'Donald Trump vs. California (and everywhere else)'
Los Angeles hasn't "suddenly turned into a metropolis riddled with criminal immigrants," says Philip Bump. The "president and his administration have been looking to California as they have been looking to crush any center of power that he views as adversarial." It's "wildly at odds with the traditional precept in conservative politics that states have a sovereignty independent of the federal government." But "we are well beyond the point of expecting Trump to adhere to traditional conservative rhetoric."
'Our oceans are in crisis — this is the chance for the world to act'
Our "global ocean, which feeds billions, supports coastal communities and regulates the climate, is in crisis," says former Secretary of State and climate envoy John