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When Diplomacy Becomes Part of the War
by Sophia Gonzalez 718 words On July 10, President Donald Trump announced something that should have stopped Washington in its tracks: The United States would continue negotiations with Iran, but the ceasefire was over. That announcement does not describe a temporary contradiction. It describes an emerging doctrine. For generations, Americans were told that diplomacy and war were…
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The Trumpster fire
by Tom H. Hastings 763 words How did it start? I’m from Minnesota and my Dad took me canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness as a boy. Eventually, as an adult, I became a guide. I learned about the peatbog slow burns that could keep the embers of a forest fire smoldering underground for years…
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The Retreat from Global Warming and Environmental Protection
by Mel Gurtov 1074 words Walking It Back We once took for granted that everyone concerned with global warming outside the Trump administration’s orbit accepted the scientists’ conclusion that 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming was the critical threshold. Following on its pullout from the Paris Accords, the administration has ignored climate scientists’ overwhelming findings on the human…