We know that a US military escalation against Syria will not help the victims of this attack. It will create more dead, including children. There is still no military solution. This is what we know.

Is the hyper-local now the new way to win national battles? Fossil-fuel industries are taking note of their losses.

The Riverside speech reflected Dr. King's growing political courage - and shows why, half a century later, he remains a pivotal figure in American history.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the brutal military dictator who overthrew his country’s democratically elected president in a 2013 coup, killed more than 800 protesters in a single day. Trump said, "He's done a fantastic job."

The tremor I feel in these words goes deeper than another Trump controversy: "the number of civilian casualties acceptable to war planners . . ."

The Energy Department told staff this week not to use the phrases "climate change," "emissions reduction" or "Paris Agreement" in any written communication.

"Do you want your insurance company to adjust your rates based on your web browsing activity? Do you want buyers of data to know you are communicating with political advocates? That's what this is about."

The order sends an unmistakable signal that just as President Obama sought to weave climate considerations into every aspect of the federal government, Trump is hoping to rip that approach out by its roots.

A similar proposal was rejected late last year by the Obama administration since it was seen as a sure way to escalate the war.

Once again, an administration is embarking on a military intervention in the absence of virtually any debate.