Donald Trump Really, Really Wanted to Invade Venezuela
Miguel Gutierrez/EFE via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Let’s invade Venezuela! As a meeting last August in the Oval Office to discuss sanctions on Venezuela was concluding, President Donald Trump turned to his top aides and asked an unsettling question: With a fast unraveling Venezuela threatening regional security, why…
It’s a Tough July 4th for Patriots This Year
Mother Jones; J. Scott Applewhite/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last night I wrote about Imran Awan, a Capitol Hill IT specialist who got caught up in a senseless “lock him up!” Twitter jihad from Donald Trump. Did this put Awan in personal danger? There’s no way to know, but…
What Patriotism Looks Like: A 6-Year-Old Raised $13,000 For Migrant Kids
The lemonade stand in Atlanta, Georgia. Courtesy of Shannon Cofrin Gaggero Hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets last weekend to demand the Trump administration reunite kids and parents who were separated at the border. A 6-year-old boy in Atlanta also had an idea: Make money by selling lemonade, and give it to…
Corporate Merger Activity in 2018 Is Almost Record-Setting
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The New York Times has tallied all the corporate merger activity through the first half of the year and compared it to first-half activity over the past two decades: We’ve set a new record, surpassing even the insane bubble year of 2007. Or have we?…
Communities in the Southwest Have Changed Their July 4 Celebrations
Joel Angel Juarez via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by High Country News and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Around the country, Americans are cooking up hamburgers and bratwursts on their barbecues, embarking on backcountry camping trips, and preparing fireworks displays to celebrate…
The Dirty Little Secret Behind “Clean Energy” Wood Pellets
Rothermel/DPA/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It is touted as a smart way for Europe to reach its renewable energy goals. But try telling Lisa Sanchez thousands of miles away in America that burning wood…