North America

Wildfires fueled by strong winds in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, California, have scorched a quickly growing area of Los Angeles County, killing at least two people. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The fierce and unpredictable fires have forced roughly 70,000 evacuations and destroyed approximately…

At the end of December 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service awarded $1.4 billion in grant and loan financing to San Miguel Electric Cooperative, a utility provider that operates in rural Texas. The financing will go…

Rob Fersh talks about collaborative problem solving and his new book, co-authored with Mariah Levison “From Conflict to Convergence: Coming Together to Solve Tough Problems” – As our country divides up its wealth between a few gazillionaires and the rest of us…

Assange activists flocked to Saint Peter’s Square today (Sunday, January 5) holding a banner and signs inviting the Pope to ask Joe Biden, during his papal visit to the Vatican next Friday, for a presidential pardon for Julian Assange.  Among…

Maryland is suing W.L. Gore & Associates, the maker of Gore-Tex — a waterproof material often used in outdoor gear such as raincoats — alleging its leaders continued to use per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) “forever chemicals” long after they…

Thomas Friedman probably thought he was being clever when he titled his most recent article How Elon Musk and Taylor Swift Can Resolve U.S.-China Relations. It’s a headline meant to catch your attention– appealing to the Swifties, who think Taylor…

As the new year begins, I am taking this opportunity to make fresh personal commitments. I want to reflect on what is outdated or unhelpful in my life and envision the type of future I desire by implementing the necessary…

With President Jimmy Carter’s passing and Donald Trump about to return to the White House, it’s a good time to recall a phone conversation that Carter had with Trump during his first term. Carter’s advice would serve Trump well if…

Now or never master in our house! was the French-speaking Quebec liberal Party slogan in 1962 The US elected President Donald Trump’s threat Trudeau government over the last few weeks to slap 25 percent tariffs on Canadian exports to the…

Time Magazine should have named WAR instead of Donald Trump as “Person of the Year.” In 2024, war propaganda took center stage in political and international relations, dominating the discourse and shaping global actions. All forms of conflict—whether it be…