The people of Afghanistan that the author encountered live very different lives from Americans. Brian Glyn Williams, CC BY-ND Brian Glyn Williams, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth U.S. troops are already heading home from Afghanistan, ending a two-decade-long war that saw as many as 100,000 American troops there. The withdrawal of the remaining … [Read more...] about Faces of those America is leaving behind in Afghanistan
GOP VISION FOR THE FUTURE (Cartoon)
LAUD LIZ CHENEY FOR DEFENDING TRUTH, BUT DON’T FORGET HER FATHER’S LIES
Kudos to Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. Her House GOP leadership post hangs by a thread because she refuses to mouth Trump’s Big Lie about a stolen election, and Wednesday she boldly framed the stakes: “The Republican Party is at a turning point, and Republicans must decide whether we are going to choose truth…” But we also need to recognize the inconvenient truth that she is … [Read more...] about LAUD LIZ CHENEY FOR DEFENDING TRUTH, BUT DON’T FORGET HER FATHER’S LIES
CHENEY WALKS THE PLANK (Cartoon)
Trudy Rubin: India’s COVID-19 tragedy has lessons for global vaccinations. Hint: It’s not by waiving vaccine patents
As America beats back COVID-19 with vaccines, the catastrophe in India reminds us that much of the world’s population has yet to receive a shot. Coping with a virulent second wave of the virus, desperate Indians plead for oxygen tanks for their loved ones. Mass cremations of victims barely cope with more than 300,000 new cases daily, but less than 4% of nearly 1.4 billion … [Read more...] about Trudy Rubin: India’s COVID-19 tragedy has lessons for global vaccinations. Hint: It’s not by waiving vaccine patents
Today’s GOP (Mike Peters Guest Cartoon)
Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists for his outstanding work as both a political and comic strip cartoonist. His favorite expression “WHAT A HOOT” certainly sums up his outlook on his life and work which are inexorably entwined. Mike’s warm, easygoing and zany demeanor is evidence that his personality matches his creative talents. As … [Read more...] about Today’s GOP (Mike Peters Guest Cartoon)
It Would Aid Harris’s Mission to Go to the Border
By Donald H. Harrison Vice President Kamala Harris is making a mistake by declining to visit the U.S.-Mexico border, but not for the reason that Republican critics may think. In the political chess game between the Biden-Harris Administration and its Republican adversaries in Congress, in border states, and in the media, Republicans want to persuade the public that the … [Read more...] about It Would Aid Harris’s Mission to Go to the Border
U.S. hiring takes big step back as businesses scramble for workers, raw materials
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth unexpectedly slowed in April, likely curbed by shortages of workers and raw materials as rapidly improving public health and massive government aid fueled an economic boom. The Labor Department's closely watched employment report on Friday, which showed a plunge in temporary help jobs - a harbinger for future hiring - as … [Read more...] about U.S. hiring takes big step back as businesses scramble for workers, raw materials
Taste alone won’t persuade Americans to swap out beef for plant-based burgers
Does being told that a veggie burger, like the one on the right, is better for the environment make you more likely to choose it over beef? AP Photo/Nati Harnik Anna Mattila, Penn State The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Consumers are more likely to choose a plant-based meat substitute when the … [Read more...] about Taste alone won’t persuade Americans to swap out beef for plant-based burgers
Harry the Wonder Dog
by Jay Johnson Ultimately this is a story about judgement. Sometimes based on our experiences both real and imagined we draw a conclusions about people not based truth but assumptions. Unless those assumptions are corrected or proved wrong we carry them around in our mind like it was empirical fact. It has been a long time since I felt like I could write again. I lost … [Read more...] about Harry the Wonder Dog
Out of Afghanistan
As we finally end our involvement in America’s Longest War, a war that has cost us more than 2,300 lives and approximately 21,000 wounded, we continue to hear the pros and cons for and against getting involved in Afghanistan in the first place, for and against staying in Afghanistan year after year and now, for and against withdrawing our troops. Some call it “declaring … [Read more...] about Out of Afghanistan
Editorial: The Trump specter hangs over the Republican Party
Much of America has moved on, but more than 100 days after he left the Oval Office, the specter of Donald Trump hasn't gone away. That was plain with two new developments on Wednesday. In the first, Facebook's Oversight Board announced it supported Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to ban Trump from using Facebook and Instagram after the then-president incited his … [Read more...] about Editorial: The Trump specter hangs over the Republican Party
Micro Mind
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India logs new record in daily cases, ‘double mutant’ linked to surge
India logged another grim global record of 412,262 Covid-19 cases on Thursday as officials said a "double mutant variant" could be "linked" to the deadly second wave sweeping across various states. The South Asian country registered 3,980 Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, making it the deadliest day in the country since the pandemic began and raising the death toll to … [Read more...] about India logs new record in daily cases, ‘double mutant’ linked to surge
‘A Quaint & Curious Volume of Forgotten Lore’ – chatting with author Frank Dello Stritto
We have a treat for The Moderate Voice readers. Film genre author and scholar Frank Dello Stritto chats with us about his book of essays, “A Quaint & Curious Volume of Forgotten Lore: The Mythology & History of Classic Horror Films,” Cult Movies Press, 2003. Frank has written several books, including a memoir of being a "Monster Boomer," "I Saw What I Saw When I Saw It." … [Read more...] about ‘A Quaint & Curious Volume of Forgotten Lore’ – chatting with author Frank Dello Stritto
FOX AND FIENDS (Cartoon)
Declaring Defeat in Afghanistan
The phrase “forever war” as applied to our long intervention in Afghanistan is an insult to all Americans who fought in Afghanistan, 5346 of whom were killed and approximately 21000 wounded. By withdrawing we are admitting defeat, and we are saying that those Americans who died in Afghanistan died in vain. The withdrawal decision not only dishonors the past; it threatens the … [Read more...] about Declaring Defeat in Afghanistan
Liz Cheney Bombshell Op-ed: In Trump’s crosshairs, Cheney says Republicans ‘at a turning point’
By David Morgan and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Liz Cheney warned on Wednesday that her Republican Party is "at a turning point" as it prepares to try to remove her from leadership for rejecting former President Donald Trump's false claims the election was stolen from him. The No. 3 House Republican's warning came in an opinion column published in … [Read more...] about Liz Cheney Bombshell Op-ed: In Trump’s crosshairs, Cheney says Republicans ‘at a turning point’
Liz Cheney (Cartoon)
Trump still banned from Facebook but board demands company review
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) -Facebook Inc's oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company's suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump but gave the company six months to determine a “proportionate response” going forward, a verdict that may chart how social media will treat rule-breaking world leaders in the future. The company inappropriately imposed an … [Read more...] about Trump still banned from Facebook but board demands company review