Wednesday, August 26, 2026

US leaders are split on China policy

China adjusts to the twists and turns in the United States’ split policy approach.

Political collapse: Lessons from fallen empires

Our investigation of the disastrous society-wide collapses of four pre-modern polities, China’s Ming Dynasty, the South Asian Mughal Empire, the High Roman Empire, and Renaissance Venice led to the discovery of an unexpected historical pattern.

Dear DOGE: Here’s how to cut the Pentagon budget by $100 billion in 6...

While it’s just a starting point, this reduction would allow us to prioritize what truly matters: healthcare, education, infrastructure, and the well-being of our people.

Montana plan challenges dark money dominance by redefining corporate power

A growing bipartisan effort in Montana aims to curb the effects of Citizens United by altering corporate charters rather than regulating political speech.

$10 trillion in added US debt since 2001 shows ‘Bush and Trump tax cuts...

"In their blind loyalty to their mega-donors, Republicans' fixation on giant tax cuts for billionaires has created a revenue problem that is driving up our national debt," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse in response to new Treasury Department figures.

Trump bypassed Congress while briefing oil executives ahead of Venezuela attack

Trump’s own words about tipping off oil companies, “getting the oil flowing,” and taking “reimbursement” collide with legal warnings, massive cost estimates, and accusations of donor-driven war making.
President Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House

Meeting with Trump signals Netanyahu’s Clout Is Waning

By Christian Emery, UCL (The Conversation) - A...

American Power Under Challenge

Yet another triumph of “humanitarian intervention,” and, as the long and often ghastly record reveals, not an unusual one, going back to its modern origins four centuries ago.
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10 worst things about the Trump presidency

We cannot afford to forget just how terrible Trump’s time in the White House was for this nation.

Heinrich-backed ORPHAN Cures Act returns in GOP reconciliation bill, critics say it gifts Big...

Senate parliamentarian reverses an earlier ruling, letting a provision that shields multi-use orphan drugs from Medicare price talks ride on Republicans’ budget package as patient advocates warn of higher costs for taxpayers and seniors.