Detroit battles tax penalties that create city of renters
Pearlie Mack was a homeowner for years, until a series of difficult-to-prevent disasters. First, an electrical fire left her West Side Detroit home in ashes in 1998. Last summer, a bright orange foreclosure notice was tacked on the front door of the …
Neutral no more: Can the Supreme Court survive an era of extreme partisanship?
On February 23, 1857, Supreme Court Justice Robert Cooper Grier (my multi-great granduncle) wrote President-elect James Buchanan one of the most infamous letters in the history of American jurisprudence. In it, Justice Grier outlined for the incoming …
To Mark An American Queen’s Funeral, Buckingham Palace Plays ‘Respect’
Aretha Franklin, America’s queen of soul, is being laid to rest in Detroit on Friday, and Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace sent its respects.
At Asia’s heart, Lake Baikal stirs Russians to protect nature
Almost everyone in the Russian republic of Buryatia describes themselves as an environmentalist. It is the presence of the unspeakably beautiful Lake Baikal, the world’s oldest and deepest lake, that has shaped that attitude. Legend has it that Gengh…
EU Backs Abolishing Summer And Winter Time Changes; 84 Percent Agree
Each member nation would be able to decide “whether to go for permanent summer or wintertime.”
Canadian Court Puts A Stop To Expansion Of Major Oil Pipeline (For Now)
An appeals court sided unanimously with environmental and indigenous groups in the decision; for construction to resume, the government must comply with court orders that could take years to satisfy.
Nicaragua’s Embattled Government Tries To Silence Independent Media
International press organizations criticize the media attacks in Nicaragua, which include torching a radio station, stealing equipment and cutting off TV networks.
With new negotiations, South Sudanese warily hope for a ‘peace’ they can see
The president, Salva Kiir, was about to land from Khartoum, Sudan, where the peace deal had been inked, and Mr. Guloch wanted to be there when he did. Like many of the 10,000 South Sudanese who gathered at the airport that day, Guloch was tired of hea…
Tackle the rush to sports gambling
In a decision last May, the Supreme Court said that individual states can, in effect, “Play ball!” on legalized sports betting. In just three months, seven states have approved sports wagering while 14 others have bills pending. The rush is on to tap…
In Bangladeshi Camps, Rohingya Refugees Try To Move Forward With Their Lives
Hundreds of thousands of refugees languish in the camps. UNICEF estimates that more than half the refugees are children. Some aid groups have warned that these children could become a lost generation.
In Mass., a primary fight probes the importance of ideology vs. identity
Two minutes after she slides into the pew, Ayanna Pressley is back on her feet. It’s the final leg of the state primary campaign and Ms. Pressley, a city councilor, is running for a congressional seat in this Democratic stronghold. Today Pressley, a …
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