Monthly Archives: August 2026

Aug 31, 2026 World Leaders vs Trump 2026: SCO Summit, BRICS, NATO Crisis, Russia-Iran Nuclear Deal — Bill Clinton Responds Bill Clinton breaks down the most consequential two weeks in modern geopolitics. As 17 world leaders gather at the SCO … Continue reading →

17,414 views Aug 29, 2026 #berniesanders#donaldtrump#trump US Senator Bernie Sanders has launched a blistering attack on Donald Trump, calling the president “mentally unstable,” “increasingly out of control,” a “pathological liar,” an authoritarian and a kleptocrat. Sanders also condemned Washington’s foreign … Continue reading →

File photo of Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir. Photo Credit: Kristrun Frostadottir, X Trump Card Fails To Clinch Iceland’s EU Vote  August 31, 2026 By EurActiv FacebookTwitterEmailFlipboardMastodonLinkedInShare Video Muted By Magnus Lund Nielsen Key Takeaways: (EurActiv) — The desire for national … Continue reading →

THIS DAY IN HISTORY August 311980 Polish government signs accord with Gdansk shipyard workersRepresentatives of the communist government of Poland agree to the demands of striking shipyard workers in the city of Gdansk. On August 31, 1980, representatives of the communist … Continue reading →

  1 big thing: AI’s reputation fix   Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Stock: Getty Images   AI has an image problem — and one way to fix it is for top companies to dive headlong into health care, Axios’ Adriel Bettelheim writes in … Continue reading →

Iranian FM Araghchi says “Netanyahu proudly admits that he deceived the US government” when talking to Israelis. “But when speaking in English, he praises the leadership abilities of the US President.” “Snake!”

 Dolly gets her due   Covers: Nicole Rifkin for The New Yorker, David Gahr/Getty Images“Pure Gold” — by illustrator Nicole Rifkin, who’s also a musician — is the title of the Dolly Parton tribute cover for The New Yorker’s new issue, out tomorrow. … Continue reading →

1 big thing: Grocery apocalypse   Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios   America’s grocery squeeze has been felt most painfully in expensive categories like beef, coffee and chocolate. But new forces are pushing up food prices across the board: expensive grain, soaring fertilizer and … Continue reading →

Trendingnow 1 Richard Branson double-booked his own job interview. The candidate stuck in traffic with him for 2.5 hours is now Virgin’s CEO 2 IBM’s CEO disagrees with JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s disdain for texting in meetings: ‘Telling people they … Continue reading →