Trump to City: Mop Dead
A maintenance worker mops the lobby of Trump Tower in 2016.Bryan R. Smith/Getty Images Yesterday, President Donald Trump tweeted his take on a proposal to build a barrier to protect his hometown from storm surges like the one that killed 44 people and caused $19 billion in damage and economic losses during Hurricane Sandy in…
House Democrats Present Their Argument for Removing President Trump
House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving, center, leads the way through the rotunda on his way to the Senate to exhibit the articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, followed by impeachment managers.Julio Cortez/AP Photo On Saturday, House Democrats made their formal case to the Senate…
The Netherlands Is Sinking and Here’s Why
SanderStock/iStock/Getty This piece was originally published in Undark and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. The Netherlands often stop to take selfies in front of one of the country’s more than 1,000 windmills. Afterward, they might taste one of the many varieties of cheese for which the nation is famous. But most are…
A Middle East Addict Says It’s Time For Rehab
Xinhua via ZUMA There’s a type of political opinion that I call a barstool view of the world. It’s the kind of thing some guy (always a guy) announces after a beer or six, and it’s always the product of massive ignorance. For example: “Screw the Middle East. We should just get the hell out…
How a Reporter Discovered the Doctored Photo From the 2017 Women’s March
Original photo of protesters at the 2017 Women’s March. Mario Tama/Getty Images If you had stepped into the National Archives in the past few weeks and entered an exhibit meant to honor women’s suffrage, you would have seen an iconic photograph of the 2017 Women’s March in Washington, DC. But if you looked closer, you…
A Few Things to Know About Trump’s New Impeachment Lawyers
Former Baylor President Ken Starr waits to run onto the field before an NCAA college football game 2015. LM Otero/AP Ahead of the Senate impeachment trial that will move forward on January 21, President Donald Trump on Friday hired two new additions to his legal team: former Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz and Bill…