Mar 5, 2018
Europe Once Saw Xi Jinping as a Hedge Against Trump. Not Anymore. - The New York Times
Europe Once Saw Xi Jinping as a Hedge Against Trump. Not Anymore. - The New York Times: With President Trump abandoning leadership of the global order and Mr. Xi challenging it, Europe sees an increased risk to its livelihood and its values.
As Primaries Begin, Divided Voters Weigh What It Means to Be a Democrat - The New York Times
As Primaries Begin, Divided Voters Weigh What It Means to Be a Democrat - The New York Times: Primary elections in Texas on Tuesday and Illinois this month will test the growing divide in the Democratic Party between bold liberalism and tradition.
Brazil’s angry millennials are forming their own tea party and Occupy movements - The Washington Post
Brazil’s angry millennials are forming their own tea party and Occupy movements - The Washington Post: Reacting to widespread corruption, a new generation tries to organize a political earthquake in October elections.
2018 is the year of scientists running for Congress - The Washington Post
2018 is the year of scientists running for Congress - The Washington Post: "John F. Kennedy said he wanted to get us to the moon in less than 10 years. The way Trump is going, in 10 years, he'll have us back in caves.”
The cost of our war on public life - The Washington Post
The cost of our war on public life - The Washington Post: The larger lesson from the shameful leaking of a senator’s text messages is about what self-government demands.
Italy elections: Five Star Movement, far right both win big - The Washington Post
Italy elections: Five Star Movement, far right both win big - The Washington Post: Once-fringe populist parties won almost 50 percent of the vote.
10 years after financial crisis, Senate prepares to roll back banking rules - The Washington Post
10 years after financial crisis, Senate prepares to roll back banking rules - The Washington Post: A dozen Democrats stand ready to support the GOP in weakening one of President Barack Obama’s largest legislative achievements.
Mar 4, 2018
The Challenge of Doctor-Patient Relations in the Internet Age - The New York Times
The Challenge of Doctor-Patient Relations in the Internet Age - The New York Times: More and more in my work as a university psychiatrist, I find students turning to the vast “expertise” of the web for advice.
How a Texas House primary erupted into a Democratic war - CNNPolitics
How a Texas House primary erupted into a Democratic war - CNNPolitics: A crowded Democratic House primary in the Houston area has become a stand-in for the broader battle within the party between progressives who backed Bernie Sanders and members of the establishment.
Denis McDonough: McConnell 'watered down' Russia warning in 2016 - NBC News
Denis McDonough: McConnell 'watered down' Russia warning in 2016 - NBC News: Former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on Sunday said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “watered down” a warning about Russia’s attempts to interfere in the 2016 election.
Senator Says Jared Kushner Must Go If He Shaped Foreign Policy To Aid Family Business | HuffPost
Senator Says Jared Kushner Must Go If He Shaped Foreign Policy To Aid Family Business | HuffPost: The White House aide allegedly turned on Qatar after the country failed to invest in a troubled Kushner property.
What’s with the Facebook notifications about new facial recognition features?
What’s with the Facebook notifications about new facial recognition features?: While the company claims the tools will improve the Facebook experience and help users manage their identity, others think it's a little more sinister.
Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook ‘playing catch-up’ on Russia, election - CNET
Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook ‘playing catch-up’ on Russia, election - CNET: Sheryl Sandberg, the social network's COO, talks about the election and the #MeToo movement at the Lesbians Who Tech Summit in San Francisco.
Facebook Doesn't Know How Many People Followed Russians on Instagram | WIRED
Facebook Doesn't Know How Many People Followed Russians on Instagram | WIRED: By leaving Instagram followers off the public record, Columbia researcher Jonathan Albright says Facebook is making the Russian trolls' true audience appear artificially low.
Police probing alleged investment scam on Facebook promising to double money in 3 months, Singapore News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Police probing alleged investment scam on Facebook promising to double money in 3 months, Singapore News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: SINGAPORE - The police are investigating an alleged investment scam on Facebook that claimed it could double an investor's money in three months.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Indonesia, fourth highest number of Facebook users in the world - Science & Tech - The Jakarta Post
Indonesia, fourth highest number of Facebook users in the world - Science & Tech - The Jakarta Post: The annual digital report released by We Are Social and Hootsuite reported that Indonesia has the fourth highest number of Facebook users in the world.
Foolish Take: Teens will keep leaving Facebook
Foolish Take: Teens will keep leaving Facebook: The social network is losing teen users at an alarming rate.
Google and Facebook accused of 'profiting from pop-up brothels and sex clubs sweeping Britain'
Google and Facebook accused of 'profiting from pop-up brothels and sex clubs sweeping Britain': Ministers are reportedly considering new laws to make internet giants liable when human traffickers use their sites to 'pimp' their victims to potential clients
Inside Trump’s decision to block a crucial New York-New Jersey tunnel project - The Washington Post
Inside Trump’s decision to block a crucial New York-New Jersey tunnel project - The Washington Post: The president’s maneuver pits the longtime New Yorker against many in his home state.
Trump actually thinks executing drug dealers would help. That’s the problem. - The Washington Post
Trump actually thinks executing drug dealers would help. That’s the problem. - The Washington Post: What the president's authoritarian fantasies reveal about how he understands crises.
An exodus from Venezuela has prompted Latin America's biggest migration crisis in decades - The Washington Post
An exodus from Venezuela has prompted Latin America's biggest migration crisis in decades - The Washington Post: The exodus is Latin America's biggest migration crisis in decades.
US Navy sends Carl Vinson aircraft carrier to Vietnam - CNN
US Navy sends Carl Vinson aircraft carrier to Vietnam - CNN: For the first time since the end of the Vietnam War more than four decades ago, a US Navy aircraft carrier will set anchor in the country Monday.
Angela Merkel: German chancellor set for 4th term as coalition gets OK
Angela Merkel: German chancellor set for 4th term as coalition gets OK: German chancellor clears last major hurdle on her path to new term as Social Democrats vote to continue governing coalition.
South Korea Names 2 Envoys to Meet With Kim Jong-un - The New York Times
South Korea Names 2 Envoys to Meet With Kim Jong-un - The New York Times: President Moon Jae-in will send two top aides to North Korea on Monday in an attempt to defuse tensions on the peninsula.
At Gridiron Dinner, Trump Trades Jabs With His 'Opposition Party' : The Two-Way : NPR
At Gridiron Dinner, Trump Trades Jabs With His 'Opposition Party' : The Two-Way : NPR: The ritzy event drew stars from across Washington's media firmament. But all eyes were on President Trump, who offered quips, burns — and even some news on North Korea. That is, if he wasn't joking.
President Trump mocks Jared Kushner at annual dinner - BBC News
President Trump mocks Jared Kushner at annual dinner - BBC News: The US president joked about his son-in-law, White House "chaos" and Kim Jong-un at the event.
Mar 3, 2018
Putin says he wishes the Soviet Union had not collapsed. Many Russians agree. - The Washington Post
Putin says he wishes the Soviet Union had not collapsed. Many Russians agree. - The Washington Post: Despite all the changes in Russia over the past 25 years, polls show a persistent regret among Russians over the collapse of the USSR.
Donald Trump’s Know-Nothing Science Budget | The New Yorker
Donald Trump’s Know-Nothing Science Budget | The New Yorker: Alan Burdick discusses President Trump’s proposed 2019 science budget, which includes cuts to a wide range of government-funded efforts, from disease prevention to climate-change research, and examines the Administration’s poor track record with fact and truth.
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