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How a Frenchman’s book on ‘Democracy in America’ nearly 200 years ago explains the midterms, from data centers to Texas

Americans are “born equal,” Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, and “powerless” until they band together. They are also “perpetually migrating to Texas.”

By Nick LichtenbergNovember 8, 2026

‘On par with what the DoD pursued during the Cold War’: Pentagon’s war stockpile plan hits a minerals wall

FORTRESS America calls for reserves of critical minerals, fuel, and munitions inside the U.S. A $2 billion tungsten deal shows why filling them will take years.

By Bilin LinNovember 8, 2026

D.C. is a New York town: The president, next speaker and Senate majority leader grew up within 11 miles of each other—what it means for the Big Apple

Gov. Kathy Hochul already wants ‘a few more billions’ for New York, starting with a tunnel Trump says Schumer spent 20 years chasing.

By Catherina GioinoNovember 8, 2026

Republicans saw Indian Americans as ‘natural conservative voters.’ But Trump’s second term undid the gains as their support for Democrats shot up

Trump gained ground with Indian Americans in 2024, but his immigration politics and MAGA racism reversed that.

By Mia OsmonbekovNovember 8, 2026

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Warren Buffett says ‘accumulating great amounts of money’ doesn’t achieve greatness—He still lives in a $31,500 Nebraska home and clipped coupons

Berkshire Hathaway mogul Buffett, worth $163 billion, said kindness is more golden than big bank accounts. He still eats at McDonald’s, and said luxury purchases wouldn’t make him happier.

By Emma BurleighNovember 8, 2026

The latest status symbol of the 1% is a third kid. ‘It has become rarer for everyone else,’ says an economist

49% of top-1% earners have three or more kids, vs. about 40% of the rest of the top 10%, economist Mike Konczal found in Federal Reserve data.

By Amanda SmithNovember 8, 2026

FEMA’s maps undercount the U.S. flooding risk by about 6 million homes — and some of those maps are two decades old

Most homeowner’s policies don’t cover flood damage.

By Yilei Yu, Dylan Connor, James R. Elliott and The ConversationNovember 8, 2026

You won’t be able to return a Christmas gift you bought on Amazon purchased before Nov. 1

Estimates for spending on holiday gifts, decor and the like between late 2026 and January 2027 range from about $1 trillion to $1.7 trillion in the U.S.

By James Malm and The ConversationNovember 8, 2026

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Southeast Asia shouldn’t copy the U.S. healthcare model, says Walgreens Boots Alliance’s APAC head: ‘It saves your life, but it’s not very healthy’

Southeast Asia is building out its systems of care amid rising healthcare costs and a shortage of specialist doctors.

By Angelica AngNovember 6, 2026

Southeast Asia needs more regulation and investments for its cultural industries to scale, says POPS Worldwide CEO Esther Nguyen

While listeners today embrace music from different countries, there’s still a way to go before Southeast Asia’s music industry can scale globally.

By Angelica AngNovember 6, 2026

The AI boom is the first platform shift where there are ‘real advantages’ of building from Asia, says Antler’s founder and CEO Magnus Grimeland

A few factors make Asia an appealing home for startups: a rapidly growing electricity grid, and an abundance of advanced chips and engineering talent.

By Angelica AngNovember 5, 2026

Asia can’t afford a ‘cloudless’ day. That means paying attention to undersea cables

More than 99% of all international data is carried not by satellites but by a physical backbone of subsea cables.

By Kapil Kumar JainNovember 5, 2026

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