Some interesting articles and podcasts that caught my eye this week

Ukraine can rebuild its cities, its infrastructure, and its economy. What it cannot do is reclaim the lives lost or undo the profound scars left on its youngest generation.

Hungary would be an uncomfortable choice for Ukraine.

Why would Putin need to make a deal with him?

Moscow has long claimed Ukraine’s NATO ambitions prompted its February 2022 invasion, while the West now seeks ways to offer security guarantees while bypassing that issue.

Some interesting articles and podcasts that caught my eye this week

Two years after her tragic death in a Russian missile strike, Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina was posthumously awarded on June 25 the prestigious U.K. Orwell Prize for her book “Looking at Women, Lo...

[FREE TO READ] Prejudice and protectionism are dismantling Joe Biden’s environmental legacy

Defenders of the free world can no longer take their liberties for granted.

After a hug with Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz eulogized slain state Rep. Melissa Hortman as “the most consequential speaker in Minnesota history.”

Time to call crypto what it is: A criminal enterprise

YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff

Senator warns of US getting ‘closer to a constitutional crisis’ as Samuel Alito’s dissent signals deference to Trump Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar warned on Sunday that the US is “getting closer and closer to a constitutional crisis”, but the courts, growing Republican disquiet at Trump administration policies, and public protest were holding it off. “I believe as long as these courts hold, and the constituents hold, and the congress starts standing up, our democracy will hold,” Klobuchar told CNN’s State of the Union, adding “but Donald Trump is trying to pull us down into the sewer of a crisis.” Continue reading...

US District Judge James Boasberg ruled Wednesday that “probable cause exists” to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt for violating his orders in mid-March halting the use of the A...

The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time.

And business owners were deluded to believe otherwise

Stepping in to save the media outlet after US cuts could help European democracies combat Russian disinformation, writes Peter Pomerantsev

JD Vance in Greenland