The National Guard may be the least understood branch of the US military. A National Guard attorney and military law professor explains how it works.
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Some neo-charismatic religious leaders have downplayed the coronavirus.
Journalism’s ethics code says the press must ‘seek truth and report it,’ and also minimize harm. During a public health crisis, how should the press deal with President Trump’s inaccuracies and lies?
The collapse of the government in Kosovo is a victory for reactionary forces within Kosovo and the self-seeking agenda of the Trump administration.
During the Global Financial Crisis, the world benefited from American leadership. That is missing – along with any logical replacement – in the current crisis.
The federal government has declared a state of emergency over COVID-19. Two public health scholars explain what that means.
Already, we have seen a range of responses globally - from countries that apparently reacted too late, to those who acted relatively early.
Our government, suggest the authors, risks traumatizing its citizens with its failure to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Joe Biden has taken control of the Democratic nomination with a string of big primary wins. The ongoing coronavirus epidemic is in part responsible, but the role of religion should not be overlooked.
The US’s handling of the coronavirus has been widely criticised. Given all the presidential candidates are in their 70s, the virus could end up having a significant impact on the November election.
Trump called coronavirus a hoax, and he dragged his feet in addressing it. But the US health care system was ill-equipped from the start to deal with such a crisis. The pandemic shows the flaws.
Congress wanted an aide to President Trump to testify; Trump ordered him not to. Congress went to court over it, and the court told both sides to leave the courts out of it and negotiate a solution.
During the Global Financial Crisis, the US and the G20 led the way to recovery. As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, there is a leadership vacuum, and we may all suffer for it.
How two massive opposing forces - the shift towards a sustainable world and the force that thrives on inequality - are unfolding at a global level.
With much public discussion of President Donald Trump as, potentially, a king, a scholar of Roman history and rhetoric sees 2,000-year-old parallels.
On March 12, 1933, President Roosevelt addressed the nation from the Oval Office during a time of great crisis. That ‘fireside chat’ proved broadcasting’s power as nothing before or since.
The oil deal is a side-show. Australian energy diplomacy instead must grapple with the rapid deployment of renewables.
A Biden presidency would be highly likely to adopt policies that would restore the cooperative links that prevailed under Obama.
Why do some people think that Bernie Sanders isn’t electable and Joe Biden is? Does anyone really know what makes one candidate seem electable while another doesn’t?
A good public speaker needs to be able to write and deliver an effective speech as well as to improvise.
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