Echoes from the rubble: John Mearsheimer, Gaza and the burden of American power U.S.A

Echoes from the rubble: John Mearsheimer, Gaza and the burden of American power

August 7th, 20250 In a recent and highly charged interview that has reverberated across international political discourse, Tucker Carlson sat down with Professor John Mearsheimer, one of the most respected and controversial voices in American foreign policy analysis, to discuss the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. The conversation, released as...
As Medicaid turns 60, rollbacks threaten millions of Americans U.S.A

As Medicaid turns 60, rollbacks threaten millions of Americans

August 7th, 20250 As Medicaid turns 60, the U.S. faces the largest federal health care subsidy rollback in its history. The One Big Beautiful Act, signed by President Trump on July 4, slashes federal Medicaid spending by 15 percent. Over the next decade, it will eliminate over $1 trillion from federal health care and food aid, largely by imposing work...
Four CUNY professors say they were fired for supporting Palestine U.S.A

Four CUNY professors say they were fired for supporting Palestine

July 18th, 20250 As Congress grills CUNY’s chancellor, the terminated Brooklyn College faculty say Palestine activism is “the only thing we have in common.” By Sanya Mansoor Four adjunct professors at the City University of New York say the university fired them because of their activism for Palestine. The administration’s decision...
It's time to replace the War Powers Act U.S.A

It’s time to replace the War Powers Act

July 18th, 20250 Many Democrats and some Republicans expressed alarm last month when President Trump ordered attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. Most Americans agree that Iran shouldn’t develop nuclear weapons, but was joining Israel in attacking Iran the best way to stop it? Would the strikes risk a wider Middle East war? Should Congress have been...
When disaster calls, will FEMA answer? U.S.A

When disaster calls, will FEMA answer?

July 18th, 20250 By Sunita Sohrabji The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) uneven response to the Texas floods — which killed 132 people, including children — has left states wondering whether they can continue to rely on the agency amid an environmental disaster. “The FEMA director (David Richardson, the agency’s acting...
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Survey: Detroit ranked most stressed city in America despite signs of recovery U.S.A

Survey: Detroit ranked most stressed city in America despite signs of recovery

July 11th, 20250 Despite progress in several areas over the past few years, the "Motor City" has topped the list of the most stressed and psychologically burdened cities in the United States, according to an annual survey conducted by WalletHub, which included 182 of the largest cities across the country. The survey was based on 39 indicators grouped...
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Mamdani’s authenticity was key to his victory U.S.A

Mamdani’s authenticity was key to his victory

July 6th, 20250 In 2006, shortly after Tim Kaine won the Virginia gubernatorial election, I attended a meeting at Democratic Party headquarters. One party official opined, “One lesson we should learn from Kaine’s victory was that we need to talk more about our religion. Kaine did and he won. We should do it too.” After seeing that same official...
Can Israel survive without the West? The answer reveals our collective power U.S.A

Can Israel survive without the West? The answer reveals our collective power

July 5th, 20250 The Israeli genocide in Gaza, along with the escalating regional wars it has ignited, has brought two chilling truths into our focus: first, Israel is deliberately and aggressively undermining the security and stability of the entire Middle East and, second, Israel is utterly incapable of surviving on its own. These two assertions,...
Trump criticized for using anti-Semitic "Shylock" to describe bankers U.S.A

Trump criticized for using anti-Semitic “Shylock” to describe bankers

July 5th, 20250 President Trump drew criticism for using the anti-Semitic term "Shylock" to describe some bankers during remarks on his signature tax-cut and spending legislation that just passed Congress. "Think of that: No death tax. No estate tax. No going to the banks and borrowing from, in some cases, a fine banker — and in some cases,...
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America's worsening image should be a concern U.S.A

America’s worsening image should be a concern

July 5th, 20250 America’s image in much of the world is getting worse, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. That should be a concern for Americans. Our image affects our effectiveness as a world leader and our ability to advance our national interests. The survey, conducted this year, found that people in other countries were...
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House narrowly passes budget bill, stripping health and food safety nets U.S.A

House narrowly passes budget bill, stripping health and food safety nets

July 3rd, 20250 By Sunita Sohrabji On a 218-214 vote, with almost all members voting along party lines, the House passed the sweeping budget bill on July 3, in time to meet President Trump’s deadline. Trump was expected to sign the bill at 5 p.m. Eastern. The White House issued an emailed statement: “President Trump’s One Big,...
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Trump imposes surprise ceasefire in Israel–Iran war, signals talks with Tehran U.S.A

Trump imposes surprise ceasefire in Israel–Iran war, signals talks with Tehran

June 27th, 20250 On the 12th day of the Israeli–Iranian war, President Trump imposed a cease‑fire between the two countries through a phone call. In that call, it was reported that he chastised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, compelling him to turn Israeli warplanes — already en route to Iran — back to base and swallow Iran’s...
U.S. Supreme Court removes restrictions on deporting migrants to third countries U.S.A

U.S. Supreme Court removes restrictions on deporting migrants to third countries

June 27th, 20250 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a lower court order that had required the federal government to give migrants facing deportation to so-called “third countries” a meaningful opportunity to explain whether they risk being subjected to torture in their new destination. The ruling by the nation’s highest...
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