For the billions who will join us on the planet in this century, pursuing equity means putting a lien on today's great concentrations of wealth, to defray the costs the wealthy are imposing on future generations.
The House is not a prosecutor. And those who are, the attorneys of the U.S. Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Merrick Garland, have brought no criminal case. Why? People are asking, increasingly: Where is DOJ? Where is Garland?
Bold and significant climate action, anchored in meaningful clean energy expansion and fair environmental justice provisions, is the only way to secure the health, safety, and future of our families.
Sri Lankans have taken to the streets and stormed official buildings in the capital, Colombo, for a combination of reasons, including an economic crisis and creeping authoritarianism. Many of the country's nearly 22 million people are having trouble buying even basic commodities, like food and cooking oil, while the country is unable to pay its debts to bondholders around the world.
For too long, there was an assumption in much of Europe that Russia could be counted on as a reliable supplier, even if there were substantial policy differences in other areas. That assumption turned out to be a mistake.
Republicans are already gearing up to contest and sow distrust in the upcoming midterms. Democrats cannot afford to cross their fingers, hoping that the right-wing supermajority on the Supreme Court will make the right decision and uphold democracy.
Abe recognized that the U.S. needs a partner in arresting China's aggressive expansionism, and that Japan possesses the financial and military strength to be that partner. He pushed Japan to move beyond decades-long pacifism to assert itself militarily and economically. This is exactly what the U.S. needs today, and Japan's political leadership must fight to sustain Abe's spirited internationalism, despite mixed political support at home.
The conundrum is how to nudge Trump off the stage while keeping his voters. If the party snaps back to the libertarian pre-Trump party, that won't happen.
