The Erosion of America’s Middle Class

A deal could be made only if it doesn’t appear to tip the balance in favor of one faction in Tehran, a new challenge for the best-seller author of “The Art of the Deal.”

U.S. democracy is hanging on for now, [but] the combination of weapons, hate and polarization is a dangerous cocktail.

[T]his attack is not merely a simple instance of gun violence; it goes on to show how the country is undergoing one of its worst phases in recent times, signaling deep-running turmoil.