Steve Hartman, a correspondent for CBS News, has covered school shootings across the U.S. since 1997, beginning with an incident at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi, two years prior to what was then the deadliest school shooting at Columbine High School. To commemorate these victims, Hartman initiated a documentation project that became part of […]
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How Learning to Fall in Roller Derby Helped Me Become My Authentic Self
In 2018, I relocated alone from Columbus, Ohio, to Portland, Oregon, hoping that the contemplative beauty of the natural landscape might inspire personal revelation. I held a position at a nonprofit and sometimes cycled to work. One year, on the first warm day, I noticed an open warehouse situated near the bike path. Inside, an […]
Safeguarding American Children Online
Consider a prominent U.S. corporation, herein referred to as “Big Corp.” Despite being among the world’s most valuable enterprises, its business model fundamentally relies on fostering addiction to its products among children, leading to devastating consequences. Internal research conducted by Big Corp reveals that this dependency contributes to increased anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and suicidal […]
Recycling Is Not the Solution to the Plastic Crisis
Placing your plastic bottles into the recycling bin might offer a sense of personal satisfaction, or alleviate your concerns regarding your climate footprint. However, plastic recycling will not resolve the plastic pollution crisis—and it’s essential we cease pretending otherwise. Less than 6% of in the United States is actually recycled. This figure often surprises individuals, […]
New York City Residents Seem to Thwart Major ICE Raid, Emphasizing Trump’s Difficulties in Nation’s Immigrant Capital
For the second occasion in just over a month, a substantial operation involving dozens of federal agents in New York City was met with a similarly large-scale counter-demonstration. This time, however, the demonstrators successfully impeded the authorities’ intentions before they could commence. Multiple arrests occurred on Saturday during skirmishes at the edge of Chinatown, where […]
Canada Embarks on a Realpolitik Era
Addressing questions last weekend regarding stagnated U.S.-Canada trade negotiations and his most recent conversation with President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney *responded*, “Who cares? It’s a detail. I’ll speak to him again when it matters.” Several days subsequently, amid backlash and accusations of not treating the matter with due gravity, Carney *qualified* his […]
How Sanae Takaichi’s Actions Fractured Japan-China Relations
The repercussions of Sanae Takaichi’s statements regarding Taiwan are still unfolding. The controversy arose because Takaichi abandoned Japan’s long-standing policy of strategic ambiguity concerning Taiwan and regarding what China asserts is a breakaway province destined for reunification with the mainland. She is seen as having made overt what was previously covert and embraced a broad […]
Zero Unit: Investigating the Elite CIA-Backed Force Allegedly Tied to the D.C. Shooting Suspect
A veterans’ organization reports that the individual suspected in the Washington, D.C., shooting of members had been associated with a specialized counterterrorism unit managed by the CIA. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, faces arrest for the fatal shooting of Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and injuries sustained by Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24. Both were West […]
Tom Stoppard, acclaimed as his generation’s greatest playwright, passes away at 88.
Tom Stoppard, frequently acknowledged as one of the greatest playwrights of his generation, has passed away at 88 years old. The Czech-born British playwright died at his residence in Dorset, England, as announced by United Agents, his representing agency. “He will be remembered for his works, for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, […]
Trump Halts All Asylum Determinations Amid Extensive Immigration Enforcement Following D.C. Shooting
The United States has halted all asylum decisions and ceased issuing visas to individuals from Afghanistan, following the shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C., this week. Joseph Edlow, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), announced late Friday that asylum claim processing was being suspended “until we can ensure that every alien […]
Trump Declares Venezuelan Airspace ‘Closed in Its Entirety’ Following Threats of Ground Strikes
President Donald Trump declared on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be regarded as “closed in its entirety.” In a post on Truth Social, Trump communicated: “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY. Thank you for […]
U.S. to Audit All Green Cards from 19 Countries as Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Escalates.
Following a shooting in D.C. that tragically killed a 20-year-old West Virginia National Guard Specialist and left her colleague, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, critically injured, the Trump Administration has intensified its immigration crackdown. The sole suspect in the shooting has been identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in […]
Trump Administration Leads Tributes for Slain National Guard Member Sarah Beckstrom, Hailed as ‘An American Hero’
Numerous tributes are being offered for Sarah Beckstrom, the 20-year-old West Virginia National Guard member who passed away on Thanksgiving. She succumbed to injuries sustained the day prior while deployed in D.C. Beckstrom’s colleague, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, who was also shot near the White House in what officials have termed a “targeted” attack, […]
In Support of Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan
The unveiling last week of a 28-point proposal aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine has prompted discussion of —and . Part of this involves outstanding questions, which Reuters reported on Wednesday were sourced from a Russian document presented to the Trump Administration last month. Following intensive diplomatic efforts by Ukraine and Europe this week, […]
Japan and China’s Worsening Spat: A Growing Threat
A recent discussion on the role of empathy in diplomacy by academic Claire Yorke highlighted the importance of participants attempting, to some extent, to understand the perspective of even their fiercest adversaries. However, a contrary approach appears to have taken hold, particularly concerning a dispute. During a session in the Diet, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae […]
Business Leadership Crucial for Sustainable Prosperity
Novonesis CEO Ester Baiget contends that collaboration between the public and private sectors speeds up change and builds stronger trust.
In Thanksgiving Message, Trump Condemns Immigration, Announces ‘Permanent Pause’ on Migration from ‘Third World Countries’
On Thursday night, during the concluding hours of a holiday traditionally associated with the amicable interaction between Native Americans and eventual, the U.S. President issued a statement that harshly condemned the nation’s 53 million immigrants—including those who entered legally—making unfounded assertions that “most” of them “are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental […]
Trump Ponders New Name for Staunch Republican Backers While Notable Divisions Surface in the MAGA Ranks.
Donald Trump frequently invents new words and phrases that quickly gain widespread adoption, not just among his supporters but also in official communications from the White House. A notable instance occurred in April, when Trump coined a term for those he deemed too quick to panic after the announcement of his “reciprocal” tariffs, which he […]
Trump Condemns National Guard Shooting as ‘Terror,’ Promises Immigration Action After Suspect Identified
President Trump has described the shooting of two National Guard members from West Virginia in Washington, D.C., as “an act of terror,” promising severe consequences for the perpetrator. Authorities have identified Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in 2021 through “Operation Allies Welcome,” as the suspect in the Wednesday shooting. Staff Sgt. […]
Connecting with Neighbors Can Safeguard Democracy
Americans appear to have lost the art of good neighborliness. Political polarization has escalated, leading people to view those with differing opinions not merely as mistaken, but as existential threats. Divisions have grown over voting choices and across partisan lines. People increasingly reside in distinct online and media-influenced realities, presenting different facts and histories, which […]