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Yes, America has an obligation to help defend Ukraine
When the former Soviet republics declared independence in the early 1990s, Ukraine became the owner of the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal.The Hill - 19h -
The Kenyans saying no to motherhood and yes to sterilisation
A growing number of women are choosing to be sterilised, bucking traditional norms.BBC News - Feb. 24 -
Yes please, bring down the DOGE hammer on the Pentagon
The civilian and military leadership within Department of Defense have a rare opportunity to partner with the political leadership to drive real change.The Hill - Feb. 25 -
Yes, Trump is a hypocrite. But is pointing that out an effective attack? | Jan-Werner Mueller
Charges of hypocrisy do not land if the supposed hypocrite is not committed to any kind of consistency in the first place. Historians and psychologists will study when exactly the meeting between ...The Guardian - 2d -
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America is changing, but it’s still America the great
America’s real power is the ideas that it exports, the culture it projects and the future it continues to invent. As long as America keeps leading in these areas, its influence isn’t going anywhere.The Hill - 1d -
Do you need to make $100,000 to buy a home? Census data says yes
The median income for new homebuyers has increased sharply since the Covid pandemic and surpassed six figures, according to an NBC News analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.NBC News - Feb. 22 -
Can a brown Hindu be English? English people say yes. Why do so many on the right say no? | Kenan Malik
An argument about Rishi Sunak’s identity reveals how ideas of ethnicity and race have become conflated. ‘They think they’re English because they’re born here. That means if a dog’s born in a stable ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
Secretary Duffy: ‘Hell yes’ pilots should lose licenses if at fault in plane incidents
In an exclusive interview with NBC News senior correspondent Tom Costello, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there have to be consequences for pilots who don’t pay attention while operating ...NBC News - 6d -
Is investing becoming more like gambling? Yes or no? Betting on the new retail trading craze.
A growing number of individual investors are gravitating to new products that are blurring the lines between investing and gambling.MarketWatch - 2d -
President William McKinley's America
Our 25th president loved tariffs, and oversaw an expansion of U.S. territory around the globe. But William McKinley is best remembered as being one of the four presidents that was assassinated.CBS News - Feb. 23 -
2/24: America Decides
Macron, Trump offer contrasting paths to peace in Ukraine; Is the U.S. facing a constitutional crisis?CBS News - Feb. 24 -
America Has a Rogue President
The firing of three judge advocate generals is one more element of this administration’s attack on the rule of law.The New York Times - Feb. 25 -
2/25: America Decides
21 federal employees resign “in protest” over DOGE; U.S Secret Service Director discusses his experience during President Trump’s first assassination attemptCBS News - Feb. 25 -
2/26: America Decides
Trump holds first cabinet meeting; Will DOGE save gov't money? Is recession near?CBS News - Feb. 26 -
2/27: America Decides
Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Starmer discuss Ukraine war at the White House; Trump administration to take control of White House press poolCBS News - 6d -
2/28: America Decides
Trump clashes with Zelenskyy in White House meeting; WIRED: Musk's DOGE is 'worse than you think'CBS News - 5d -
3/5: America Decides
Tariffs on cars from Mexico & Canada delayed for one month; Education Secretary McMahon lays out 'final mission'CBS News - 11h -
‘The palace called and I heard myself saying yes’: how Errollyn Wallen went from Top of the Pops to Master of the King’s Music
Written off in her youth, the unstoppable Belize-born musician has overcome indifference, mockery and abuse to become one of Britain’s most acclaimed composers. You have to hang onto your own ...The Guardian - 20h -
America has turned on its friends
Donald Trump’s abandonment of allies is real and will endureFinancial Times - Feb. 21 -
America and Russia Are on the Same Side Now
The U.S. is embracing European far-right parties in sympathy with Moscow — the opposite of how Washington dealt with Europe’s Communist parties in the Cold War.The New York Times - Feb. 25 -
Tariffs are not going to solve America’s ills
Punitive import duties will neither reduce the US trade deficit nor boost employment in manufacturingFinancial Times - 2d -
Betraying Ukraine will not make America great
Moscow could terminate its war in Ukraine today if it so chose.The Hill - 1d -
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Trump’s revolution will end badly — for himself, and for America
Unintended consequences will appear, problems will arise and sooner or later the whole project will come to a standstill.The Hill - Feb. 21 -
America's Russia policy is a failure of critical thinking and foresight
This persistent inability to appreciate the thinking exposed by another great power is especially striking given that Russia’s policies have not changed at all since the days of Ivan the Terrible ...The Hill - Feb. 22 -
Ignoring science for profit will have deadly consequences for America
We cannot sell out their climate future for the continued profits of powerful business interests.The Hill - Feb. 24 -
What Trump’s Deportation Plans Mean for Central America
Deporting migrants to Central American countries removes many political and legal hurdles for the Trump administration. How far can the practice go before these nations reach a breaking point?The New York Times - Feb. 25 -
What Gettysburg teaches us about Ukraine and America
President Trump's comments about Ukraine remind us of the ideals enunciated by Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address, highlighting the global dimension of the struggle for freedom and democracy.The Hill - Feb. 25 -
America’s Most Shameful Vote Ever at the U.N.
What happens when we stop “living within the truth.”The New York Times - Feb. 25 -
How France got America right in the end
Britain and Germany were too close to the US to see it straightFinancial Times - 5d -
How big is the stock market’s America bubble?
US has grown to nearly two-thirds of global equity market value, but some analysts see danger in ‘huge bet on AI’Financial Times - 3d -
Trump’s Bad Plan to Make America Argentina Again
It was no surprise to Argentina watchers that Trump began his term by blocking cash flows and firing workers — exactly as Javier Milei’s government started doing a year ago.The New York Times - 3d -
Latin America recognises the familiar ‘caudillo’ in Trump
Strongman leaders have been a hardy perennial in the region for two centuriesFinancial Times - 3d -
What Man’s Man Politics Is Doing to America
And why Democrats shouldn’t try to “out-cowboy” Donald Trump.The New York Times - 2d -
Why the fate of Ukraine still matters to America
As the Trump administration works to end the conflict, it should keep in mind why the fate of Ukraine matters here in America.The Hill - 2d -
America must break its addiction to fossil fuels
Our national goal should be to end the suffering caused by fossil fuels and leave our children a world where human society and nature coexistThe Hill - 2d -
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‘America First’ must not put national security last
This is taking a sledgehammer without any consideration for both short and long-term effects to critical national security institutions that keep Americans safe.The Hill - 1d
