Air pollution killed 3.7 million people aged less than 60 years in 2012 and a surprising 88% of city dwellers currently suffer unsafe levels making indoor and outdoor air pollution the largest risks to health worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. About half of the urban citizens being monitored suffer from pollution levels at least 2.5 times higher than WHO … [Read more...] about Air pollution kills millions says WHO
Benghazi not Fugazi (Cartoon)
https://politicalgraffiti.wordpress.com/2014/05/06/benghazi-not-fugazi/ Copyright 2014 David Donar. All rights reserved. Copyright Donar, Political Graffiti … [Read more...] about Benghazi not Fugazi (Cartoon)
Head Them Off At The Pass
The Hill has an interesting article today on how senior Republicans and Republican Senators are trying to prevent some of the junior Senators, who are thinking about running for President, from doing so. The are afraid that Senators like Rand Paul, Marco Rubio or Ted Cruz have no chance to win a national election. Fearful of a third successive Democratic triumph, concerned … [Read more...] about Head Them Off At The Pass
Grim study sparks White House calls for urgent climate change action
White House calls for urgent climate change action (via AFP) The White House called Tuesday for urgent action to combat climate change, as it released a study on the impact of global warming across the United States and key sectors of the US economy. The four-year survey warned of serious threats to homes and… … [Read more...] about Grim study sparks White House calls for urgent climate change action
Why We’re No Longer Number One by Ron Paul (Guest Voice)
Why We're No Longer Number One By Ron Paul Last week World Bank economists predicted that China would soon displace the United States as the world's largest economy. The fact that this one-time economic basket case is now positioned to surpass the US is one more sign of the damage done to American prosperity by welfare, warfare, corporatism, and fiat money. Some … [Read more...] about Why We’re No Longer Number One by Ron Paul (Guest Voice)
Visit TMV on Facebook and Twitter
In answer to an email: YES you can visit TMV on Facebook and on Twitter. Here's the FACEBOOK PAGE -- and you help TMV if you can spread the word. Here's the TWITTER page -- and you help TMV when you retweet a post. Some including yours truly also have Twitter pages (I've done a lot less on mine in recent months due to some emergencies). Anytime you take a post you … [Read more...] about Visit TMV on Facebook and Twitter
Sullivan Gets Personal on Obamacare
Andrew Sullivan offers a personal take on the effects of the ACA on The Daily Dish. Since I spent part of today at the doctor’s and at a radiology center, and was using my Obamacare insurance, it was hard not to reflect on this. (I’m on the mend.) I don’t have an ideological position on healthcare – I can see the great benefits of the American private sector, but also its … [Read more...] about Sullivan Gets Personal on Obamacare
Rumors Of The Newspaper Industry’s Death Are Not Greatly Exaggerated
I'll have some of whatever people are smoking who believe that daily newspapers -- the ones that have made it to this point, that is -- can survive in our increasingly digitized world. A big hit of whatever they are smoking, please, because all evidence points to the contrary. In fact, the newspaper industry is in free fall. There are exceptions, of course. The New … [Read more...] about Rumors Of The Newspaper Industry’s Death Are Not Greatly Exaggerated
Time for some happy talk
WASHINGTON -- Democrats, if you want to win in the fall, take some advice from Pharrell Williams: "Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth." The Mountie-hat-wearing pop singer's infectious "Happy" should be the Democratic Party's theme song for the midterm election. Despite Republican claims to the contrary, things are definitely looking up. Democrats ought … [Read more...] about Time for some happy talk
Why Did You Switch to the Republican Party?
Commenting on a Ron Chusid piece on how Republican Benghazi truthers are going wild in preparation for the midterm elections, our Steve K. shares with us his growing-up with a Republican Dad when that Party was still “honorable, honest, and caring.” Steve became a Democrat “or at least a progressive liberal that agrees most often with Democrats” when Bill Clinton was running … [Read more...] about Why Did You Switch to the Republican Party?
It’s Any Somebody’s Horse Race in 2016
Why Jeb Bush Won’t Run 4 The Triple Crown A Clinton Always Beats A Bush The View From The Virgin Islands By John McCarthy TMV Columnist The skull and bones have been rolled. The die has been cast – and Jeb Bush is definitely running in 2016 – or is he? And even if he is, as Ronald Reagan once said: “you can run, but you can’t hide” (from your brother and your … [Read more...] about It’s Any Somebody’s Horse Race in 2016
What Happened To Free Speech ?
A couple of recent stories have set me to pondering if people in the US today truly understand the idea of free speech. Last month a series of protests in Oklahoma forced Attorney General Eric Holder to cancel a planned speech to the graduation class of the Oklahoma City police academy. The protesters objected to Holder because of his views on gun control, his perceived … [Read more...] about What Happened To Free Speech ?
Lara Logan and 60 Minutes
Last November I did a couple of posts on the CBS, 60 Minutes story on Benghazi, The CBS Benghazi Story and The CBS Benghazi Story, Part II. As I pointed out at the time the story was based almost entirely on a book by Dylan Davies, an independent contractor in Libya, that was being published by CBS subsidiary Simon & Schuster’s conservative book imprint, Threshold … [Read more...] about Lara Logan and 60 Minutes
Supreme Court Upholds Prayer At Public Meetings
The US Supreme Court has voted 5-4 to uphold prayer at public meetings. The case stemmed from the town of Greece, New York (details here) and their practice of having a brief prayer before each town council meeting. The majority cited precedent which stated that because prayer before government meetings has been a tradition since before the Revolution it was acceptable. … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Upholds Prayer At Public Meetings
Learn Russian in 2 Weeks! (Cartoon)
https://politicalgraffiti.wordpress.com/2014/05/05/learn-russian-in-2-weeks/ Copyright 2014 David Donar. All rights reserved. Copyright Donar, Political Graffiti … [Read more...] about Learn Russian in 2 Weeks! (Cartoon)
SciFi Weekend: Hannibal; Orphan Black; Agents of SHIELD; Arrow; The Americans; Fargo; The Big Bang Theory
Nako-Choko began as an extension of last week's episode of Hannibal in which Will Graham was placed in a position where he was forced to kill. There were other events including first seeing Mason Verger and viewing parallel sex scenes. One involved Will and Margot Verger and the other was between Hannibal and Alana Bloom, morphed into a threesome. Freddie Lounds was … [Read more...] about SciFi Weekend: Hannibal; Orphan Black; Agents of SHIELD; Arrow; The Americans; Fargo; The Big Bang Theory
Does ‘Game of Thrones’ Glorify Sexual Violence? What Do You Think?
The issue of sexual assault in general and rape specifically is getting a long overdue airing in the mainstream media. Like virtually anything of social consequence, its time in the spotlight will pass, but in the meantime we -- or at least people weary of the issue being marginalized and the women who raise the issue not being taken seriously -- can be grateful for a … [Read more...] about Does ‘Game of Thrones’ Glorify Sexual Violence? What Do You Think?
The 2014 White House Correspondents’ Dinner–Full Video And Best Lines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rItO_UgaTM Above is the video of Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Full transcript is here and excerpts follow: I admit it — last year was rough. Sheesh. At one point things got so bad, the 47 percent called Mitt Romney to apologize. Of course, we rolled out healthcare.gov. That could have gone better. In 2008 my … [Read more...] about The 2014 White House Correspondents’ Dinner–Full Video And Best Lines
Pew: Midterm Election Indicators Working Against Democrats
There are increasing signs that the mid-term elections are the Republican Party's to lose. The latest: a national survey by the Pew Research Center and USA TODAY that show midterm election indicators are working against the Democrats. And this is an election when Democrats can't count on having a hugely popular President to ride in and save the day: With the midterm … [Read more...] about Pew: Midterm Election Indicators Working Against Democrats
Barack Macbeth’s ‘Murder’ of Net Neutrality (News, Switzerland)
To what degree does the Obama Administration reversal on net neutrality resemble a Shakespearean tragedy? For Switzerland's News, Regula Stampfli depicts President Obama in the role of Macbeth, after his FCC chairman, Tom Wheeler, attempted to persuade the American people, unsuccessfully so far, that this monumental change in policy is somehow in their interests. For News, … [Read more...] about Barack Macbeth’s ‘Murder’ of Net Neutrality (News, Switzerland)