By SARA SCHONHARDT, ZIA WEISE, ZACK COLMAN and KARL MATHIESEN
Updated: 11/24/2024
Developing nations got a promise of at least $300 billion a… Continue reading
“Trump and Putin bring nuclear threat back into spotlight”, El Pais
The US president’s intention to resume tests, along with the Russian leader’s boasts about his atomic arsenal, heighten… Continue reading
“Ghislaine Maxwell eyeing commutation, whistleblower tells House Democrats”, The Guardian
Epstein associate is also receiving special treatment in prison, Democrats say, according to whistleblower
Anna Betts, London, Mon 10… Continue reading
“Democrats Were Winning the Shutdown. Why Did They Fold?”, The New York Times
By Ezra Klein, Opinion Columnist, Nov. 10, 2025
What Were Democrats Thinking?
This is how the shutdown… Continue reading
Issue of the Week: War
Ukrainian veteran amputee at rehabilitation facility in Kyiv, (c) 2025 Planet Earth Foundation, all rights reserved.
One of the most… Continue reading
“How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’”, The New York Times
A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do?
Credit…Derek Abella… Continue reading
“Trump Administration Must Pay SNAP Benefits During Shutdown, Court Rules”, The New York Times
By Tony Romm
Reporting from Washington
Front page, Nov. 1, 2025
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on… Continue reading
Issue of the Week: War
Soviet thermonuclear ICBM, Pobuzke, Ukraine, museum of strategic missile forces, (c) 2025 Planet Earth Foundation, all rights reserved.
Today… Continue reading
“Donald Trump’s Achilles Heel:The Epstein Curse Continues to Loom Large”, Der Spiegel
Reality is sometimes even more shocking than conspiracy theories – as demonstrated by the Jeffrey Epstein case. U.S. President Donald… Continue reading
“Could the internet go offline? Inside the fragile system holding the modern world together”, The Guardian
Behind every meme and message is creaking, decades-old infrastructure. Internet experts can think of scenarios that could bring it all… Continue reading
Issue of the Week: Human Rights, Personal Growth
A Teen in Love With a Chatbot Killed Himself, The New York Times Magazine, October 24, 2025
We begin… Continue reading