Vandalism at the Reflecting Pool? Yes—It Was Committed by Donald Trump
Michael Tomasky, The New Republic
“A Huge Grab of Power”: Trump Is Defying Congress on Foreign Aid
Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica
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Will Surrendering to Iran Relieve Trump’s Gas Pains?
Paul Krugman,Substack
Mamdani Emerges as Kingmaker, Pushing His Slate to a Primary Sweep
Nicholas Fandos,The New York Times
In Symbolic Vote, Congress Directs Trump to Remove Forces From Iran War
Eric McDaniel,NPR
A Federal Judge Finds a Trump Data System to Verify Voters Is Unlawful
Jude Joffe-Block,NPR
Exclusive: Ukraine Believes It Secured Trump’s Backing to Act ‘More Boldly’ Toward Russia
Tim Zadorozhnyy,Kyiv Independent
Texas Anti-ICE Protesters Convicted of Terrorism Charges Sentenced to at Least 50 Years in Prison
Sam Levine,Guardian UK
ICE Tried to Deport an Asylum-Seeker. Now He’s Being Denied Care for a Growing Tumor in a Private Prison.
Jessica Washington,The Intercept
Sudan: Drone Attacks Endanger Civilians and Shut Down Critical Services in El Obeid
UN NewsThe Colorado River Is Vanishing — and the Fixes Are Getting Weird
Jake Bittle,Grist
Judge Blocks Use of Federal Database to Check Citizenship, Saying It Could Wrongly Purge Voters
Ali Swensen and Fatima Hussein,Associated Press
Bill Pulte, Trump’s Acting Intelligence Chief, Reportedly Begins Mass Firings
CNN
Why We Should Particularly Doubt Our Certainties
Ted Reynolds,RSN Godot
Buzz-Bombs and Silent Bombs
John Escher,RSN Godot
Most Countries to Lose a Decade of Development Progress says United Nations as Global COVID Crisis Continues
Jubilee USA Network,RSN Godot
Astronaut’s Journey To The Moon Yields New Perspective For Dealing With Enemies Of Democracy
George Monroe,RSN Godot
Will Afghanistan Slip Back into the Dark Ages?
David Starr,RSN Godot
Treasury Secretary Yellen Encourages Tax and Aid Deals to Confront Pandemic
Olivia Engling,RSN Godot
R.I.P. Apple Daily of Hong Kong
johnescher,Godot
Investigating the 1-6-21 Insurrection: What are the Republicans Afraid of?
Dr. Steven Jonas ,Steven Jonas
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War and Consequences
Eliot A. Cohen,The Atlantic
Vandalism at the Reflecting Pool? Yes—It Was Committed by Donald Trump
Michael Tomasky,The New Republic
First the Kennedy Center, Now the Smithsonian
Clint Smith,The Atlantic
Is Big Tech Facing Its “Big Tobacco Moment”?
Rob Larson,Jacobin
Our Plan to Save Social Security
Bernie Moreno and Elizabeth Warren,The New York Times
“A Huge Grab of Power”: Trump Is Defying Congress on Foreign Aid
Anna Maria Barry-Jester,ProPublica
The Warrior-Witches of Ukraine’s Resistance
Ken Harbaugh,The Atlantic
The Democratic Base Is Angry, Is the Party Paying Attention?
Elaine Godfrey,The Atlantic
The Stock Market Boom Is a Boon for Billionaires
Conor Lynch,Jacobin
The Spectacular Failure and Ruinous Costs of the Iran War
Ishaan Tharoor,The New Yorker
The Election System Wasn’t Built for This
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez,The Atlantic
The United States and Iran Are Equally to Blame
Marc Ash,Reader Supported News