America appears trapped in two dangerous wars—one against Iran and another, critics warn, against its own democracy. History should have taught America the enormous price of presidents pursuing wars without clearly achievable political objectives. Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq demonstrated that overwhelming military power does not guarantee political victory. HOW MANY DISASTROUS WARS MUST AMERICA FIGHT BEFORE ITS LEADERS LEARN THAT MILITARY POWER CANNOT SOLVE EVERY INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT?
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As someone who grew up and attended lower school in South Florida, I was privy to the difficulties public schools in my region faced. The reality was that there were far too many young students crammed into a classroom alongside a single teacher to fulfill all their needs. It was easy to lose motivation or even attempt to stand out from the masses.
Like many of you, I went to an HBCU (Historically Black College and University) back in the day. Those were some unforgettable times in my life. I could not have scripted my experience any better than how it played out. Humbly, I say that it was a real-life dream.
Soon, Hubbell recalls, what he was writing to his family, was being forwarded to friends. It “became a community of like-minded citizens devoted to preserving American democracy.” Today, upwards of 80,000 people read Today’s Edition.
Israel’s concern, expressed by a spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is that “if we redeploy before Hamas is truly disarmed, it will quickly expand its presence throughout Gaza, rebuild its terrorist infrastructure, once again threaten Israeli communities, and seek to carry out another Oct. 7-style attack.”
Three weeks before he died, Dr. King stood up and argued with a number. The July jobs report says he was right.
Democrats aspire to be the party of working people. But if they want that message to resonate with one of their most loyal constituencies, they need to speak more directly—and more consistently—about the specific economic challenges confronting Black men and boys.
The Trump administration has approved a deal with Saudi Arabia under which the US will provide the material and technical capacity for that country to build a nuclear power plant. The deal, said to last 30 years, gives US nuclear energy companies, specifically Westinghouse and its reactor, a unique role in providing for the civilian nuclear program. The next step would be to allow the Saudis to engage in nuclear enrichment while ensuring that they cannot build a bomb.
There are indeed some good people left among us.
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson recently wrote an opinion column about “the congressional seat that Black history built.” Surprisingly, she wasn’t describing her own seat — Florida’s 24th District, which she is leaving after 16 years of admirable service — but Florida’s 20th District in Broward County. Voters in both districts will choose new representatives in the August 18 primary.