Kevin Clarke
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We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the energy to actually do it?
While affluent nations step back from humanitarian relief and economic development assistance, the world is on the verge of reversing progress against global poverty.
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In January Mr. Trump cheered on Elon Musk, the world’s richest human, as he led a “cost cutting” rampage that put an end to 60 years of foreign aid.
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Geez when you put it like that it sounds terrible
The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
November 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Geez when you put it like that it sounds terrible
Not at all stinky
Targeting Venezuela and Pardoning Honduran Ex-President, Trump Contradicts Himself www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Targeting Venezuela and Pardoning Honduran Ex-President, Trump Contradicts Himself www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Targeting Venezuela and Pardoning Honduran Ex-President, Trump Contradicts Himself
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Not at all stinky
Targeting Venezuela and Pardoning Honduran Ex-President, Trump Contradicts Himself www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Targeting Venezuela and Pardoning Honduran Ex-President, Trump Contradicts Himself www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Drug Arrests and Gun Seizures Fell as Homeland Security Pursued Immigration www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Drug Arrests and Gun Seizures Fell as Homeland Security Pursued Immigration
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November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Drug Arrests and Gun Seizures Fell as Homeland Security Pursued Immigration www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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CNN headline.
The 2 turkey's pardoned, join 1,000 + J6 traitors & Giuliani.
The 2 turkey's pardoned, join 1,000 + J6 traitors & Giuliani.
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
CNN headline.
The 2 turkey's pardoned, join 1,000 + J6 traitors & Giuliani.
The 2 turkey's pardoned, join 1,000 + J6 traitors & Giuliani.
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Democracy dies in dampness
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Democracy dies in dampness
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Apple is anti-union.
Tesla is anti-union.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
These mega-corporations aren’t on workers’ side and their actions make it painfully clear.
Tesla is anti-union.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
These mega-corporations aren’t on workers’ side and their actions make it painfully clear.
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Apple is anti-union.
Tesla is anti-union.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
These mega-corporations aren’t on workers’ side and their actions make it painfully clear.
Tesla is anti-union.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
These mega-corporations aren’t on workers’ side and their actions make it painfully clear.
We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the will to actually do it? www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the energy to actually do it?
While affluent nations step back from humanitarian relief and economic development assistance, the world is on the verge of reversing progress against global poverty.
www.americamagazine.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the will to actually do it? www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
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Affluent states seem to have lost their interest in combatting global poverty
www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the energy to actually do it?
While affluent nations step back from humanitarian relief and economic development assistance, the world is on the verge of reversing progress against global poverty.
www.americamagazine.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Affluent states seem to have lost their interest in combatting global poverty
www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
In January Mr. Trump cheered on Elon Musk, the world’s richest human, as he led a “cost cutting” rampage that put an end to 60 years of foreign aid disbursementsfrom the now-terminated U.S. Agency for International Development.
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the energy to actually do it?
While affluent nations step back from humanitarian relief and economic development assistance, the world is on the verge of reversing progress against global poverty.
www.americamagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
In January Mr. Trump cheered on Elon Musk, the world’s richest human, as he led a “cost cutting” rampage that put an end to 60 years of foreign aid disbursementsfrom the now-terminated U.S. Agency for International Development.
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
“The truth is to end hunger, to provide water to every person around the world, to provide a school meal to every child around the world”—The United States “absolutely” has the capacity to abolish these “scourges” of global poverty. www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the energy to actually do it?
While affluent nations step back from humanitarian relief and economic development assistance, the world is on the verge of reversing progress against global poverty.
www.americamagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“The truth is to end hunger, to provide water to every person around the world, to provide a school meal to every child around the world”—The United States “absolutely” has the capacity to abolish these “scourges” of global poverty. www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
“What’s the point of being the richest and most powerful country in the world if we’re not going to share some of that bounty? What are we, the dragon sitting on top of a pile of gold? That’s not the kind of country that most Americans want to live in.” www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the energy to actually do it?
While affluent nations step back from humanitarian relief and economic development assistance, the world is on the verge of reversing progress against global poverty.
www.americamagazine.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“What’s the point of being the richest and most powerful country in the world if we’re not going to share some of that bounty? What are we, the dragon sitting on top of a pile of gold? That’s not the kind of country that most Americans want to live in.” www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
This family can’t catch a break
“When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything.” Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, writes about receiving a terminal diagnosis. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/4SkkDI
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This family can’t catch a break
In January Mr. Trump cheered on Elon Musk, the world’s richest human, as he led a “cost cutting” rampage that put an end to 60 years of foreign aid.
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the energy to actually do it?
While affluent nations step back from humanitarian relief and economic development assistance, the world is on the verge of reversing progress against global poverty.
www.americamagazine.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In January Mr. Trump cheered on Elon Musk, the world’s richest human, as he led a “cost cutting” rampage that put an end to 60 years of foreign aid.
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
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"The first man from Queens to be elected president and the first Queens resident to be elected mayor of New York City met for the first time in the Oval Office on Friday."
Now that is a first sentence for the ages.
Now that is a first sentence for the ages.
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
"The first man from Queens to be elected president and the first Queens resident to be elected mayor of New York City met for the first time in the Oval Office on Friday."
Now that is a first sentence for the ages.
Now that is a first sentence for the ages.
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Exactly. 💯
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Exactly. 💯
Expectations for any sort of substantial outcome to the Group of 20 summit this weekend in Johannesburg were already pretty low. And they are falling fast.
The United States did not even send a delegation—an unprecedented snub.
www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
The United States did not even send a delegation—an unprecedented snub.
www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the energy to actually do it?
While affluent nations step back from humanitarian relief and economic development assistance, the world is on the verge of reversing progress against global poverty.
www.americamagazine.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Expectations for any sort of substantial outcome to the Group of 20 summit this weekend in Johannesburg were already pretty low. And they are falling fast.
The United States did not even send a delegation—an unprecedented snub.
www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
The United States did not even send a delegation—an unprecedented snub.
www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
Affluent states seem to have lost their interest in combatting global poverty
www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the energy to actually do it?
While affluent nations step back from humanitarian relief and economic development assistance, the world is on the verge of reversing progress against global poverty.
www.americamagazine.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Affluent states seem to have lost their interest in combatting global poverty
www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
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“I know that African Americans have to do that with their children, with their teenagers. I never thought in my life that I would have to do that. And I’m sure I am not the only father that has had that kind of talk with their family,” he said.
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North Carolina’s Catholic response to the ICE immigration crackdown
As an ICE campaign continues in Charlotte, local Catholic parishes respond and mass attendance plummets.
www.americamagazine.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“I know that African Americans have to do that with their children, with their teenagers. I never thought in my life that I would have to do that. And I’m sure I am not the only father that has had that kind of talk with their family,” he said.
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
They’re not sending their best
The House Ethics Committee has launched an investigation into Rep. Cory Mills (R-Florida).
Mills has faced a battery of controversies since joining the House, including accusations of misconduct toward women.
Mills has faced a battery of controversies since joining the House, including accusations of misconduct toward women.
House Ethics opens investigation into Republican Rep. Cory Mills
The panel will probe multiple controversies Mills (R-Florida) has faced since joining the House, including allegations he benefited from federal weapons contracts.
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
They’re not sending their best
wow
RFK Jr had committed to Bill Cassidy, as a condition to win his vote, that he would keep website language.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
wow
Adding to alarm about conditions in detention facilities has been a spike in the number of detainee deaths. The American Immigration Council reached a count of 23 and believe the actual loss of life could be higher.
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More immigrants are dying in ICE detention
An effort to dehumanize immigrant people has contributed to federal indifference as the death toll among ICE detainees spikes this year.
www.americamagazine.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Adding to alarm about conditions in detention facilities has been a spike in the number of detainee deaths. The American Immigration Council reached a count of 23 and believe the actual loss of life could be higher.
www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
“Lots of new people coming in that never thought they were going to need a food pantry as a resource.”
The government shutdown has ended. But America’s hunger crisis continues. www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
The government shutdown has ended. But America’s hunger crisis continues. www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
The government shutdown has ended. But America’s hunger crisis continues.
With food insecurity on the rise across the country, SNAP became a political football during the federal shutdown as President Trump saw the program as leverage against Senate Democrats.
www.americamagazine.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“Lots of new people coming in that never thought they were going to need a food pantry as a resource.”
The government shutdown has ended. But America’s hunger crisis continues. www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
The government shutdown has ended. But America’s hunger crisis continues. www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
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“Twenty-three deaths is not a statistic—it’s 23 human lives.”
More immigrants are dying in ICE detention www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
More immigrants are dying in ICE detention www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
More immigrants are dying in ICE detention
An effort to dehumanize immigrant people has contributed to federal indifference as the death toll among ICE detainees spikes this year.
www.americamagazine.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“Twenty-three deaths is not a statistic—it’s 23 human lives.”
More immigrants are dying in ICE detention www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
More immigrants are dying in ICE detention www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispa...
Del Toro better get an Oscar for this ...
PTA shut down production and ballooned the budget on this movie so he could cast Benicio del Toro, and the very first shot of him instantly proves it was worth it
November 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Del Toro better get an Oscar for this ...
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Trump is bombing boats in the Caribbean almost daily — no evidence, no charges, just killings. How did the U.S. get here?
Greg Grandin reports.
Greg Grandin reports.
Trump’s Kill Zone in the Caribbean Is an Escalation of the Never-ending U.S. Drug War
The strikes on boats near Venezuela mark a new phase in a murderous war on Latin America that has been waged by 10 U.S. presidents.
inthesetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trump is bombing boats in the Caribbean almost daily — no evidence, no charges, just killings. How did the U.S. get here?
Greg Grandin reports.
Greg Grandin reports.