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Images from Ferguson, Missouri, underline disturbing parallels between unrest in the US, the Middle East or elsewhere in a world where attitudes toward “people power” depend on who the people are and who is in power.
The artificial intelligence revolution is here. It’s already impacting the economy and the military. It needs to be discussed now in the arena of public policy.
President Donald Trump once again had people scratching their heads over his (in)actions involving Russia. Why does he so frequently seem to act with Vladimir Putin’s interests in mind — at the expense of the American people?
Israeli Navy Intercepts Women’s Flotilla; Top Democrat Urges Renewal of Cold War Posture; Top Democrat Urges Renewal of Cold War Posture … and More Picks.
Donald Trump finally unveiled his team of foreign policy experts — and it is lacking in…experts.
Democratic Party leaders are panicking at the possibility that independent-minded Democratic voters might choose “wrong” candidate for president – then what?
The US has dropped out of the list of the world’s 20 least corrupt countries.
Fareed Zakaria, the favorite pundit of the Council on Foreign Relations, is bewildered that the Saudis aren’t more welcoming toward Arab Spring. And he loves George W. Bush’s love of freedom. Maybe this is why CNN ratings are at record lows.
California Democrats Propose Superdelegate and Caucases Elimination, Electric-Powered Microbes, Philippines Staggering Human Rights Record, and More Picks
The Trump administration’s decision to block extending the temporary immigration status of hundreds of thousands of people living in the US threatens to turn lives upside down. The final decision on whether the administration’s orders stand is currently being fought in the courts and Congress.
Yemen Gets Worse ; Jack Abramoff Returns …and more Picks for 3/1.
Tony Hayward, the former BP chief whose push for ever greater profits led to lowering safety standards and the destruction of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, is back with a new, smaller venture, and some interesting partners.