Second Hand Smoke Causing a Western Smog Age
Seattle has become dangerous this week — along with a lot of the western United States — as smoke particles block out the sun and block up lungs.
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The Backstory to ‘Better Call Michael Cohen’ You May Have Missed
Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty to a number of federal charges, putting President Donald Trump in legal jeopardy. Here’s the strange history of how a relatively unknown lawyer with Russian and Ukrainian ties became intertwined with the Trump empire.
JFK’s War Heroism Speaks Louder Than Rhetoric of War-Dodging Chicken Hawks
This month marks the 75th anniversary of JFK’s famed WWII heroic moment. A perfect time to examine whatever correlations there may be between leadership, military service, and views on war and peace.
The American Lobbyist Who Undermined a Democracy
Recent developments in a Ukraine courtroom have shed new light on US special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Prosecutors in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev have filed a court motion against Viktor Yanukovych, a Ukrainian politician closely allied with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Yanukovych is also the subject of two criminal cases filed against Paul Manafort, […]
Are Americans Afraid of Optimism?
The US and the world are doing better by almost every metric. So why is there so much pessimism?
The Next Generation of Conservatives Is Hoping to Make Its Mark… After Trump
A look at how the next generation of Republicans is doing in the Trump era.
Let Them Drown? Italy’s Trump Closes Ports to Refugees
Italy’s Matteo Salvini, a populist politico and loud-mouthed Trump clone, is using the migration crisis to sabotage the European Union.
US, Turkey Declare Economic War
An obscure case of an American pastor jailed in Turkey and a failed prisoner exchange have spiraled into declarations of economic war between the US and a key NATO ally.
The Mouth That Roared — How Rush Limbaugh Changed America
How the journey of the most-listened-to national radio talk show host in America may have changed US politics forever.
Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission Was… a Fraud
Newly released documents from President Donald Trump’s now defunct voter fraud commission — ostensibly created to investigate “millions” of illegal votes — confirm that there was never any there there.
LeBron vs. Trump: A Tale of Two Schools
After President Donald Trump attacked LeBron James on Twitter — in the same week that the basketball star opened a school for children in need — we thought it might be fun to compare the charitable records of both men. The result is a slam dunk.
Mueller Is Not the End, but Just the Beginning
No matter what the eventual outcome of Mueller’s investigation, the US’s national nightmare is just getting started. Because even if Trump is removed from office, Trumpism is alive and well — and armed to the teeth.