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Feb 25 2022
Analysis
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could make many, many things more expensive
The backdrop of global and domestic inflation in the United States was already worrying. Now, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stands to potentially make the situation worse.
The conflict has roiled global markets in recent days, causing stock market turmoil, sending oil prices higher, and injecting even more uncertainty into an already off-balance worldwide economy. It’s also sparked
Vox
Nov 29 2015
News
Paris Is a High Point in Obama’s Environmental Quest
President Barack Obama arrives in Paris late Sunday seeking to seal both a far-reaching international climate deal and his own environmental legacy.
The president’s trip to Paris will mark the height of a yearslong quest to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, and one that has been far from smooth.
While an international deal appears within reach, the president faces stiff opposition
Wall Street Journal (News)
Dec 16 2021
Opinion
Mark Meadows' Jan. 6 texts remind us how much we don't know
As White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows was the gatekeeper to then-President Donald Trump. That is why, as the U.S. Capitol was under attack Jan. 6, it’s his cellphone that filled up with missives from the likes of Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity imploring Trump to do something.
By the time the attack ended, and Congress had gone back to counting the electoral votes that confirmed
MSNBC
Feb 04 2022
News
Black History Month: These writers’ messages still ring true
For our commentator, looking back at her college literature anthology affirms how central all peoples’ experiences are to American history. She’s also reminded how current the past can be.
I have kept two books from my college years. One is about points, picas, and figuring out proportions. Little did I know that the copyfitting skills it covered were becoming obsolete at the very
Christian Science Monitor
Sep 16 2019
News
Elizabeth Warren’s first priority as president: ending government corruption
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) just previewed the first major piece of legislation she’d try to pass through Congress if elected president: a vast anti-corruption package to crack down on the entrenched culture of lobbying in Washington, DC.
Warren’s plan, released Monday morning, is an update of a bill she released back in August 2018, well before she announced her campaign for president
Vox
Jul 26 2021
News
Last-minute partisan disputes threaten infrastructure accord
A long-sought bipartisan infrastructure deal lawmakers hoped to secure Monday could collapse because of a sudden dispute over the terms of the package that has left Republicans and the White House blaming each other.
A group of Senate Republicans had hoped to announce a finalized agreement on Monday on a measure that would spend $1.2 trillion on roads, bridges, water projects, and
Washington Examiner
Jun 20 2022
News
This May Be the COVID Variant Scientists Are Dreading
COVID-19 cases are increasing again in the United Kingdom, potentially signaling a future surge in infections in the United States and other countries.
A pair of new subvariants of the dominant Omicron variant—BA.4 and BA.5—appear to be driving the uptick in cases in the U.K. Worryingly, these subvariants seem to partially dodge antibodies from past infection or vaccination, making them
Daily Beast
Dec 14 2020
Analysis
Six months after mass protests began, what is the future of BLM?
“When there’s a chance to make change, we must be ready to take it,” says YahNé Ndgo, a singer and activist with Philadelphia’s chapter of Black Lives Matter (blm). Events over the past six months, she says, have brought a rare chance to shape national affairs. Protests flared across America after footage spread of the death of George Floyd, an African-American who was choked for nearly nine
The Economist
Jun 14 2021
Analysis
The fall of “King Bibi”
How Netanyahu’s ouster could change Israel.
Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu is Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, having held the job continuously since 2009. Now, finally, the reign of “King Bibi” — a moniker earned by his lengthy stay in office and authoritarian inclinations — has come to an end.
On Sunday, Netanyahu’s opponents in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, voted to
Vox
Jun 11 2024
Headline Roundup
What Does the Right-Wing Surge in EU Elections mean for the US and Europe?
Several right-wing parties gained seats in the EU's elections over the weekend, while the coalition in the center held its ground, drawing media perspectives on what it means for the U.S. and greater West.
From the Left: An analysis from CNN (Lean Left bias) compared the results to the United Kingdom’s 2016 "Brexit" vote to leave the European Union, claiming a “populist revolt that
CNN (Opinion)
Reuters
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)