entrenched politicians blocked their path

Anna Kim/Insider Insider talked to five former House candidates who lost primaries to more-experienced politicians. The younger candidates said they generally got little to no support from official party leaders. One candidate was told to “wait your turn.” Another found consultants unwilling to help. Read more from Insider’s “Red, White, and Gray” series. For young…

Europe is scrambling to put a price cap on Russian oil after Putin stepped up threats over Ukraine, report says

Russian president Vladimir Putin accused the west of nuclear blackmail in an address to the country Wednesday. Getty Images Members of the European Union are working to implement a price cap on Russian oil, according to Bloomberg. Vladimir Putin threatened to strike back against what he sees as western nuclear threats Wednesday. The price cap…

The UK lifted its ban on fracking to pursue energy independence as power bills soar, but experts say it’s unlikely to help the energy crisis this winter

The UK lifted a moratorium on fracking for shale gas amid the energy crisis. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo The UK lifted a temporarily ban on fracking amid the ongoing energy crisis. It had temporarily banned fracking over fears of earthquakes from the shale-gas extraction process. UK energy bills are expected to be 80% higher in…

What we’ve been playing

Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve found ourselves playing over the last few days. This time: trombones, pirates, and outer space. If you fancy catching up on some of the older editions of What We’ve Been Playing, here’s our archive. I haven’t…