From CNN today: “Until it is corrected, the BLS should suspend issuing the monthly job reports but keep publishing the more accurate, though less timely, quarterly data,” he told Fox Business. “Major decision-makers from Wall Street to D.C. rely on these numbers, and a lack of confidence in the data has far-reaching consequences.” BLS does…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. The top Democrat on a House committee is demanding that Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins account for discrepancies between her public statements about wildland firefighter…
From 7-12 June, AIIA Chief Executive Officer Dr Bryce Wakefield travelled to Warsaw for discussions with Polish government officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defence, the National Security Bureau, and international advisers to the President of Poland at the presidential palace. He also spoke to experts on foreign affairs at the nation’s major…
new video loaded: Russia and Ukraine Continue Drone Attacks Before Putin-Trump Meeting transcript Back transcript Russia and Ukraine Continue Drone Attacks Before Putin-Trump Meeting The Kremlin signaled that apart from Ukraine, it was also interested in discussing other subjects with the U.S., like economic links and nuclear arms. At the same time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Short Version: it’s bad, even by the preferred metrics of protectionists. On July 23, US and Japanese trade negotiators reached a deal on tariffs, investments, and other international transactions. Much has been written about how bad the deal is from a standard economic perspective (see, for example, here). But President Trump and his administration, who…
August 7, 2025 Image Description: An illustration of Earth surrounded by an explosion of colorful, stylized foliage and flowers. The continents are marked with small red hearts, and the colorful leaves and petals radiate outward in all directions against a black background. By Getty Images via Unsplash+. There’s a quiet revolution underway. You can see…
Riva 112’ Dolcevita Super Ferretti Group has announced that it will stage six world premieres at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival (September 9-14) along with the Ferretti Yachts 940 and Pershing GTX70, which both debuted at this year’s Venice Boat Show (May 29-June 2). Riva’s 112’ Dolcevita Super – an upgrade of the 110’ Dolcevita…
Konstantinos Fouzas Taking inspiration from recent US bombings on Iran’s nuclear sites, I remembered the early days of cyberwarfare in the region. You all know Stuxnet and how the US and Israel in a coordinated effort tried to end Iran’s nuclear program once and for all. Spoiler alert, they didn’t. To be fair, Stuxnet managed…
Many of the victims were Alawite, a minority community in Syria, which the former ruling Assad family belonged to. Some community members are believed to have been killed in March by forces or individuals loyal to the country’s new leadership, the National Transitional Authority, which is headed by interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa. In response to…
In this moment of crisis, we need a unified, progressive opposition to Donald Trump. We’re starting to see one take shape in the streets and at ballot boxes across the country: from New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s campaign focused on affordability, to communities protecting their neighbors from ICE, to the senators opposing arms…