21+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1422+ words) For decades Israel sent agronomists, doctors, and engineers across Africa — sharing technology and training to build local capacity rather than extract resources. For much of the world over many centuries, Africa has been viewed as a place to take, take,…...

21+ hour, 23+ min ago   (550+ words) Black voters answered the post-Callais redistricting wave in Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina. When the decision came down on April 29, I was disappointed. I was not surprised. I have spent years writing about what it takes to get a veteran…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (771+ words) The psychology of voting against ourselves. Trump won white working-class non-college degreed voters by a massive margin in 2024. Roughly two-thirds, about 66–67%, according to national exit-poll analyses. That’s more than any group. This group accounted for 51% of Trump’s entire votes in…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1122+ words) Was the man from Graceland's golden boy a thief, ally, or something else? So, yeah. I’m part of the problem. Elvis Presley was one of the most famous people in the world. In the minds of many, he is synonymous…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (434+ words) When a county tried to turn back the clock — and a federal judge noticed. In Virginia’s Shenandoah County in 2019, there was a school named Stonewall Jackson High School, which had been its name since its construction in 1959. It was opened…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (1035+ words) At 3:51 a.m. a 17-year-old in crisis sat on a playground wall; three officers arrived and opened fire. The object in his waistband was a water bottle. Officers arrived. At 4:02, three of them opened fire. Anthoneil died there next to the swings,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (680+ words) Ducks, donkeys, and dairy cows subject to import fees. In a bold demonstration of American commitment to global engagement — and to not reading its own database entries — the United States government recently announced plans to impose import fees on agricultural…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (301+ words) An almost two billion‑dollar promise, reduced to a family‑only escape hatch. The deal struck leaves even the loyalists out. Other Treasury Department funds can authorize payouts as they already have. The long-standing Judgment Fund is a permanent, indefinite…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (308+ words) The contractors, cities, banks, and Investors left holding the bag. I’ll probably come up with some additional categories while I write, but Trump is infamous for failing to pay attorneys who have represented him over the years, similar to the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (767+ words) The IRS deal that mattered more than survivors, senators, or justice. Two things have become clear during the Todd Blanche confirmation hearings in his bid to become Attorney General of the United States. The so-called slush fund to give money…...