Editors’ Picks for Jan 19
What Drives the Pro-Gun Argument, Will NYC’s Mayor Become the Climate Change Leader He Promises to Be?, Charlie Hebdo’s Refugee Cartoon Strikes Ire, and More Picks
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Editors’ Picks for Jan 22
Meet the Members Attending the Mysterious ‘Davos Gathering’, The Year When Plastic in the Ocean Outnumbers the Fish, Shiny and New US Military Base in Syria?, and More Picks
Editors’ Picks for Jan 25
Biden Calls PKK a ‘Terror Group’, Clinton Laughs at the Idea of Releasing Goldman Sachs Transcripts, Woody Guthrie’s Anti-Trump Message, and More Picks
Study shows GOP Candidates Who Lie the Most, Do the Best
With no apparent repercussions for lying on the campaign trail, all candidates are bending the truth at disconcerting levels. An analysis of data from the group that impartially “outs” the liars finds the worst offenders on the GOP side.
Editors’ Picks for Feb 16
Why the Court Might Swing Left (Even with a Republican Pick), Russian Research’s Attempt to Remove the Firewall Blocking Access to Scientific Knowledge, Britain Disallows Boycotts of Israeli Goods, and More Picks
Nazi Terrorist Connection: Hitler’s Legacy, Part 3
By making crucial mistakes, the winners of World War I not only paved the way for Hitler to emerge in Europe, but their actions in the Middle East also gave birth to the movement we now know as Islamist terrorism.
Democracies in Emerging Countries Are in Danger
Dangerous trends in 129 transitioning and developing countries are strikingly similar to those in the US.
Mar 11
FBI’s Response to Apple, 2016 Issues Map, Stephen Hawking Discusses Impactful Teacher, and More Picks
Mar 15
North Carolina Near #1 in Disenfranchised Voters, High Cost of Syria, US Court Orders Over $10B from Iran for 9/11, and More Picks
Trump’s Foreign Policy Troupe Comes Up Short
Donald Trump finally unveiled his team of foreign policy experts — and it is lacking in…experts.
Putting on Trial Those Responsible for US War Crimes
Activist Rebecca Gordon argues that it’s time to bring to justice those in the US government responsible for war crimes, such as Abu Ghraib.
How Bribes to Politicians From Arms Dealers Keep Wars Going
With the help of governments and their intelligence agencies, the global arms trade continues to be a controlling and corrupting force throughout the world.