Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy wants his party to retake the House in 2022. He believes the only way to do that, isn’t just by enabling Donald Trump’s lies, but attacking anyone who speaks against his lies. The GOP already has gerrymandering to help them retake the House. Red states like Texas, Florida, and North Carolina are getting new congressional seats and that will … [Read more...] about LIZ-AID (Cartoon and Column)
Will Bunch: What Europe’s soccer revolt tells us about Biden’s plan to tax the rich
America’s greed-drenched hedge fund billionaires and their unrelenting brand of late-stage capitalism can seem unstoppable, with the super-rich even adding to their massive wealth in the depths of a deadly pandemic. But made-in-the-USA greed finally met its match when it tried to take on England’s merry band of soccer supporters. The recent scheme for a European Super League of … [Read more...] about Will Bunch: What Europe’s soccer revolt tells us about Biden’s plan to tax the rich
They Eat Their Own, Don’t They?
Cannibalism is a surprisingly common phenomenon in the animal world. It has reportedly been recorded in more than 1,500 species. Gory as it may seem to humans, to eat one’s own “can make evolutionary sense...Whether it's a way to destroy competitors, nourish one's young, or simply out of hunger, cannibalism can be a shrewd strategy for survival in the animal kingdom” writes … [Read more...] about They Eat Their Own, Don’t They?
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, 2021 (Cartoon, Column and Video)
The watchdog group, the Committee to Protect Journalists, issued a report that at least 30 journalists were killed worldwide last year. Other agencies have the number as high as 50. Afghanistan and Mexico are considered the most dangerous places in the world for a journalist to work. Four journalists in Mexico were assassinated in 2020 and another was gunned down while … [Read more...] about WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, 2021 (Cartoon, Column and Video)
QAnon and other Conspiracy Theories
It is truly amazing how many Americans accept QAnon and other conspiracy theories as truth and spread various conspiracies over the internet, through social media and by word of mouth. While conspiracy theories did not begin with Trump’s presidency, he formulated many of them and spread others, before, during and after his term in office. Even before he lost the election in … [Read more...] about QAnon and other Conspiracy Theories
US to begin reuniting migrant families separated under Trump
Washington (AFP) - The United States will begin reuniting migrant children with their parents this week after they were separated by the administration of former president Donald Trump, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said Monday. Mayorkas tweeted that four mothers who had fled "extremely dangerous situations in their home countries" would be reunited with … [Read more...] about US to begin reuniting migrant families separated under Trump
On the NRA and its power
As we in Boulder try to recover from the King Soopers mass shooting, many are asking “why it is so hard to pass gun control legislation in our country?” 90% of Americans want it, including 74% of NRA members, but Congress remains paralyzed. Why is this?? The answer seems clear. One root is the power of right wing billionaires and arms manufacturers, whose financial has a … [Read more...] about On the NRA and its power
Republicans grapple with way out of political limbo
Washington (AFP) - Shut out of the White House and desperate to reclaim power in Congress next year, Republicans are locked in an internal battle over their party's direction, and whether to embrace or jettison the divisive politics of Donald Trump. One hundred days after Trump's turbulent term gave way to Democratic rule in Washington, Republican lawmakers spent part of the … [Read more...] about Republicans grapple with way out of political limbo
Our Society Will Be Judged By How We Treat the Migrant Children
by Enrique Morones Children have crossed borders with and without their parents since the beginning of our history on this earth. Jesus fled with his parents, in the dark of night, when faced with sure death. Moses’s mother placed him in a basket and released him into the Nile in a desperate attempt to keep her child alive. As recently as 2005, a 30-year-old Mexican … [Read more...] about Our Society Will Be Judged By How We Treat the Migrant Children
Warrant for Giuliani’s phones and computers seeks communications with over a dozen people
(Refiles to fix typo in "his" in 5th paragraph) By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -U.S. investigators are seeking to review Rudy Giuliani's phones and computers for communications with more than a dozen people, including a high-ranking prosecutor in Ukraine, according to a warrant executed at his apartment this week. They also are searching for communications with any U.S. government … [Read more...] about Warrant for Giuliani’s phones and computers seeks communications with over a dozen people
At What Point Does Rick Santorum’s Ignorance Become Bigotry? (UPDATED)
UPDATE: Wajahat Ali at the Daily Beast has absolutely no qualms about where he stands on the question headlining this piece. Asking “what it will take for CNN to fire Rick Santorum” and referring to Santorum’s “latest ignorant, bigoted, and controversial comments “ on Native Americans, he writes, “It’s comforting to know that it still pays to be a bigot during a … [Read more...] about At What Point Does Rick Santorum’s Ignorance Become Bigotry? (UPDATED)
Pole Dancing: Jennifer Lopez vs. Katharine Hepburn
Jennifer Lopez is not the first famous American actress to have a thing for pole dancing. While a student at Bryn Mawr College, Katharine Hepburn enjoyed pole dancing, too. Unlike the version performed by Lopez, Hepburn's version was "G" rated. It was also ancient. Indeed, Hepburn engaged in pole dancing that was popular in Ireland and Scotland way back in the 10th Century … [Read more...] about Pole Dancing: Jennifer Lopez vs. Katharine Hepburn
Racism and Literary Censorship
The True Sea: A Novel of Key West & The Florida Keys; 3rd Printing by F. W. Belland; Key West Publishing LLC (c) 2013; ISBN 9780964-343498; 280 pages. By Donald H. Harrison This is a gem of a novel, but like Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn before it, schools and libraries may ban it because it uses the “N-Word” in portraying relationships between Whites and Blacks in the … [Read more...] about Racism and Literary Censorship
IN SPEECH TO CONGRESS, BIDEN BETS ON DEMOCRACY
by John L. Micek During his anything-but-typical address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night, President Joe Biden used the word “democracy,” over and over again. Some were run-of-the-mill evocations, as was the case when he spoke of “revitalizing” our democracy – a promise made by more than one more president, and a bromide meant to soothe the nation’s … [Read more...] about IN SPEECH TO CONGRESS, BIDEN BETS ON DEMOCRACY
EAT MOR FOX LIES (Cartoon, Column and Video)
This week, I saw a political cartoon of a man being demonized for not wearing a mask while mowing his lawn. I saw another demonizing a man for not wearing a mask inside his own home. This is not happening. Nobody is being castigated for being in their yard or their own home while not wearing a mask. Yesterday, the president said if you’ve been vaccinated and you’re outside, … [Read more...] about EAT MOR FOX LIES (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Biden celebrates an America ‘on the move again’
Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden triumphantly declared that the United States is "on the move again" in a rousing speech to Congress Wednesday, calling for trillions of dollars to rebuild the post-pandemic US middle class and give new life to "forgotten" workers. Lauding the success of mass vaccination against Covid-19, Biden told Congress and the nation on primetime … [Read more...] about Biden celebrates an America ‘on the move again’
India infections top 18 million as gravediggers work round the clock
By Alasdair Pal and Francis Mascarenhas NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) -India's total COVID-19 cases passed 18 million on Thursday after another world record number of daily infections, as gravediggers worked around the clock to bury victims and hundreds more were cremated in makeshift pyres in parks and parking lots. India reported 379,257 new infections and 3,645 new deaths on … [Read more...] about India infections top 18 million as gravediggers work round the clock
Federal Investigators Search Rudy Giuliani’s Apartment and Office: Seize Devices (UPDATED)
Embed from Getty Images In the latest (big) chapter in a criminal investigation that has gone on for two years, federal agents used search warrants at the NYC offices of Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor whose recent incarnation has been former President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer. He has been at the heart of many political and legal controversies … [Read more...] about Federal Investigators Search Rudy Giuliani’s Apartment and Office: Seize Devices (UPDATED)
JOE BIDEN ADDRESSES CONGRESS (Congress)
Mysterious wooden penis sculpture goes missing again in south Germany
A wooden phallus sculpture erected in the middle of a traffic roundabout in the southern German state of Bavaria last week has gone missing again. The large penis, which suddenly appeared in the middle of a roundabout in the town of Heimenkirch, went missing overnight on Sunday. "The artwork disappeared as mysteriously as it had earlier reappeared," Heimenkirch Mayor Markus … [Read more...] about Mysterious wooden penis sculpture goes missing again in south Germany