On January 6, while Congress was reviewing the November election results, Trump held a rally and encouraged thousands of his supporters to march on to the Capitol, which they did. They gathered in front of the Capitol building and then gradually pushed forward, pushed...
For hours, politicians and news pundits expressed their shock and surprise after Trump supporters pushed through police barricades and broke into the U.S. Capitol. But was any of this really that surprising? Isn’t this exactly the intended outcome after Trump and his...
For many, New Year’s Day is a time of celebration, for reflection on the past year, and hope for what a new year might bring. For the family and loved ones of Oscar Grant III, any talk of celebrations cannot be but shaped by pain and heartbreak since the fateful early...
This year has seen a record drop in greenhouse gas emissions, a welcome figure in the context of a years-long trend of increasing emissions. However, this statistic is not the result of a concerted effort to fight climate change – it’s a byproduct of the economic...
For more than 4 months the people of Belarus have stood up to their ruler of 26 years, Aleksandr Lukashenko, protesting every weekend, and sometimes more often, for his removal. Millions have defied repression, marching en masse in the capital and striking their jobs....
