So here we are, in week whatever-it-is of the Great Trash Strike of 2025. The streets smell like low tide, the seagulls have started unionizing, and my compost bin is giving off a sentient vibe. Meanwhile, I find out that none other than Bill Gates, yes, that Bill Gates, is a major shareholder in Republic Services, the very same company not picking up my trash. Six … [Read more...] about Harris: Peabody asks Bill Gates (yes, that Bill Gates) to pick up trash
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Sanger: It’s not just hot out — It’s dangerous
Melissa Rae Sanger I love sitting outside in the sun. There’s something grounding and peaceful about soaking up the warmth. But my 16-year-old dog, Jessa, doesn’t agree. After just a few minutes on the porch, she starts panting, shifting uncomfortably, and giving me that unmistakable look: “I need to go inside.” Once we’re back in the air conditioning, she sighs, stretches, … [Read more...] about Sanger: It’s not just hot out — It’s dangerous
Shribman: America’s periodic reckoning begins
David M. Shribman Now begins the run-up to an important marker in our national life, one that will spark contemplation and controversy. The 250th anniversary of American independence — a year from this month — comes at a time of great national tumult. The nature of our democracy is shifting. Large portions of the country are uneasy about its new direction and its very … [Read more...] about Shribman: America’s periodic reckoning begins
Editorial: Exiling refugees — Supreme Court once more gives Trump wide power on deportations
Editorial written by New York Daily News Editorial Board. It is cruel and nonsensical to deport people, not back to their countries of origin, but to third countries without proper notice or any way to appeal. But that’s what the Trump administration wants to do and that’s what the Supreme Court this week wrongly OKed in a one-paragraph order. One of these cases involved a … [Read more...] about Editorial: Exiling refugees — Supreme Court once more gives Trump wide power on deportations
Shribman: What to do about the war powers act?
David M. Shribman The Ford Edsel. New Coke. The Sony Betamax. Theranos. Google Glass. Yugoslavia. The 1964 Philadelphia Phillies. The “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” musical. The War Powers Act. Of the many great ideas that turned into colossal duds, the War Powers Act may be the champion. Conceived in idealism, tested by realism, it represents a huge failure of a brave idea — … [Read more...] about Shribman: What to do about the war powers act?