Taiwan’s President Heads to the U.S., Bracing for China’s Retaliation
TAIPEI, Taiwan — As President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan heads to the United States, she is laying out a diplomatic agenda calibrated to strengthen ties with the West and assert…
Fossil Fuel Industry Phase-Out: Three Critical Worker Guarantees for a Just Transition | naked capitalism
Yves here. I must confess that the lack of an integrated approach to weaning economies off fossil fuel has me deeply discouraged, independent of the inherent difficulty of the project.…
Nashville community mourns Covenant School shooting victims: ‘Shining light.’ An ‘unflappable spirit.’ A ‘natural teacher’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The city is mourning the loss of three children and three adults who were fatally shot Monday at a small, Christian elementary school. The suspect, identified by…
Police: School shooting guns were purchased legally
Police say the Nashville school shooter legally bought seven firearms in recent years and hid the guns from their parents before the attack at a Christian school where the suspect…
Ukrainian president speaks with Associated Press
In an exclusive interview with the Associated Press, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy raises the stakes in the battle for Bakhmut (March 29)
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs major private school voucher expansion in Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week signed into law one of the largest private school voucher expansions in the nation, following similar moves by several other conservative states since the…
Hamill carries ‘Star Wars’ voice to Ukraine
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill has lent his voice to a Ukrainian mobile application that warns people to take cover whenever Russia unleashes another aerial bombardment on Ukraine. (March 28)…
Kamala Harris confronts painful past in Ghana
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff entered the black doors of the colonial-era Cape Coast Castle in Ghana. (March 29)
Michelangelo’s David – fine art or porn?
Visitors flocked to see Michelangelo’s David sculpture as Florence’s Galleria dell’Accademia reopened to the public following the weekend uproar over a Florida school’s decision to force the resignation of the…
Nashville school shooting: What we know about the shooter, motive in Covenant School attack
Officials are working to determine the motive behind a deadly shooting at a Christian school in Nashville as more details emerge about the shooter who killed three students and three…