A Nonprofit, Reader-Supported News Organization
The Council of Europe watchdog voted to put Turkey on a human rights monitoring list on Tuesday amid widespread claims of fraud in a controversial referendum that gave President Recep Tayyip Erdogan authoritarian powers. The amendments to the Turkish constitution that passed by a narrow margin of just under 3 percent “do not comply […]
Leaders Grapple with Globalization Backlash ; Help Needed on Russia-Trump Probe …and More Picks for 4/25
Scientists Turn Desert Air into Water ; A Look into Ancient ‘Deep Politics’ …and More Picks for 4/17
Turkey is polarized, paranoia is running high and hopeful scenarios are hard to come by ahead of Sunday’s referendum. Whoever wins, NATO’s Middle Eastern anchor is likely headed for more chaos.
How Trump is Paying Back Corporations ; Former UN Inspector: ISIS Played Trump …and More Picks
Dems Promise to Get Rid of ‘Nuclear Option’ ; How Bannon Got to the White House …and More Picks for 4/11
A highly engrossing essay on the images of war, what they do to us, and what the military does about that.
New GOP Head of Russia-Nunes Investigation Keeps It Partisan ; McCain ‘Partially’ Blames Trump for Syrian Gas Attack …and More Picks for 4/10
Trump Budgets Take Aim at Train Travel ; GOP Looks to Democrats Rather Than Freedom Caucus for Tax Reform for 4/6
Addressing DC’s Missing Girls of Color Problem ; Pamela Anderson Loves…Julian Assange? …and More Picks for 3/31
US-Led Airstrike Kills Over 200 in Mosul ; World Powers Block Anti-Nuclear Talks …and More Picks for 3/28
Senator: Gorsuch is a Payoff to Big Business ; Boston Public Schools Adopt a New Map …and More Picks