16 things Trump and team did this week
9 hours ago Mallory Moench BBC News BBC The third week of Donald Trump’s second term has been marked by more major action from the US president and his team.…
Trump signs executive order targeting South Africa over land law
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order freezing financial aid to South Africa, after threatening to do so earlier this week. Trump said he was bringing in the…
Trudeau says Trump threat to annex Canada ‘is a real thing’
Canada’s outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told a group of business leaders he believes President Donald Trump might be serious about annexing his country. Trudeau suggested Trump has floated…
Opinion | Playing DOGE-ball With the Government
Tom Stoppard wrote in “The Real Thing,” his enticing play about infidelity: “To marry one actress is unfortunate. To marry two is simply asking for it.” Here’s a political corollary:…
Opinion | Now Is Not the Time to Tune Out
Don’t get distracted. Don’t get overwhelmed. Don’t get paralyzed and pulled into the chaos that President Trump and his allies are purposely creating with the volume and speed of executive…
Medicaid Work Requirements Could Boot 36 Million People Off Their Health Coverage: Report | naked capitalism
Yves here. The need for and extent of Medicaid is a yet another symptom of how the US medical system is profit and not patient health driven. Here in Thailand,…
It’s Going to be Torture as the Path to Starmer’s Inevitable Demise Is Rolled Out | naked capitalism
Yves here. With Trump news consuming the air supply, it seemed useful to look at some of the wobbles among what passes for leadership across the pond. Pretty much no…
‘The Interview’: Denzel Washington Has Finally Found His Purpose
One of the reasons I’ve been thinking about him is that about 15 or so years ago, I was really low, and I was in a bookstore, and I saw…
Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going Up (and Down)
Since December, astronomers have been carefully studying whether an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long will impact the Earth in just under eight years. And the odds, overall, seem…
Trump and Musk Bring Vast Aid Machinery to a Halt in Africa
For decades, sub-Saharan Africa was a singular focus of American foreign aid. The continent received over $8 billion a year, money that was used to feed starving children, supply lifesaving…