The world’s lowest-lying islands are under threat—here’s how to make a difference

Rising seas are reshaping the world’s lowest-lying islands, but responsible travel can be part of the solution. so how can we visit without increasing their vulnerability?
The Straits Times

Fiji and Tuvalu to host pre-COP31 climate meetings

SYDNEY, Feb 26 - Fiji and Tuvalu will host key meetings in the lead-up to the COP31 climate summit in 2026, the Pacific Islands Forum said on Thursday. The bloc said Fiji will host the pre-COP31 ...
The New York Times

The Jesse Jackson Speech That Helped Redefine the Democratic Party’s Base

In his 1984 speech at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Mr. Jackson argued for a more diverse coalition for the party. By Jonathan Wolfe In 1984 in San Francisco, Jesse Jackson ...
Foreign Policy

Rubio to Europe: ‘We Care Deeply’

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Scientific American

New research reveals how the brain separates speech into words

Speech sounds like it is made of words, but that impression has more to do with what’s in our heads than with what comes out of our mouths. In natural speech, there are no clear acoustic boundaries ...
Los Angeles Times

Free speech is valuable, but only when it leads us toward the truth

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. On Wednesday evening, I attended the third annual RealClear Samizdat Prize Gala in Palm Beach, Fla. RealClear, ...
The New York Times

What a Speech Reveals About Trump’s Plans for Nuclear Weapons

Within hours of the expiration last week of the final arms control treaty between Moscow and Washington, the State Department sent its top arms diplomat, Thomas G. DiNanno, to Geneva to lay out ...
The Atlantic

Marco Rubio’s Impressive Speech

As Cabinet members snarl at representatives and senators, and social media fills with semiliterate trolling and insults by public officials, we need to remember that rhetoric—the art of persuasive ...
Reuters

European reaction to Rubio's speech on transatlantic ties at Munich Security Conference

BERLIN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast the United States as the "child of Europe" in a message of unity on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference, offering some ...
The Hill

Rubio seeks unity with Europe, blasts ‘dangerous delusions’ on migration, climate

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday sought to reassure Europe that the U.S. still wanted to work together but warned allies against “dangerous delusions” on migration and climate change. Rubio, ...
The Hill

Rubio’s Munich moment gives him burst of momentum

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is coming out of the Munich Security Conference with fresh momentum after a well-received speech to world leaders. Rubio received a standing ovation for his 30-minute ...
CBS News

Rubio calls for U.S. and Europe to "revitalize an old friendship" in speech to allies

Munich —Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a message of reassurance in remarks at the Munich Security Conference, calming some fears that months of sharp U.S. rhetoric and policy disputes had ...