by Kate Tsurkan
November 11, 2025
Ukrainian writer Myroslav Laiuk poses for a photo in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 5,… Continue reading
“Did Democrats Win the Shutdown After All?”, The New Yorker
The Lede
Reporting and commentary on what you need to know today.
What the Party got out of the longest… 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… 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… 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