• Containing Trump

    Containing Trump

    He may well try to govern as an authoritarian. Whether he succeeds depends less on what he does than on how civil society responds.


  • Donald Trump is forming a new world order—where we're not welcome

    Donald Trump is forming a new world order—where we're not welcome

    The nefarious plots of shadowy “globalists” have long been a staple of the Trump-favored purveyors of news-like-product. Whether it’s hidden in the pages of a plan to make the world slightly more sustainable, or blatantly trying to stage a military takeover of Texas, the global conspiracy never sleeps.


  • Appeals Court Rejects Request to Immediately Restore Travel Ban

    Appeals Court Rejects Request to Immediately Restore Travel Ban

    A federal appeals court early Sunday rejected a request by the Justice Department to immediately restore President Trump’s targeted travel ban, deepening a legal showdown over his authority to tighten the nation’s borders in the name of protecting Americans from terrorism.


  • Think States Alone Can’t Handle Sea Level Rise? Watch California

    Think States Alone Can’t Handle Sea Level Rise? Watch California

    The California governor has tasked seven scientists to sift through new projections for sea level rise—and think about what it could mean for the golden state’s coast.


  • Is Trump’s Foreign Policy Inept, or Radical? It’s both

    Is Trump’s Foreign Policy Inept, or Radical? It’s both

    In just two weeks in office, President Trump has embarked on a foreign policy that is literally all over the map: insulting the Australian prime minister, threatening a trade war with Mexico and imposing a ham-handed refugee ban that has drawn global condemnation.


  • Who is affected by Trump’s travel ban

    Who is affected by Trump’s travel ban

    President Trump signed an executive order on Friday barring entry to refugees and immigrants. Here is a look at what we know and what remains unclear.


  • Apple weighs legal action against Trump’s Muslim ban

    Apple weighs legal action against Trump’s Muslim ban

    Mr. Cook said hundreds of Apple employees have been affected by the order, which suspended entry to the U.S. for refugees and travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations.


  • In the Middle of the Night Boston Judges Block Trump Immigration Orders

    In the Middle of the Night Boston Judges Block Trump Immigration Orders

    Sacchetti writes: In a rare middle-of-the night decision, two federal judges in Boston temporarily halted President Trump’s executive order blocking immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States.


  • Donald’s Demolition Derby

    Donald’s Demolition Derby

    Moyers writes: We’re a week into the Trump administration and it’s pretty obvious what he’s up to. First, Donald Trump is running a demolition derby: He wants to demolish everything he doesn’t like, and he doesn’t like a lot, especially when it comes to government.


  • Scotland eyes 50% renewable energy by 2030 in shift away from North Sea oil | UK news | The Guardian

    Scotland eyes 50% renewable energy by 2030 in shift away from North Sea oil | UK news | The Guardian

    SNP unveils plan encouraging motorists, homeowners and businesses to use low- or zero-carbon sources for half their energy