news2shortsThe outgoing US president rallied support for Ukraine but his stance on Gaza delighted no one When asked about his foreign policy doctrine in 2014, Barack Obama described it as an attempt to “avoid errors”. “You hit singles, you hit doubles; every once in a while we may be able to hit a home run,” … Read more
Leaders of several sanctuary cities where officials had prominently rejected Trump’s first-term immigration policies are shifting their tone.
For Donny Kincey, who lost his home and the home he grew up in, ‘vultures are circling’ and threaten gentrification There was too much for Donny Kincey to save. Flames were barreling into Altadena, where Kincey’s relatives had lived for four generations, toward the homes his family had purchased after they escaped the Tulsa race … Read more
Climate change has brought both fiercer rains and deeper droughts, leaving the city with brush like kindling—and the phenomenon is on the rise worldwide.
Volunteers who leave water in the desert describe rising fears of vigilantes and climate peril It was a blustery day in the Sonoran desert as a group of humanitarian aid volunteers hiked through a vast dusty canyon to leave gallons of bottled water and canned beans in locations where exhausted migrants could find them. Empty … Read more
On Monday the 47th president will be sworn in – and critics say Trump’s second term will be more radical than his first Come 12pm on Monday, on what is expected to be a bone-chillingly cold day, it will be done. Donald Trump, a convicted criminal described as a fascist by some who worked for … Read more
During a busy week in the nation’s capital, far from the action, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had no trouble keeping his name in the political spotlight. “This is a time for action. And a time for Washington, D.C., to deliver results to the American people. There are no more excuses for Republicans,” the conservative two-term … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Private citizens — right up to the governor himself — are primed to be part of a new Alaskan initiative aimed at promoting policies that have been effective in Juneau at a national level as a new administration signals a willingness to listen and adapt to new strategies. Just as Florida’s education policy under … Read more
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, has ordered flags to fly at full-staff on Monday for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. “I hereby direct that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be raised to full-staff on Monday, January 20, 2025, in honor of Inauguration Day,” Ferguson said. This, despite the official … Read more
Don’t rush to mourn the end of a liberal international order that too often put order before liberalism The historian Steven Shapin opened his account of The Scientific Revolution with the line: “There was no such thing as the Scientific Revolution, and this is a book about it.” It is tempting to say much the … Read more
