Washington, D.C. is bracing for a summer of high-profile celebrations marking the nation’s 250th birthday, and the security planning around them is unfolding under the shadow of two recent shootings at the doorstep of the White House.[#item_full_content]

WHO’S WHO: Inside France’s ‘Chaos Inc’ franchise of communist groups, labor unions and global activists
As France’s fiery student protests merged with a nationwide revolt on Saturday, a communist leader and academic, Vijay Prashad, celebrated the unrest with a message
