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Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings present a different danger

Voices // 1 day ago

Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings present a different danger

The hearing to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court associate justice has metaphorically pulled the pin from what could be a political hand grenade.

U.S. will have to accept second-class status in Middle East

Voices // 3 days ago

U.S. will have to accept second-class status in Middle East

To Kavanaugh defenders: Time doesn't erase youthful mistakes for minorities

Voices // 4 days ago

To Kavanaugh defenders: Time doesn't erase youthful mistakes for minorities

Iran's economy in spiral meltdown

Voices // 5 days ago

Iran's economy in spiral meltdown

Puerto Rico has not recovered from Hurricane Maria

Voices // 5 days ago

Puerto Rico has not recovered from Hurricane Maria

Sept. 19 (UPI) -- To say that Puerto Rico has not yet recovered from Hurricane Maria a year later is an understatement. Nearly every pillar of society remains devastated.

Trump should wage war on waste instead of battling over trade

Voices // 6 days ago

Trump should wage war on waste instead of battling over trade

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump is fighting the wrong fight in his ongoing trade war with the rest of the world.

U.S., Russia, China need a summit

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U.S., Russia, China need a summit

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Some suggest the Vostok 2018 exercise marks a new beginning for Russia and China in terms of strengthening geopolitical, strategic and military ties.

'Voiceless community': Denying Guam right to vote slights veterans

Voices // 1 week ago

'Voiceless community': Denying Guam right to vote slights veterans

HAGATNA, Guam, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Guam has a higher U.S. military enlistment rate per capita than anywhere else in the nation -- but no right to vote. We are a voiceless community.

Trump, technology, work driving wave of 'corporate activism'

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Trump, technology, work driving wave of 'corporate activism'

Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Recent years have witnessed the emergence of what appears to be a new breed of business person: the corporate activist. Four factors are causing this phenomenon.

What happens when the next financial crisis strikes?

Voices // 1 week ago

What happens when the next financial crisis strikes?

Sept. 12 (UPI) -- As the 10-year anniversary of the last crash nears, pundits are predicting the next one.

Bigger than Serena Williams: lessons from the U.S. Open

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Bigger than Serena Williams: lessons from the U.S. Open

Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Judging by the fallout from the spat between Serena Williams and an umpire during the U.S. Open, it is clear the greatest female player of all time divides opinion.

Don't let John McCain be 'Swift Boated'

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Don't let John McCain be 'Swift Boated'

Having served in Swift Boats during the Vietnam War, I find it outrageous when the name for those small craft is used to smear men and women of valor.

Effort to remove Trump using 25th Amendment unlikely to work

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Effort to remove Trump using 25th Amendment unlikely to work

Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Interest in using the 25th Amendment to remove the president may be high, but evidence suggests it could not be used successfully against Donald Trump right now.

Anonymous Trump official speaks out -- treason or public service?

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Anonymous Trump official speaks out -- treason or public service?

Sept. 6 (UPI) -- One of Donald Trump's senior White House staff has made a truly unprecedented move against their ultimate boss.

Defectors: North Korean women face routine abuse

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Defectors: North Korean women face routine abuse

Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Glimpses of hope are visible on the Korean Peninsula for the first time in years.

Failure of governance drives fear in democracies

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Failure of governance drives fear in democracies

Francis Fukuyama famously and wrongly argued that the end of the Cold War, Communism and the Soviet Union assured the ascendancy of liberal democracy.

400 escape Libyan prison among clashes

Voices // 3 weeks ago

400 escape Libyan prison among clashes

Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Around 400 inmates escaped from a prison near Libya's capital amid fighting between militia groups and government forces in the region, police said.

John McCain: Sailor, straight talker and statesman

Voices // 3 weeks ago

John McCain: Sailor, straight talker and statesman

John McCain will be remembered for his candor, valor and heroism, his self-deprecating sense of humor, his cantankerism and a greatness that had few boundaries.

When Iran's evil regime demands justice, the world can only gasp

Voices // 3 weeks ago

When Iran's evil regime demands justice, the world can only gasp

Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The arrogance of the Iranian government is breathtaking -- taking the U.S. to the International Court of Justice for withdrawing from the nuclear deal.

1968 Democratic National Convention: Tough second day on the job

Voices // 4 weeks ago

1968 Democratic National Convention: Tough second day on the job

Fifty years on, a personal look back at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The whole world was watching.

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