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Martin Schram: Seven days in May — saving America from within

“Seven Days in May,” the epic 1960s novel and a film starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Ava Gardner, was a fictional tale about right-wing Pentagon generals who tried to topple the U.S. government.

Tribune News Service · May 27, 2022

Editorial: Biden's clarity on Taiwan is risky

"Strategic ambiguity" is what U.S. diplomats call America's policy on Taiwan and China. The strategy is to keep the peace by maintaining ambiguity over the degree the U.S. would go to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion.

Tribune News Service · May 27, 2022

‘It’s an American problem’: US readers on preventing future mass shootings

As America comes to terms with the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, readers explain what they think should be done to prevent future mass shootings

The Guardian - US · May 27, 2022

Ted Cruz walks away from a reporter who asked why the U.S. has so many mass shootings

"Is this the moment to reform gun laws?" British reporter Mark Stone from Sky News asked the U.S. senator.

WEKU · May 27, 2022

Still Top Gun? What Tom Cruise’s new movie tells us about American power

The film reflects anxiety over the US’s relative decline in the face of China’s high-tech military might

Financial Times · May 27, 2022

710 Freeway expansion dropped after decades of planning, marking a milestone for L.A.

LOS ANGELES — A decades-old plan to widen one of America's busiest cargo corridors was scrapped Thursday, as the agency acknowledged it must find a new way to lessen traffic without adding lanes.

Los Angeles Times · May 27, 2022

6 charts shows key role firearms makers play in America’s gun culture

Americans have blamed many culprits, from mental illness to inadequate security, for the tragic mass shootings that are occurring with increasing frequency in schools, offices and theaters across the U.S.

The Conversation · May 26, 2022

For lockdown generation school shootings are their 'reality'

Students processing the attack in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 students and two teachers  — yet another school shooting — returned to a common theme: They are the “lockdown generation.”

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Q&A: Baz Luhrmann on his tragic, razzle-dazzle 'Elvis'

Baz Luhrmann was first in Cannes exactly 30 years ago with his debut “Strictly Ballroom,” which he recalls barely making a sound at the festival

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Redefining identity, one dish at a time

“Asian America” might not be a thing, but its food certainly is — and it’s as important as ever

Salon · May 26, 2022