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Biological Annihilation: A Planet in Loss Mode

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If you’ve been paying attention to what’s happening to the nonhuman life forms with which we share this planet, you’ve likely heard the term “the Sixth Extinction.” If not, look it up.  After all, a superb environmental reporter, Elizabeth Kolbert, has already gotten a Pulitzer Prize for writing a book with that title. Whether the […]

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Trump's 'Axis of Evil': Pompeo, Bolton & Abrams

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on countries to “pick a side” on Venezuela, urging them to back opposition leader Juan Guaido in a Saturday speech at the UN Security Council in New York. “Now, it is time for every other nation to pick a side. No more delays, no more games. Either you […]

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How America's Wars End (Messily)

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Could Donald Trump end the Afghan war someday? I don’t know if such a possibility has been on your mind, but it’s certainly been on the mind of this retired U.S. Army major who fought in that land so long ago. And here’s the context in which I’ve been thinking about that very possibility. Back […]

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The Robot Who Chrissy Teigen Trolled Is Coming for Her Now

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It all began when Sophia asked her followers via Twitter to weigh in on which city she was going to visit next. Teigen, never one to shy away from some good, old-fashioned ribbing online, quoted the tweet and cracked a self-deprecating joke about Sophia’s makeup. It gave some people some pause. But Teigen covered all […]

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Donald Trump Is America's Shadow

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Let’s talk about decency. We are a nation that elected a man who in less than two and a half years has sullied our reputation across the world while here at home enabling our baser instincts to mug and molest our better angels. The concept of decency is not one he knows or possesses within […]