These Villages Battled a Blaze to Save Their Trees
Hajanirinta Rarivoarison, who goes by Haja, holds up a native sohisika seedling in a nursery built near Ankafobe Forest. Several of them burned down during the 2014 fire, but have since been rebuilt.Erik Vance This story was originally published by Atlas Obscura and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At first, the fire didn’t look…
Dan Crenshaw Called for Civility on SNL. Maybe That Was the Joke.
Illustration by Lincoln AgnewDan Crenshaw started off as a joke. On the last episode of Saturday Night Live before the 2018 election, Pete Davidson was rifling through headshots of candidates when he got to the 35-year-old retired Navy SEAL from the Houston area. “You may be surprised to hear he’s a congressional candidate from Texas…
Jail Inmates Worked for a $16 Billion Company Without Pay. Now They Want Their Wages.
The Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, CaliforniaSalwan Georges/Washington Post/Getty The last time Bert Davis was booked into Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California, he was assigned to Housing Unit 31, the pod for inmate workers, and promptly sent to work in the facility’s industrial kitchen. This was routine for Davis, who had cycled in and…
Donald Trump Just Doubled Down on Threatening War Crimes Because Hey, Why Not?
It’s the night of the Golden Globes, and people across America are ready to tuck into an evening of questionable red-carpet looks, booze-inspired bad choices, and far too much Ricky Gervais. In other words, it’s the perfect time for President Donald Trump to double down on threatening war crimes in Iran: Trump defends his cultural…
Donald Trump Just Sent Congress the Worst Push Notification Ever
On Sunday afternoon, President Donald Trump achieved what might be the apex of a weekend full of reckless Twitter diplomacy. As best I can tell (bear with me, it’s a weird one, folks): The president went to Twitter…to tell Congress…that he can attack Iran…without its permission (?) These Media Posts will serve as notification to…
Iran Just Ended Its Commitment to the Obama-Era Nuclear Treaty
Evan Vucci/AP Iran announced today that it is suspending all of its commitments under the nuclear treaty signed in 2015: Here is the Iranian statement. (via @MehrnewsCom) pic.twitter.com/4lGM4LwtZu — Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) January 5, 2020 Technically, Iran is not withdrawing from the JCPOA. As its statement says, it will continue cooperating with the IAEA and…