Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Article Source: The Washington Post
01/22/2021
100 million is too few.
Biden should aim higher on vaccinations.
01/16/2021
Misinformation dropped dramatically the week after Twitter banned Trump and some allies
Zignal Labs charts 73 percent decline on Twitter and beyond following historic action against the president.
01/15/2021
My family, like the country, split over race. Like the country, we can heal.
The ugliest hatreds can’t be tolerated, but they can be forgiven.
01/09/2021
There’s a reason why Lisa Murkowski can threaten to leave the Republicans
Alaska’s new voting system makes it hard for Republicans to punish her
01/07/2021
The good news hidden within one of America’s darkest weeks
This is surely one of the darkest weeks in the country’s history. But there is good news hidden within it — or at least the chance for a renewal of America’s promise.
12/30/2020
After 2020, we need to talk about how we talk about catastrophe
Narratives of crisis can create feedback loops that make it harder to inspire action.
12/15/2020
Biden’s foreign policy team is full of idealists who keep getting people killed
They show little evidence of strategic humility — or understanding of how other nations see the world.
12/07/2020
Rashida Jones, replacing Phil Griffin at MSNBC, will be first Black woman to run a cable news network
Jones, 39, will replace Griffin, 64, starting early next year.
12/04/2020
Trump’s China tariffs failed. Why isn’t Biden dropping them?
The trade war might have played well politically, but it didn’t help Americans.
12/03/2020
Trump shows that we need to reform U.S. democracy
It is much too soon to be thinking about a post-Trump America. But it is not too soon to begin thinking about a post-Trump democracy.
11/12/2020
Stop wasting time on Trump’s lawsuits. More nefarious behavior is afoot.
It is time for the media to stop taking Trump’s claims at face value — or straining to impart some logic for an exercise that amounts to a temper tantrum.
11/05/2020