Dear Media Members: Will you please just ignore Greta Thunberg? Seriously. Considering her age and background, nothing about this particular Swede justifies you people turning her into an international celebrity. Yet, that is just what you did. Why you did is obvious. People tend to be led by their emotions whenever children are involved in something. So, you decided … [Read more...] about Dear Media Members: Just Ignore Greta Thunberg
A Coterie of Unhappy Billionaires
Even billionaires must realize that America’s infrastructure is decrepit and resembles that of a third world country more than that of a modern state. For a nation whose main mode of transportation is the automobile and that moves goods mainly by truck, one would think that the federal and state governments would keep our roads and bridges in tip-top shape. But the opposite is … [Read more...] about A Coterie of Unhappy Billionaires
Biden starts long struggle with China and WHO to unveil COVID-19 origins.
The Biden administration triggered a long new struggle with China and WHO by continuing the former Trump administration's hardline attempts to hold China accountable for the coronavirus pandemic. The tone is softer than previous Trump rhetoric but the concerns are the same. The difference is that this time the White House has 13 allies with it. WHO published its long … [Read more...] about Biden starts long struggle with China and WHO to unveil COVID-19 origins.
5 Sustainability Food Trends Gaining Popularity in 2021
by Emily Newton With people paying more attention to sustainability when choosing the cars they own, which companies they support, and the activities they participate in, it’s not surprising that many sustainability discussions center around what people eat. Here are five food sustainability trends set to gain momentum this year and beyond. 1. Vertical Farming in … [Read more...] about 5 Sustainability Food Trends Gaining Popularity in 2021
ANTI ASIAN VIOLENCE (Cartoon)
New York police seek man who made “anti-Asian statements” while attacking woman
(Reuters) - New York police are searching for a man who punched and kicked a 65-year-old woman while making "anti-Asian statements", the latest violent incident following a rise in hate crimes in the United States. The New York Police Department's hate crimes department said in a tweet https://twitter.com/NYPDHateCrimes/status/1376681962086227969 that the woman was approached … [Read more...] about New York police seek man who made “anti-Asian statements” while attacking woman
Asian Americans top target for threats and harassment during pandemic
Lisa Nhan puts on a musical performance with crystal bowls in Los Angeles on Feb. 20 as part of an event to call attention to anti-Asian violence and racist attitudes. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes Ying Liu, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Since the very beginning of the pandemic, hate crimes toward Asians and Asian Americans have … [Read more...] about Asian Americans top target for threats and harassment during pandemic
‘Voltswagen’: US rebrand as German car giant eyes electric future
New York (AFP) - German auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday it is renaming its US subsidiary as "Voltswagen," calling the moniker a public declaration of its "future-forward investment in e-mobility." The announcement means Virginia-based Volkswagen of America will now be known as a Voltswagen of America. The move does not affect the German parent, which will continue to be … [Read more...] about ‘Voltswagen’: US rebrand as German car giant eyes electric future
National Vietnam War Veterans Day 2021 (Update)
UPDATE: President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited Monday the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to pay tribute to Vietnam War Veterans. Original Post: Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. In 2012, President Barack Obama signed a presidential proclamation, designating March 29 as the annual observance of Vietnam War Veterans Day. On that day, 48 … [Read more...] about National Vietnam War Veterans Day 2021 (Update)
Africa’s 2 elephant species are both endangered, due to poaching and habitat loss
An African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) in Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of the Congo. Nicolas Deloche/Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images George Wittemyer, Colorado State University CC BY-ND Humans have been over-exploiting African … [Read more...] about Africa’s 2 elephant species are both endangered, due to poaching and habitat loss
THEATER TED (CARTOON, COLUMN AND VIDEO)
When Raphael Edward “Ted” Cruz ran from his state like a coward when it was hit by a freeze, the most astonishing thing about his actions was that he did it. OK, that would have been astonishing if he was actually a warm-blooded human being and not some defrosted creepy reptilian thing that some mad scientist forgot to put back inside his walk-in freezer. This is a guy who … [Read more...] about THEATER TED (CARTOON, COLUMN AND VIDEO)
Another danger for kids in the age of COVID: Failing grades
By Gabriella Borter and Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Like millions of American children, Brody Cotton has not seen the inside of a classroom in more than a year. As the COVID-19 pandemic left him navigating 7th grade from his couch in Carlsbad, California, Brody's grades dropped from As and Bs to a D and two Fs last semester. One of the Fs was in a "design and modeling" elective … [Read more...] about Another danger for kids in the age of COVID: Failing grades
Republican wave of voting restrictions swells
Voting rights activists worried this year could bring a tsunami of new voting restrictions. It’s arrived. As of last month, Republican lawmakers in 43 states had introduced more than 250 bills that would make it more difficult to vote, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University Law School, up from about 100 in 28 states two months ago. But Democrats … [Read more...] about Republican wave of voting restrictions swells
MEET THE NEW JIM CROWSAME AS THE OLD JIM CROW (Cartoon)
THE ANSWER ON GUNS IS STARING US IN THE FACE
by John L. Micek Where do we go next? What do we do now? Those are the questions I found myself asking after I spoke to a panel of gun violence reduction activists this week. It was two nights after the murders in Boulder, a week after the rampage in Atlanta, and hours after the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee played out a drama so reliably scripted that it felt like even … [Read more...] about THE ANSWER ON GUNS IS STARING US IN THE FACE
HOSED IN GEORGIA (Cartoon and Column)
Georgia went blue in the 2020 elections. The traditionally red state in the deep south gave its 16 electoral votes to Joe Biden and both its Senate seats to Democrats, one Jewish and one black. The changing demographics in Georgia have swung the state, at the very least, purple. Georgia Republicans responded logically to this shift and decided to pay attention to the … [Read more...] about HOSED IN GEORGIA (Cartoon and Column)
Biden calls Draconian Georgia Law “Jim Crow in the 21st century”
President Joe Biden has labeled an extremely restrictive Georgia law "Jim Crow in the 21st century." In what Democrats and some Republicans say is a draconian law aimed at suppressing black voters who turned out in force against Donald Trump and the GOP Senate candidates, Georgia GOPers passed a law with a wide variety of voting restrictions. The one that has drawn the most … [Read more...] about Biden calls Draconian Georgia Law “Jim Crow in the 21st century”
Trump to Biden, a contrast in styles in debut press conferences
Washington (AFP) - Sporting a red tie, Donald Trump -- combative, goading, sometimes angry and insulting. Wearing a blue tie with stripes, Joe Biden -- calm, amiable, sometimes stumbling and hesitant. From February 16, 2017 to March 25, 2021: two debut press conferences at the White House by two presidents of the same generation but with radically different styles. After nearly … [Read more...] about Trump to Biden, a contrast in styles in debut press conferences
Stuck in Traffic? Consider This Traffic Jam (BREAKING NEWS)
BREAKING NEWS: CNN is reporting that the Ever Given that has been blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week has now been dislodged and is now floating. UPDATE III: The latest on the efforts to dislodge the Ever Given, including the interesting view from a hamlet at the place where the ship grounded (population “5,000-ish”): “’Why don’t they pull out one of … [Read more...] about Stuck in Traffic? Consider This Traffic Jam (BREAKING NEWS)
Biden to tackle COVID, immigration in first White House news conference
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is expected on Thursday to lay out a new goal for U.S. vaccinations against COVID-19 at his first formal White House news conference, where topics will likely include immigration, infrastructure, gun control and foreign relations. Biden, who has taken questions from reporters in other settings since taking office on Jan. … [Read more...] about Biden to tackle COVID, immigration in first White House news conference