US citizens: call on Congress to reject the bully's proposed deal about the shutdown and immigration.

The "deal" is not a compromise — it demands to eliminate any way for people from Central America to ask for asylum.

Contraceptive pills ought to be nonprescription medicine.

The article is inaccurate in claiming that they are available without prescription in 100 countries. But that is the case in some countries, including Portugal and China. The arguments are valid anyway.

Americans that live near costs are campaigning vigorously to block oil drilling off their coasts. Florida has just prohibited offshore drilling.

Syrian Kurds have handed the town of Manbij to Assad's forces, hoping that will thwart Erdoğan's plan to attack Manbij.

If Assad is willing to make peace with Rojava, that could give Rojava a way to survive. However, there is no way for Rojava to respect human rights under Assad's dominion, as long as he will not do so.

There is bipartisan support for relaxing zoning regulations, but not at the local level where it can actually be done.