Aziz Qarghah

Lots of news this week.

A last minute cease-fire in Syria; Mick Mulvaney confirms, then quickly denies a quid pro quo; and no one likes billionaires at the Democratic debate, not even the billionaire.

Climate change is an existential crisis. If Americans cut just one hamburger from their diet every week, it would be like taking 10 million cars off the road every year. After cutting energy use, less meat and more plant-based food add up to the easiest--and healthiest--way to reduce your carbon footprint. From the land and water needed to raise feed and the methane produced at the end of digestion, “Cattle are actually mini fossil-fuel, greenhouse gas producers.” So says Sujatha Bergen, head of health campaigns at the NRDC. As her title suggests, eliminating beef from your diet--in addition to pork and lamb-- is also better for you. She explains the trade-offs for helping to reduce climate change and says, “Starting with your fork is much less daunting for many people.”

These are some interesting texts.

When Gavin Newsom signed AB387 into law today, he ended 16 years of unsuccessful attempts by daycare providers statewide to unionize.

Today, on All The President’s Jawyers...

For months, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi resisted the mounting calls from her caucus to start impeachment proceedings.

The two international giants are linked in inextricable ways, and yet Americans’ understanding of China consistently lacks nuance.

President Trump is holding a press conference at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In a speech to the U.N.