The Ballad of Epic Fury Lost
By James J. Devine When Trump decreed from his gilded tower’s height,“Let Epic Fury burn through Persian night,”The jets took wing, the carriers churned the foam—A forty-day campaign to break Iran’s home.He swore on cable news, with jutting jaw,“We’ve crippled them, the greatest ever, flaw-less victory!” His thumbs blew digital smoke.But truth, that patient grave,…
Trump gutted the office that protected America’s most vulnerable students
The phone rang in a regional office of the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights. On the other end was a mother whose daughter had been sexually assaulted by a classmate. The school had done nothing. The girl was afraid to return to class. The mother had filed a complaint months earlier. She was calling…
Fifty-nine years ago, on June 8, 1967, Israel killed 34 American sailors
The technical research ship USS Liberty was cruising in international waters off the Sinai Peninsula on June 8, 1967, when the jet fighters appeared. They made six strafing runs, raking the deck with cannon fire. Then came the torpedo boats. One torpedo tore a 39-foot hole in the starboard side. Thirty-four American sailors were killed.…
Trump strips consumer watchdog’s teeth, but agency’s data lifeline remains
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to police predatory lending, has been fundamentally reshaped under the second Trump administration. Its enforcement powers are gone. Its staff has been cut by more than two-thirds. The acting director has ordered employees to halt nearly all supervisory activities. But the…
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