Iran protests through the prism of geopolitics
What happens in Iran in the next few weeks will determine wars and consequential events in the Middle East for the next few years.
President Trump accuses Steve Bannon of losing his mind
Although Trump praised Bannon last year for his service, the president attempted to distance himself from the former White House chief strategist on Wednesday saying he lost his mind.
Interior Department charges Zinke’s Nevada helicopter ride to fire account in ‘error’
“Ryan Zinke’s caused a lot of controversy with his private flights, but none have been as egregious as using wildfire preparedness funding to pay for a trip that had nothing to do with wildfires."
California leads the way in transparency
An interview with Trent Lange, the president and executive director of the California Clean Money Campaign, the sponsor of the 2017 California DISCLOSE Act.
You want an infowar, fine
“I’m the first to resist our national terrible policy and I have the arrest record to prove it, but this is still my country and yours too, and we have a greedhead fake president who took foreign help to steal the highest office in our land.”
The Year of Trump: sexual assault, Nazis, and a pedophile
2017 is over. But what inexplicable horrors await us in 2018?
Libya, Syria, Ukraine – one script, three stories
The fundamental ploy in Libya, Syria and Ukraine was the same: rile up the population and then stage a coup in the midst of chaos, while claiming to liberate the people.
10 reasons Trump won’t last four years
Here’s why I think Trump won’t have to run for re-election.
HIV/AIDS council fired by Trump
The council was developed under former President Bill Clinton and consisted of a diverse team of experts and activists.
How a small New England state is becoming a trailblazer in democracy
John Marion has successfully spearheaded numerous pieces of democracy reform, including online voter registration, a law strengthening the state’s Ethics Commission and automatic voter registration and risk-limiting post-election audits.