Why America Is the Exception, But Not Exactly Exceptional
A Stanford Law professor, who grew up in Paris, looks at how the US got so out of step with the rest of the Western world and how that also accounts for what now divides us as a country.
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Puerto Rico Crises Worsens
Making Encryption Universal and Stronger ; Obama-Aligned Group Suing Trump Over Syria …and More Picks for 5/9
German Officer Planned False Flag Attack
The Pentagon’s Faulty Numbers ; SpaceX Gets Government Money …and More Picks for 5/1
Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty Anniversary
It’s been 20 years since the Chemical Weapons Convention treaty went into effect, and an entire class of weapons of mass destruction has been nearly eliminated. That’s partly why the recent chemical attacks in Syria have attracted so much attention.
Tech Lobbyists Flood DC
Definitive Proof Assad Used Sarin Gas on Civilians? ; How Surveillance Undermines Criminal Justice …and More Picks for 4/28
Ted Cruz’s Moon Grab
Trump Labor Dept. Hits Google for Female Wage Disparity ; YouTube Blocks Progressive Voices, Keeps InfoWars …and More Picks for 4/27
Council of Europe Downgrades Turkey as Erdogan Bombs Kurds
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 […]
Trump Blinks on Border Wall?
Leaders Grapple with Globalization Backlash ; Help Needed on Russia-Trump Probe …and More Picks for 4/25
NYT Hires Climate Change Denier
Scientists Turn Desert Air into Water ; A Look into Ancient ‘Deep Politics’ …and More Picks for 4/17
Will Turkey Vote to Become a Dictatorship?
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.
Russia Prepares for ‘Hot War’
How Trump is Paying Back Corporations ; Former UN Inspector: ISIS Played Trump …and More Picks
Illusion of Peace for Millennials
Dems Promise to Get Rid of ‘Nuclear Option’ ; How Bannon Got to the White House …and More Picks for 4/11