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Europe is going down the wrong path on deforestation

The European Parliament, situated in Brussels, Belgium, and Strasbourg, France, has passed a law known as the “European Union Deforestation Due Diligence Proposal,” which aims to transfer the responsibility of combating deforestation from the government to companies and consumers. It ...

Is Airbus keeping Putin in the fight in Ukraine?

As Ukrainian forces continue pushing Russian invaders out of their war-torn country, Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to continue to fight, raising fears of a bloody new chapter in this tragic war. “I remind you that the Russian army isn’t fighting in its entirety. … Only the ...

FCC should approve Standard General’s acquisition of TEGNA

The current media landscape is driven by names like Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch and Mark Zuckerberg — all White men. It has long been time to change that and increase minority media ownership. Unfortunately, an acquisition currently under review before the Federal Communications Commission ...

The Jones Act remains critical to U.S. needs

Smart policies balance short-term considerations against long-term needs, even when they conflict. This is the case in Puerto Rico, where Hurricane Fiona made its presence known, dumping 30 inches of water in just a few hours, accompanied by high winds that knocked the power out all over the ...

Good news, the world is getting better

It’s easy to believe that life on Earth is getting ever worse. The media constantly highlight one catastrophe after another and make terrifying predictions. With a torrent of doom and gloom about climate change and the environment, it’s understandable why many people — especially the ...

Distant Dome: Lying distorts today’s politics

Growing up, our parents told us not to lie. Lying is the subject of the eighth of the 10 commandments in the Christian faith we hear so many politicians espousing. The commandment is “thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor,” or in plain English lie about your neighbor or ...