Israel, Gaza, and the Struggle for Oil
Discord in the Middle East is usually presented as a struggle over land, but the underlying factor has always been oil.
Discord in the Middle East is usually presented as a struggle over land, but the underlying factor has always been oil.
Tuberville gave up on a large part of his mission, but has succeeded in making Democrats appear weak while striking a blow against diversity.
Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley plans to bring the Republican Party back to what really matters.
What’s Vivek Ramaswamy doing in the 2024 race? Picking bits of attention from the teeth of Donald Trump.
Report shows they focus on human drama, while ignoring actual policy implications affecting us all.
When it comes to the economy, Americans won’t let facts get in the way of the Fox News narrative.
The yearly get-togethers are a critical centerpiece for international climate action. But critics say they have outlived their usefulness and are due for an overhaul.
Former President Donald Trump seeks protection from the system.
Both the UK and the US governments subscribed to their own exceptionalism: Virus outbreaks happened elsewhere, not here.
On Ukraine’s embattled eastern front, Russians pay good money for information on where to strike next.
The Freedom Caucus strikes fear into mainstream politics, one incendiary statement at a time.
Brian Stelter analyzes Fox News’s impact on political narratives and GOP influence, and its future in bending American democracy.
“While the IRA was touted as the ‘largest investment in climate and energy in American history,ʼ it could turn out to be a failure if Biden doesnʼt also take bold action on fossil fuels,” said Oil Change International.
Who better than a billionaire’s advisor to pose as the authentic voice of the have-nots?
Excerpt from the book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine.
The controversial pipeline near Standing Rock united the climate movement. Now regulators want the public to weigh in on the project’s environmental impact.
There are two distinct questions: Is AI good or bad, or both? And, however we answer that, are its unfettered growth and dominance inevitable?
I briefly wondered whether I was dreaming. I changed the channel. More sober faces saying the same thing; a motorcade; a hospital; hope.
A new US climate report concludes that Indigenous self-determination is a key climate solution — if the federal government can get behind it.
Exclusive interviews with two who knew Lee Oswald, offering unique insights into the enigmatic figure linked to JFK’s assassination.
He was used, then discarded. And for what?
The United Nations assessment coincided with the release of “the world’s most comprehensive roadmap of how to close the global gap in climate action across sectors.”
Will she ever tell what she knows?
Events on other continents created pressures leading to Kennedy’s death.
There are few Americans alive today who remember Hitler — the details are lost to the mists of time. But Donald Trump is bringing it all back to us with a fresh, stark splash of reality.
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) exemplifies the ethics standards of many Republican Congress members. He lies constantly, produces no positive legislation, and defrauds those who support him.
Ohio’s GOP legislators have looked the state’s voters straight in the eye and declared their intention to completely disregard them.
Two young activists transform Florida politics, engaging voters all year. Discover their journey and the power of grassroots politics.
A better understanding of how today’s polling works and what it can and cannot tell us will serve us well in the coming year’s trip through the pre-electoral Fun House.
A historic referendum asked voters in Maine if they wanted to replace their privately owned utilities with a publicly owned one.
The strange story of a powerful man who owned the notorious building from which Oswald supposedly killed Kennedy. Was he really hunting in Africa, while others hunted the President?
In many poor, largely Black Southern towns, residents say polluting wood pellet mills foul their air and forests.
He wants to help America like he helped West Virginia.
If the Gaza conflict spreads to other countries, that would be bad.
Polling’s adaptability and impact on democracy, amid skepticism and change.
It seems FBI Director Hoover corroborated in 1963 what Secret Service Agent Paul Landis is now saying about the Kennedy assassination bullet discovery.
Solar advocates in southwestern Virginia say being local, proving the technology works, and building a coalition to support it have been key to their success.
A new report shows that the world’s governments, despite the targets they set for themselves in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, are failing to sufficiently reduce fuel production and consumption.
Newly selected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) always knew the far-right answers.
Allowing Americans to have a direct say in what rights they should have is often a bad deal for Republicans, which is why they want to make sure that happens as little as possible.
With more than 10,000 civilians killed in Israel’s assault on Gaza, the pressure on Israel to stop is overwhelming. What happens when the fighting ends?
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are meaninglessly censuring each other over statements regarding the conflict in the Middle East. It’s tough to imagine anything that will contribute less to stopping the violence there.
JPMorgan Chase led the pack with more than $141 billion invested between 2016 and 2022, followed by Citi with $119 billion, and Bank of America with $92 billion.
Instead of a commemoration of the fifth anniversary of a success for democracy, here is a look at how and why Florida Republicans overturned the will of their voters and undermined the intent of Amendment 4.
The New York civil fraud case against Donald Trump shows why next year’s criminal cases must be televised. Americans deserve to get an unfiltered look at the allegations, the evidence, and the witness testimony to make up their own minds.
Keeping unpersuaded hearts and minds from casting their votes is ugly — but, damn, it works.