3+ week, 3+ day ago   (178+ words) Three candidates endorsed by President Donald Trump lost their primaries on Tuesday night, including scandal-plagued Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL), who lost to a former TV reporter in The Sunshine State. I’m not aware of any senator ever saying anything like…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (615+ words) This post is also available in: Spanish, Italian Chile cannot silently bow down to Trump because our dignity is non-negotiable. It must respond with wisdom, prudence, and unity. Today we see that, for the U.S. government, treaties are binding only as…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (309+ words) The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live. We discuss Trump’s deepening war with Iran and how inflation and an economic slowdown threatens Republicans in the midterms. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (942+ words) For decades, thousands of Palestinians were trapped in a camp in Egypt, within shouting distance of their homeland in Gaza. This is what happened to them....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (173+ words) Ranked choice voting is on the move. Since July 14, city officials in Honolulu; Irvine, CA; and Longmont, CO all voted to put ranked choice voting (RCV) on the ballot this November. Honolulu is Hawaii’s capital, and home to nearly 70% of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1730+ words) West Hollywood flooded, LADWP and the City respond Todd Gloria elected US Conference of Mayors president Remembering Victoria Cruz, Stonewall veteran and beloved trans activist LGBTQ+ ‘human rights crisis is unfolding in Puerto Rico’ In the middle of the Bible…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (431+ words) Weekly news round-up from Berlin and Germany...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (329+ words) New York Times: “Soon after the war began on Feb. 28, President Trump declared that Iran was ‘totally defeated and wants a deal.'” “Then in March, Mr. Trump said the U.S. military would wrap up its campaign against Iran in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (187+ words) “For more than four years, a fragile truce prevailed in Yemen, where a Saudi-led military coalition and the Iran-backed Houthi militia had fought a war that pushed the country to the brink of famine,” the New York Times reports. “The…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (374+ words) On Sunday, July 12th, Houthi forces launched an attack against Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia, using drones and firing missiles in retaliation for assaults against Yemen’s main airport, Sanaa International Airport, only a few days before. According to the Associated Press,…...