The Iranian missile attack injured 34 US servicemembers, new reports say. The attack occurred on January 8 on a US-held base in Iraq on January 8. On Friday, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman confirmed that soldiers had suffered brain injuries, contradicting earlier statements by the Pentagon and the president that no …
Read MoreThe Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has set the Doomsday Clock at 100 seconds to midnight, the closest the planet has ever been to global destruction. The concept is purely metaphorical, of course, and represents what the Bulletin believes is the current likelihood of total nuclear annihilation. Is Doomsday Really …
Read MoreIn a new interview released on Tuesday, 2016 presidential candidate and former first lady Hillary Clinton blasts Senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders is a frontrunner in the 2020 Democratic primary field, and is considered by many to be a favorite, running as a progressive alternative to centrist candidates like Biden and …
Read MoreAfter a month of political back-and-forth, it seems Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will be convening a vote on Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment up to the Senate. While the Speaker had been holding out for more concrete guarantees on the process that the Senate trial will …
Read MoreIf you’ve spent any time looking into modern-day conspiracy theories, you might have noticed the prevailing notion that there is a “Deep State” operating behind the back of the president in the United States. Does this claim have any merit or is it completely unfounded? To help us untangle this …
Read MoreOur article today is another from Crystal Ferreira, history teacher at Polyhistoria, as she tackles a topic that is touchy for many in the US. Should the America treat the history of the Civil War in the same manner as Germany treats World War II? We’ll let her take it …
Read MoreIs Trump’s brand of authoritarian bullying going to be the new normal in the US? Or will something better, more civil, and more equitable come to define politics after Trump is no longer president? In order to help us answer that question, we’ve asked Douglas Dedrick, the editor-in-chief over at …
Read MoreA cat’s stray hair was used to trace packages intended to be mailed to President Obama containing explosives. Julia Ann Poff, 48, has pled guilty to charges including transportation of explosives with the intent to end a life. Ironically, the thin, white cat fur found under the address label is …
Read MoreAs Melania Trump and her husband, Donald Trump boarded Marine One, something embarrassing happened. As the couple walked from their limo to the helipad to board Marine One, cameras detected something… strange. Of course, Melania has had her share of time in the spotlight, but it’s not often so embarrassing …
Read MoreAs the impeachment process rolls on, we now enter the second week of public hearings. While Trump has maintained an outward demeanor of incredulity at the very notion of impeachment, anonymous sources close to the president say that he is profoundly shaken by the inevitable impeachment vote. The very media-driven …
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