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[ad_1] It is indisputable that energy is the lifeblood of every civilization. We are reminded of that truth daily at the gas pumps and when it’s time to recharge the latest iPhone. Another indisputable truth is that the availability and affordability of energy are as delicate as the fiber-optic cables that supply our homes with Wi-Fi. Read Full Article ⟶ [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] One of the many drawbacks of living in an era of ultra-polarization is that politics have become quite boring. It may seem odd to say that in the Age of Trump, when every week brings some new bombshell, but when we consider politics qua politics—that is, as a serious attempt to answer the question of who gets what, when, and how—there is a depressing predictability to the positions taken by the major actors. From abortion to tax policy to voter fraud, the battle lines are drawn, the incentives clear, the tracks well-worn. AI is different. It is extremely new,…

[ad_1] Republican lawmakers and cattle industry groups criticized a decision by President Donald Trump on Friday to temporarily ease tariffs on beef imports. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association said it was “disappointed” by the move, warning it would undercut America’s beef industry. Meriwether Farms, an American beef company, offered a one-word reaction on X: “Betrayal.” (Catharine O’Neill Gillihan, the firm’s CEO, is a member of the board of the American Ideas Institute, which publishes The American Conservative.) Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox Trump announced the policy change on Truth Social, arguing it would lower food…

[ad_1] A six-month randomized controlled trial led by Penn State researchers found that adding one avocado daily to a typical diet lowered LDL particle concentration, according to a report published in July 2026 [1]. The reduction corresponded to an estimated 4% lower risk of future cardiovascular disease, the study authors reported. The study, known as the Habitual Avocado Trial, involved 786 adults with abdominal obesity, a condition associated with elevated cardiovascular risk. Participants continued their normal eating habits, with one group consuming one avocado each day while the other group limited avocado intake to fewer than two per month, according…

[ad_1] Photograph Source: Travel 2 Palestine – CC BY 2.0 For decades, the political landscape of the Middle East has been shaped by a momentous ideological collision.  On one side stands Zionism; and on the other, Islamic political activism, Islamism. Zionism, an ethno-nationalist project that materialized through the establishment of Israel in 1948, has continued to expand its physical footprint through militarism, territorial expansion, forced displacement and Western backing. Islamism, a 20th century political/religious phenomenon, emerged as secular Arab governments, Gulf monarchs and international organizations failed to secure justice for the indigenous populations of the Middle East, particularly the Palestinians.…

[ad_1] Image by Mohammed Ibrahim. Colombia’s decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights marks a dangerous turning point. By becoming only the second country in the world – after the United States – to endorse Israel’s illegal annexation of Syrian territory, Bogotá has signaled a complete reversal of Gustavo Petro’s foreign policy under new far-right President Abelardo de la Espriella. However, Colombia is not an isolated case. It reflects a broader, highly aggressive campaign by Israel to systematically dismantle and reverse hard-won pro-Palestine and pro-Arab positions worldwide. In fact, the shift in Bogotá comes alongside dramatic…

[ad_1] Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Moral witnessing has largely retreated into billboards, podcasts, a commodified and hate-filled media ecosystem, and relentless gestures of liberal empathy emptied of consequence. Too few artists, intellectuals, and cultural workers are willing to risk their careers by confronting the genocidal wars of our time and the governments and institutions that sustain them with weapons, money, and silence. Where are the voices for the children being slaughtered in Gaza and for those subjected to the horrors of war, displacement, and hunger in Iran, Lebanon, Sudan, and elsewhere? Where is the outrage against the masked thugs…

[ad_1] Image by Chris LeBoutillier. It’s almost a foregone conclusion that UK billionaire Chris Hohn has not fallen for one of Donald Trump’s cons, like investing in a stupid coin that says, ‘fight, fight, fight’. OMG, what’s with these billionaire suck-ups that fall for Trump’s juvenile gold bricks, only fitting for The Gong Show (1976-80). A recent interview of billionaire Chris Hohn in The Times d/d August 8, 2026, Chris Hohn, Britain’s Greenest Billionaire: “It’s Decarbonize or Die” explains his understanding of the climate crisis. And he puts his money where his mouth is by topping “The Times’ Giving List”…

[ad_1] Photograph Source: Velvet – CC BY-SA 4.0 (I.) SDS  According to a familiar narrative, protest is a kind of parlor game of privileged students. When it occurs on Ivy League campuses, it gets its fair share of attention, creating an impression that social/political movements based on long tradition have their point of origin there. (The 170 students arrested at the City College of New York’s Gaza encampment on April 30, 2024, largely people of color, had a median family income less than a quarter of that of the students arrested at Columbia. The news coverage—of their pepper spraying—and reported…

[ad_1] One of the more striking developments in American politics over the past three decades has been the transformation of the Democratic Party from a big-tent movement built around working-class Americans into an elite-driven institution obsessed with diversity, equity, and inclusion. In Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative, Evan Barker, a former fundraiser for the party, offers readers a behind-the-scenes look at that evolution.   Barker has always been someone at home on the left side of the political spectrum. She suffers from primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare and life-threatening genetic disorder that made healthcare an issue of paramount…