Timothy McGrath
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Boston, MA, United States
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How to help after Harvey: These groups are providing relief to Texans affected by catastrophic flooding
Hurricane Harvey has brought record rainfall and devastating flooding to parts of southeast Texas. Houston, the fourth-largest city in the US, has been especially hard hit. Here's how you can help. → Read More
President Trump, how have 100 days in office changed your thinking about national security?
As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to "make America safe again." Now that he's spent 100 days in the Oval Office, what has he learned about threats to the safety of Americans? → Read More
President Trump, how do you plan to combat right-wing extremism in the United States?
President Donald Trump is quick to condemn what he calls "radical Islamic terrorism." But he's been criticized for being quiet about extremist violence and rhetoric connected to the American far right. US law enforcement considers right-wing extremism a growing threat. What does Trump plan to do about it? → Read More
President Trump, will you remove US nuclear weapons from Turkey?
The United States keeps a stockpile of 50 nuclear weapons at a US air base in Incirlik, Turkey. As Turkey votes in a referendum Sunday that could give broader — critics say authoritarian — powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it's worth asking whether Turkey should continue to host US nuclear arms. → Read More
President Trump, you bombed Assad for killing 'beautiful babies.' Why won't you accept refugee kids?
The US launched its first direct strike on the Syrian regime Friday morning local time after a suspected Damascus-ordered chemical attack killed at least 70 people Tuesday in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun. The attack inspired US President Donald Trump to bomb a Syrian airfield. But will it change his thinking about Syrian refugees? → Read More
President Trump, do you have a red line when it comes to North Korea?
Surveillance footage suggests North Korea could be preparing to test a nuclear weapon in the coming weeks. It would be a significant foreign policy test for President Donald Trump. → Read More
President Trump, do you think cutting UN funding by 50 percent will make America safer?
Trump has promised to "make America safe again." Does he think deep cuts to US funding for the United Nations' humanitarian and peacekeeping missions will achieve that goal? → Read More
President Trump, do you plan to expand the scope of your immigration and refugee ban?
President Donald Trump's first executive order temporarily restricting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries and banning refugees was blocked in federal court. His revised order is narrower in scope, but will his administration expand on it in coming months? → Read More
The top 50 US corporations are stashing $1.4 trillion in offshore tax havens
A new Oxfam report says the US is losing $100 billion every year in tax revenue, as the nation’s biggest companies shelter massive profits from the IRS. → Read More
Iceland’s Pirate Party could win big after the Panama Papers leak
A new poll released on Thursday found that 43 percent of Icelanders would vote for the Pirates if elections were held today. → Read More
The fallout: Huge Panama Papers investigation yields first casualties
Offshore accounts revealed. Heads of state, politicians and celebrities named. So what are the consequences of the biggest data leak ever? We'll keep you updated. → Read More
9 statistics that explain the magnitude of the Panama Papers
We’re just beginning to understand the magnitude of the biggest data leak in history. For now, here’s one way to understand the “Panama Papers”: By the numbers. → Read More
9 love letters to some of our favorite places on Earth
The world can be a dark, violent place. But there are still plenty of reasons to love it. → Read More
9 love letters to some of our favorite places on Earth
The world can be a tough place. But also awesome. Here are nine reasons to love it. → Read More
Rejoice, science nerds: 4 new elements were just added to the periodic table!
Memorizing the periodic table just got a little harder. → Read More
UK says it 'may exclude' Trump after petition to ban him gets 565,000 signatures
Don't get your hopes up, but enjoy the drama while it lasts. → Read More
Why the SpaceX rocket landing is great for NASA
Commercial space technology isn't replacing NASA. It's liberating it. → Read More
Pentagon spent $150 million housing 'handful' of employees in private villas in Afghanistan
The US has spent nearly $1 trillion in Afghanistan since 2001. Some of that went toward flat-screen TVs and 24-hour access to 'light snacks' for 5 to 10 workers. → Read More
Turns out people get angry when you say white Americans are terrorists, too
There's a common post-9/11 assumption about terrorism in the United States — that it’s mainly the work of Muslims and foreigners. It’s not. → Read More
Watch how Paris celebrated V-E day in 1945
Can you imagine being this happy? → Read More