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In challenging interactions, emotions can run high — and how you deal with those emotions can make or break a relationship, Prof. Jessica Stern writes.

“My guess is he did polling and he did not see a path forward,” Prof. Sara Sadhwani told the LA Times.

Presidents Maduro and Trump are both part of a global trend toward polarization and extremism, Salas tells Slate. But both instances of democratic backsliding are “historically grounded in the particular situation” of their respective countries.

After two decades of sanctions and economic collapse, the idea that the Trump administration could simply seize Venezuela’s oil and manage the country toward stability is not just immoral, but structurally incoherent, Prof. Heather Williams writes.

The president has repeatedly tied Venezuela to drug overdose deaths, claimed the Maduro regime sent an influx of criminal migrants and accused the country of stealing American oil.

Prof. Emeritus Miguel Tinker Salas reacts to President Trump’s comments on the presence of oil in the region and claims that Venezuela had “stolen” oil from U.S. companies.

Wildfire disaster caused billions in losses, and many homeowners are still waiting for insurance payouts and permits to rebuild, The Wall Street Journal writes.

In the wake of L.A.’s devastating wildfires, a look at two very different approaches to creating a fire-resilient home. Is it time to trade wood for concrete? 

For over a century, the city has drawn people with the promise of perfect weather. Now floods and fires threaten its very survival.

Men like Miguel Lorente, Don McPherson, and Michael Kaufman are extraordinary allies in the fight to eliminate violence against women. And they do so by training and changing other men.