Gun epidemic
While in Havana this past February, I made the acquaintance of a man in his mid-fifties, who hailed from the eastern Cuban province of Guantanamo and who in 1986 had…
Harder targets
Though six of my college-teaching years were at a military academy, where I wore a uniform and my students saluted me as class began, it never occurred to me to…
Energy-hungry bitcoin moves into sights of US environmental movement
When China banned bitcoin mining last year, it launched a US cryptocurrency goldrush, with states such as New York, Kentucky and Georgia fast becoming major mining hubs. New York state…
America is finally cleaning up its abandoned, leaking oil wells
Bill Suan bought his family’s cattle farm in the mountains of West Virginia a decade-and-a-half ago with little thought for the two gas wells drilled on the property — but…
Pressure mounts on US companies in Russia
As a growing list of US multinational businesses — from Apple to Levi’s — suspend activities in Russia, some companies choose to stay in the country despite the risks to…
McDonald’s, Coca-Cola join US firms halting Russia operations
McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Starbucks on Tuesday bowed to public pressure and suspended their operations in Russia, joining the international corporate chorus of outrage over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Several of…
House Republicans who challenged Biden’s win are losing lots of corporate cash
In the days after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, dozens of companies said they would suspend political donations to Republican lawmakers who had backed then-President Donald…
Republicans fear Democratic ‘blue wave’ spreading to once-safe districts
The last time US congressional elections were held in this central Virginia district, Meg Sneed voted for the Republican incumbent, Representative Dave Brat. Her friend, Cheryll Lesser, did not vote…
GE’s push to fix power turbine problem goes global
Utilities are shutting down at least 18 of General Electric Co's newest gas turbines for repairs at power plants from Taiwan to France, according to more than a dozen interviews…
In warning sign for Trump, Republicans growing pessimistic about country’s direction
Republicans are more pessimistic about the country’s direction than at almost any other time during Donald Trump’s presidency, as a trio of crises - the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn…
