Austin says Russian invasion of Ukraine 'preview' of 'possible world of chaos'
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned in a speech on Friday that the ongoing Russian invasion in Ukraine is a “preview of a possible world of chaos and turmoil." His remarks, made at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore come as the conflict in Ukraine has raged on for more than 100 days. “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is what happens when oppressors trample the rules that protect us all. It’s what happens when big powers decide that their imperial appetites matter more than the rights of their peaceful neighbors. And it’s a preview of a possible world of chaos and
Read MorePolicymakers should help students achieve, not lower the bar
There’s simply no dispute about the toll the past two years of “COVID education” have taken on students. Michigan State researchers found that each month of remote instruction put another 1 percent of the state’s students “significantly behind” in math, and about half that many in reading. Low-income learners, who could least afford the setback, lost the most ground. The findings of another
Read MoreHow Stacey Abrams is looking to win Georgia
When Stacey Abrams ran for governor of Georgia in 2018, she was relatively unknown. By 2020, though, her work in Georgia and for Democrats across the country made her a household name, in time for a second run. Abrams ran unopposed in this year’s Democratic primaries. Now, she faces current Gov. Brian Kemp (R), whom she lost to by a narrow margin in 2018, in another contentious race. But this time, Abrams has an army of newly registered voters behind her. In 2020, Abrams and a team of grassroots organizations registered
Read MoreThousands to rally in D.C. for gun safety
Thousands of young people are set to descend on Washington, D.C., on Saturday to urge Congress to pass stricter gun laws as bipartisan negotiators work to reach a deal following a spate of recent mass shootings. The March for Our Lives demonstration will take place less than a month after 19 students and two teachers were killed in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and 10 Black people were gunned down in a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y. Similar marches are set to be held the same day in more than 450 cities in the U.S. and around the world on Saturday. In an exclusive in
Read MoreHow the Jan. 6 panel is trying to reach the apathetic and apoplectic
The Jan. 6 committee’s prime-time rollout this week was its first attempt to reach the nearly unreachable: those who have long moved on from the attack. From the apathetic to the apoplectic, the committee is hoping its investigative findings will resonate not just with those who have tuned out in the almost 17 months since the attack, but also with even a sliver of those who are indignant that its investigation has continued. Its goal is to not just to show former President Trump at the center of an illicit plot to remain in power. It’s to shake the coun
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