Elizabeth Bruenig

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

President Donald Trump holds a press conference.

... there's a lot to discuss after last night's Democratic presidential debate.

Starting October 29, LAX won’t allow curbside pickup from companies like Uber and Lyft.

Presidential campaigns aren’t just on TV anymore, they’re on countless digital platforms.

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.”

Lots of news this week.

Absolute immunity, executive privilege, crony privilege?

What will change the minds of climate change skeptics? An astrophysics professor suggests reframing the climate debate in a more positive light -- as a result of human evolution.