Trump’s military nostalgia (or victory at sea all over again)
A strategy for victory – in last-century wars.
Drowning the world in oil
Trump’s carbon-obsessed energy policy and the planetary nightmare to come.
Collaboration: Be careful who you work with
At a time when precise language has gone missing from the White House, how best to describe those Republicans still loyal to President Trump?
Progressive Briefing for Monday, July 16, 2018
12 Russian intelligence officers indicted for election interference, the royal family snubs Trump, 28 civilians killed by U.S.-led bombing in Syria, and more.
College was once free and for the public good – What happened?
Students didn’t have to worry about tuition and debt until higher education became more about personal gain than contributing to society.
The ‘thin blue line’ and the slide into authoritarianism
A Democratic administration under the right amount of pressure can at the very least help to tone down the kind of rhetoric that has only emboldened law enforcement overreach in the United States and beyond.
Trump’s Kristallnacht
Your vote for anyone who can help slow, stop, and reverse this decline in decency and erosion of democracy was never more important than right now.
Exasperated by Netanyahu, France Prepares to Recognize Palestinian State
The French parliament urged recognition of Palestine in a vote in 2014. Sweden has recognized Palestine and a number of other European countries have raised the Palestinian mission in their capitals to the rank of full embassy.
Tigers and leopards to get new national park in China, 60% bigger than Yellowstone
A monitoring and rescue center for wild tigers and leopards will be set up, along with scientific and research facilities to complement the national park.
Critics smell ‘economic sabotage’ as McConnell unveils COVID plan with $0 for unemployment boost,...
"As the Covid crisis only grows more deadly, this disgraceful proposal puts the lives of everyday Americans at even greater risk."