Who’s drinking Neanyahu’s Amalek Kool-Aid?
Religious nationalism may be soaring in Israel, but that’s not the trend in America.
Human Rights Watch and FIFA test Middle East fallout of Trump’s election
The rise of Mr. Trump potentially throws a monkey wrench into Middle Eastern politics, the fallout of which is uncertain.
Get ready for unnatural disasters this hurricane season
Donald Trump discusses immigration as if the benefits of residence in the U.S. are a pie. When immigrants get more, the people...
Senators call for Trump’s education secretary nominee to pay $5.3M in fines
DeVos has neither responded to their letter, nor announced any plans to ensure payment of the delinquent fines.
British court rules Assange can be extradited to US to face espionage charges
“Today is international human rights day, what a shame. How cynical to have this decision on this day.”
Biden still needs to earn our vote
"Earning our vote would create an accountability structure which to date has been avoided."
Avoiding apocalypse on the Korean peninsula
Why diplomacy is not naïve appeasement in the Korean crisis.
What it means for hunger to burn through the Pentagon’s ranks
Why does the U.S. have an obsession with defense spending rather than analyzing the military's food insecurity?
Senate confirms more members of Trump’s ‘legion of doom’
Sanders: “The nomination of Mr. Tillerson is one of the worst choices President Trump has made for his cabinet (and he’s made a lot of bad choices).”
The Life of the Parties
Influence is typically written in an abbreviated, matter-of-fact style, but its brief items speak volumes about the realities of American politics.