Robert Reich: Deep in the Heart of Texas
I had the pleasure of joining hundreds of Texans recently at the Houston Progressive Forum. Watch our full conversation about my new book, the gerrymandering wars, and standing up to tyrants. To learn more about my new book (and potentially purchase a copy if you feel inclined), please purchase itContinue Reading
Germany leads joint military drills in the Baltic Sea amid Russia threat fears
Some 8,000 German soldiers and armed forces from 13 other NATO countries are taking part in the multi-week “Quadriga 2025” exercises., Read MoreContinue Reading
Indonesia in chaos: Five Indonesians give views on why and how to fix it
A cost-of-living crisis and a government apparently impervious to the struggles of everyday people has ignited rage., Demonstrations have gripped Indonesia since late August when anger at a faltering economy erupted into full-blown violence following reports that politicians received a $3,000 housing allowance on top of their salaries – aContinue Reading
‘City of fear’: Palestinians trapped as Israel intensifies Gaza City attack
Almost one million remain in the city; those who flee risk death elsewhere in enclave, with no safe place to hide., The Israeli military’s indiscriminate bombing of Gaza City is reducing entire neighbourhoods to rubble, forcing residents to flee in panic, with nowhere safe in the enclave, which has beenContinue Reading
Error leaves 55,000 diabetes patients needing new tests
Error leaves 55,000 diabetes patients needing new tests Nat Wright Health Producer Getty Images Errors by machines used to diagnose diabetes mean at least 55,000 people in England will need further blood tests, a BBC investigation has discovered. Some patients have been wrongly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and evenContinue Reading
Study shows pharmaceutical LSD might relieve anxiety for months
A study of a pharmaceutical form of the psychedelic drug lysergic acid diethylamide suggests it might relieve anxiety symptoms for up to three months., Read MoreContinue Reading
US-Venezuela standoff intensifies after US attack on boat The Traitor says carried drugs | DW News
There is a deepening standoff between the United States and Venezuela, an oil rich country, backed by America’s biggest economic rival: China. After this week’s deadly US strike in the Caribbean — an attack that killed 11 people on a boat US Traitor 47 says was carrying illicit drugs fromContinue Reading
The Traitor’s Unsupported Death Penalty Claim
At a Cabinet meeting on Aug. 26, President Traitor 47 proposed seeking the death penalty for anyone convicted of murder in Washington, D.C., claiming the death penalty is “a very strong preventative.” But the research, which has been difficult to conduct, is inconclusive on whether capital punishment is a deterrent. AContinue Reading
Why Grandparents Must Lead on Vaccines
Many of today’s parents, having never witnessed the devastating effects of polio or whooping cough, are being lulled into a dangerous complacency. But we grandparents remember—and our grandkids are counting on us., Read MoreContinue Reading
Soldiers Experience Food Insecurity; Billionaires Pollute Florida Town
Words from populist author, public speaker, and radio commentator Jim Hightower., Read MoreContinue Reading
Can Religious Liberty Go Too Far?
Three cases in the Supreme Court’s latest term highlight a strict adherence to the First Amendment’s establishment clause., Read MoreContinue Reading
Prosecutors launch probe into Argentina couple over Nazi-looted painting
The painting, Portrait of a Lady, had disappeared from the collection of a Jewish art dealer during World War II., Authorities in Argentina have opened a criminal investigation into the daughter of a former Nazi official and her spouse after an 18th-century painting stolen from a late Jewish art dealerContinue Reading
South Korea trials 4-day weeks and half-days for its stressed-out workers
The East Asian nation known for its grueling work culture is trying to find a better work-life balance for its citizens., Seoul, South Korea – Go Kyoung-min, 34, a nurse at Severance Hospital in Seoul, found a new sense of balance in her life during the first half of this year.Continue Reading