Archive - Breaking the News

January 2025

What Do We Know Now, About the Airline Crash in DC?

We're in a veil of ignorance. But that's nothing compared with the blindness and bigotry of the commander-in-chief.

Jan 30 •

It Had Been 16 Years Since a Fatal US Airlines Crash.

But there appears to have been another one this evening.

Jan 30 •

The Worst Part of a Terrible Speech.

Let me get this out of the way.

Jan 21 •

The Speech Joe Biden Is Likely to be Remembered For.

For eight minutes last night, Joe Biden sounded nothing like the president we've come to know. He sounded like another president who also boldly stepped…

Jan 16 •

Does Politics Turn on a Message? Or a Messenger?

And other ramifications of Jimmy Carter's 100-plus years. Which may give the Democrats a challenge different from the one most often discussed.

Jan 11 •

‘The Bond of our Common Humanity...’

Remarkable audio from Jimmy Carter's grandson on why the former president believed that unifying forces would ultimately prove stronger than ‘the…

Jan 1 •

December 2024

Jimmy Carter, President and Citizen.

More observations on what he meant in his time, and why he matters for the future.

Dec 31, 2024 •

Panama Is Back in the News. That Can Be a Good Thing.

The Panama Canal and its home country should be newly important to Americans. But in the opposite way from what Donald Trump has been talking about.

Dec 29, 2024 •

‘Looking Forward’: A Brief Film for Our Times.

Optimism? Pessimism? The compelling (and beautiful) case for both at once.

Dec 13, 2024 •

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