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
Are you a sheep or do you think like I do?
Do you know of someone who believes that a shadowy group of "others" is controlling society and leading the masses astray? Do you know of someone who insists that certain horrid events must be the work of conspirators even though the evidence says otherwise? From psychologist Dr. Richard Moulding et al.: "Conspiracy Theory (CT) endorsers believe in an omnipresent, … [Read more...] about Are you a sheep or do you think like I do?
LIZ-AID (Cartoon and Column)
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