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Putin offers few clues in Victory Day speech
In perhaps the most anticipated Victory Day parade in recent memory, Russian military might was on full display this morning in Moscow. But President Vladimir Putin, while defiant, delivered a short …
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
'Back to the future' in the Philippines?
The Philippines is bracing for an important presidential election on Monday. Way ahead in the polls is Ferdinand Marcos Jr., also known as Bongbong, and his running mate Sara Duterte. If those names …
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Rep. Speier's personal story of abortion
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, more women may die – that is the blunt warning from the director of the CDC, as America grapples with the fallout from the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion. For Califo…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
How abortion arrived at the center of US culture wars
Americans on both sides of the abortion issue are fired up following the leak of a draft opinion that shows the Supreme Court looks likely to end a women's right to choose after nearly 50 years. The …
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Political earthquake about to rock US?
The leak of a draft Supreme Court ruling overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion decision is sending shock waves throughout the United States. For decades, right-wing activists kept the fight against ‘R…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Exploring the Russian propaganda machine
Evacuations are underway from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, where dozens of civilians who were holed up in and around the Azovstal steel plant have emerged. But hundreds more remain, runni…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
A close looks at the Kremlin's failures
Putin is doubling down on Ukraine’s Donbas region, and the Pentagon says Moscow’s shift in strategy may be working for them. Their apparent advances on the battlefield come after Putin’s initial assa…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
How might the war end?
As Russia shifts its strategy in Ukraine, so is the US shifting its tone and upping its urgency. President Biden asked Congress today for an additional $33 billion in aid, more than twice the amount …
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Remembering Madeleine Albright
Today the heights of Washington paid tribute to a titan of American diplomacy, as presidents and diplomats past and present gathered at the funeral of Madeleine Albright, the first female secretary o…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Can Mallory McMorrow spark a turning point in the culture wars?
The midterm elections are just months away, and right on cue the culture wars are raging. Michigan Democratic lawmaker Mallory McMorrow found herself in the middle of this pitched battle after defend…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago