https://demo.plushforums.com/categories/3/politics-and-current-affairs/feed.rss Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:53:26 Z Politics and Current Affairs - PlushForums en https://demo.plushforums.com/discussion/2/are-you-watching-the-winter-olympics Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:43:12 Z Joe Jeffries 2@/discussions Is anyone else watching the Winter Olympics in Russia? I'm looking forward to the Ice Hockey and Luge. The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXII Olympic Winter Games, is a major international multi-sport event being held in Sochi, Russia in the tradition of the Winter Olympic Games. https://demo.plushforums.com/discussion/5/how-an-economy-grows-and-why-it-crashes-two-tales-of-the-economy Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:28:54 Z Josephine Miller 5@/discussions Perhaps this is one for our resident economists Adam Hayworth and Mike Wolf? How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes uses illustration, humor, and accessible storytelling to explain complex topics of economic growth and monetary systems. In it, economic expert and bestselling author of Crash Proof... https://demo.plushforums.com/discussion/10/saving-an-endangered-british-species-the-pub Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:01:18 Z Douglas Torres 10@/discussions Interesting piece in the NYT about the demise of the traditional English pub. I think there's more to it than gentrification though. The problem affects all British cities, whether they're prospering economically or not. Oversupply is probably the major issue to be honest. Do you still frequent... https://demo.plushforums.com/discussion/4/salzburg-art-stash-more-important-than-munich Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:32:05 Z Jackie Taylor 4@/discussions Folks, breaking news from the art world: This sounds like a pretty extraordinary find! He denies the works were looted but that doesn't sound probable. Jewish groups have called for a list of the works to be published, to assist identification of any works stolen or extorted from victims of Nazi... https://demo.plushforums.com/discussion/3/homes-without-power-as-new-storm-approaches Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:39:20 Z Philippa Rizvi 3@/discussions How vain and foolish, then, thought I, for timid untravelled man to try to comprehend aright this wondrous whale, by merely poring over his dead attenuated skeleton, stretched in this peaceful wood. No. Only in the heart of quickest perils; only when within the eddyings of his angry flukes; only on...