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.
07/13/2021
Opinion: Racism in America is a ‘crime of the state.’ But we can overcome it.
Theodore R. Johnson, a senior fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice, has written a unique book on race that reflects his family’s multigenerational story, his own experience as a commander in the Navy and his firmly held belief that “we could actually talk about racism in a realistic, constructive way.”
07/08/2021
Opinion: U.S. foreign policy needs to get over its fear of instability
Quiz question: When and why did Britain annex Sudan?
06/30/2021
Lawn care is going electric. And the revolution is here to stay.
From conservative Alabama to crunchy California, electric lawn equipment is quietly sweeping the nation.
07/02/2021
Opinion: Remember the Bicentennial? Celebrating might be even harder for America’s 250th birthday.
“You’ll remember this day forever,” my mother said. It was July 4, 1976, the morning of the Bicentennial. “What am I going to remember?” I asked her. “The meaning of freedom!” she said, her eyes misting as they often did when my mother — an immigrant from Germany — spoke about her adopted country.
06/17/2021
Scientists are teaching drones to hunt down human screams
Researchers developed a drone-carried acoustics system to find people calling out for help
06/17/2021
Congress votes overwhelmingly to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. The day commemorates the end of slavery in Texas in 1865.
Congress on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday, elevating the day marking the end of slavery in Texas to a national commemoration of emancipation amid a larger reckoning about America’s turbulent history with racism.
06/11/2021
America can still choose solidarity. The Black experience shows the way.
Or we can accept that our professed love of country is only skin-deep.
06/08/2021
Mastercard Foundation donates $1.3 billion to boost Africa’s coronavirus response
The money is intended to be used to acquire vaccines for more than 50 million people, boost the continent’s vaccine manufacturing and strengthen public health institutions
05/21/2021
The only way to solve the Israeli-Palestinian problem
05/17/2021
Child cash benefit will begin hitting millions of parents’ bank accounts July 15
Biden administration estimates 88 percent of all American children are slated to receive new monthly payments — with no action required.
05/12/2021
A surprising pandemic side effect: It has improved health care
Much of our focus over the past year has rightly been on the widespread failures related to the pandemic. But we’ve taken for granted just how flexible the American health-care system showed it can be in a crisis.
05/14/2021