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The Urgency of Time and the Crisis of Conscience
We live in a world where the funeral matters more than the dead, the wedding more than love and the physical rather than the intellect. We live in the container culture, which despises the content. —Eduardo Galeano At the heart of this book lies a stark truth…
How Jimmy Carter Lost His Job and Found His Mission: A Personal Remembrance
How Jimmy Carter Lost His Job and Found His Mission: A Personal [email protected] Thu, 01/02/2025 - 10:14 Faculty Viewpoints Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies & Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Mana…
Robert De Niro Netflix Thriller ‘Zero Day’ Utterly Fails an Overqualified Cast: TV Review
One of the most popular series in the history of Netflix is “The Night Agent,” a sporadically sensical conspiracy thriller set at the highest levels of federal government. It’s thus logical, in the streaming service’s algorithmic way, to mine that vein even f…
ECR accepts Bardella’s plea to jointly take down the Green Deal
The ECR are willing to work with "those who share our concerns about the economic and social implications of the Green Deal" – including the far-right Patriots for Europe, according to a letter seen by Euractiv. The post ECR accepts Bardella’s plea to jointly…
The View from Washington (3): An essay on Trump 2.0 and climate politics.
This is the third in an occasional series on the transition from Biden to the incoming Trump administration—the early days. The article first appeared on Civil Notion It's chaotic—perhaps surreal is a better word—here in Washington. In this third essay on Tru…
NATO still looks to Donald Trump despite Greenland threat
NATO boss Mark Rutte said Trump "has been right many times" and played it cool when grilled by members of the European Parliament on the president-elect's Greenland plans. Rutte urged EU states to boost defense spending. For the boss of a military alliance de…
France: government survives no-confidence vote
Both the far-right National Rally and center-left Socialist Party declined to back a no-confidence vote in new French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou. But France's parliament remains bitterly divided. The French government under new Prime Minister Francois Bay…
Friedrich Merz: German conservative gunning to become chancellor
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire ex-corporate lawyer who promises a return to his CDU party’s conservative roots as an alternative to the far right. Now that centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz …
Trump's Greenland threat looms over NATO defense spending
NATO boss Mark Rutte said Trump "has been right many times" and played it cool when grilled by members of the European Parliament on the president-elect's Greenland plans. For the boss of a military alliance dedicated to mutual security, NATO chief Mark Rutte…
Former President Jimmy Carter dies at 100 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as U.S. president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, died a…
French premier promises aid for cyclone-hit Mayotte
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrived in Mayotte on Monday, saying he aimed to rebuild the Indian Ocean territory ravaged by Cyclone Chido within two years. The most devastating cyclone to hit France’s poorest department in 90 years caused colossal da…Jimmy Carter, former U.S. president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dies at 100
Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as U.S. president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, died at his home in …Recognize and Resist is Real: The First Anniversary of the Historic Backlash to Fiducia Supplicans
Recognize and Resist is Real: The First Anniversary of the Historic Backlash to Fiducia SupplicansThe Orthodox Resurgence by Serre Verweijfor Rorate CaeliA year ago, Victor Manuel Fernandez came out with a press release that was meant to clarify Fiducia Suppl…French premier promises concrete aid for cyclone-hit Mayotte
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrived in Mayotte on Monday, vowing to bring help to the Indian Ocean territory ravaged by Cyclone Chido. The most devastating cyclone to hit France’s poorest department in 90 years caused colossal damage in mid-December…
Unlikely allies? Gavin Newsom and Trump ally and MAGA torchbearer Steve Bannon find unexpected co...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom sparks debate by hosting MAGA's Steve Bannon on his podcast, discussing economic populism, tax cuts, and 2028 ambitions. Explore their unexpected bipartisan dialogue and political strategy.
Cheat sheet on Germany's colour-coded politics
Germany is preparing for elections after its previous three-party coalition collapsed. The main political parties are aligned by color codes and potential coalitions are described using national flags and imagery. Various alliances are being considered, with …
Can solutions journalism work for local newsrooms?
The news is often quite good at being bad — as in deeply negative and depressing. This systemic negativity in news coverage, in one estimation, has gone from being “a mere ‘news value’ to an overarching ‘news ideology.” And it’s not without consequence: It’s …