Colombia, once a pro-U.S. conservative bastion, turns left
Voters in Colombia have picked a powerful new duo, Gustavo Petro as president and Francia Márquez as vice president, to take the nation in a new direction, tackling economic and environmental injustice.
MAGA bottom line: Less about grievance, policy or values than know-it-all, esteem-buoying Trumpian absolutism
Trump steps up Nixonian arrogance (“if a president does it, that makes it legal”) into imperial privilege – if Trump the genius says it, that makes it true.
Clarence Thomas’s undisclosed gifts from billionaire spark renewed calls for Supreme Court ethics reform
New revelations about undisclosed luxury travel raise fresh concerns over Justice Clarence Thomas’s ethics and call for urgent judicial reforms.
Bernie Sanders rebukes Trump for Stoking ‘fear and hatred’ with lie-soaked national address
"Mr. President, we don’t need to create artificial crises. We have enough real ones. Let us end this shutdown and bring the American people together around an agenda that will improve life for all of our people."
How Uncle Sam can encourage corporations to be more patriotic
By using the power of the public purse, can we encourage federal contractors to be upstanding corporate citizens?
Government loophole sacrificed $18 billion to Big Oil
The loophole dates back to a 1995 law that urged companies to drill in the Gulf of Mexico by offering oil companies a break from paying royalties on the oil produced.
A Toxic Threat Is Killing Off Europe’s Killer Whales and Dolphins
Researchers find high exposure to PCBs could drive some marine mammal to extinction.
How Your Used Clothes Can Help Malala Change Girls’ Lives
Donated garments are helping aid the Malala Fund’s efforts to ensure girls around the world get the education they deserve.
Federal appeals court maintains block on Trump’s Muslim ban
The big question now is whether or not the Trump administration will appeal to the entire 9th Circuit Court of Appeals or ask the Supreme Court to intervene.
China retaliates against Trump administration’s new tariffs; puts levies on $60 billion worth of...
Donald Trump vowed to add tariffs to $267 billion more Chinese goods if China retaliated.