The packaging industry is in a state of flux. On the one hand, companies are trying to provide affordable, sturdy boxes to clients ordering their products. On the other, consumers are starting to become more eco-friendly, so businesses have to shift their entire outlook. How will this new trend impact enterprises across the board, and what does this mean for the … [Read more...] about Why Do Consumers Demand Eco-Friendly Packaging?
How a British royal’s monumental errors made India’s partition more painful
Lord Louis Mountbatten, viceroy of India, met with Indian leaders to discuss partition. Max Desfors/AP Adil Najam, Boston University The midnight between August 14 and 15, 1947, was one of history’s truly momentous moments: It marked the birth of Pakistan, an independent India and the beginning of the end of an era of colonialism. It was hardly a … [Read more...] about How a British royal’s monumental errors made India’s partition more painful
THE-ANTI-ANTI-FASCIST (Column and Cartoon)
Other than voting and drawing political cartoons, I am not an activist. By that I mean, I don’t protest. I don’t sign petitions. I don’t write or call my congressman or senators (they’d call me first). I don’t contribute money to causes or political campaigns. I don’t plant signs in my front yard. I don’t put political bumper stickers on my car. So, to all those people sending … [Read more...] about THE-ANTI-ANTI-FASCIST (Column and Cartoon)
‘Christian left’ is reviving in America, appalled by treatment of migrants
'Christian left' is reviving in America, appalled by treatment of migrants Citing scripture and church teachings, ever more Christians are pushing progressive policy positions based in their faith. Shutterstock Laura E. Alexander, University of Nebraska Omaha Holding pictures of migrant children who have died in U.S. … [Read more...] about ‘Christian left’ is reviving in America, appalled by treatment of migrants
Fifty Years After Woodstock, We Are Caught in the Devil’s Bargain
The anniversary reminds us of the best and worst of 1969—and today. by Michael Winship The 16th century theologian John Calvin remarked that if you went to every cathedral in Europe and took away all the pieces of the true cross of Christ they claimed to possess, you'd have enough wood to fill a ship. Similarly, if you took all the people who claim they were at … [Read more...] about Fifty Years After Woodstock, We Are Caught in the Devil’s Bargain
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Donald Trump’s Statue of Liberty
OF RELATED INTEREST: --‘Huddled Masses’ in Statue of Liberty Poem Are European, Trump Official Says --Undoing the Promise of the Statue of Liberty --Madeleine Albright: Trump official's tweak of Statue of Liberty poem is 'completely un-American' Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists for his outstanding work as both a political and … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Donald Trump’s Statue of Liberty
SAILING TO BYZANTIUM
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” ? Buckminster Fuller When I look in the mirror and think about who should lead America out of this desert, this empty quarter in which America is stranded, I think of William Butler Yeats’s description of old age in his poem, Sailing to … [Read more...] about SAILING TO BYZANTIUM
The Omar/Talib Israel Controversy
For those of you who are news junkies like me, the news the trip to Israel requested by Congresswomen Rashid Talib and Ilhan Omar has illustrated how personalized and ineffective our diplomatic efforts are currently. Talib and Omar represent Congressional House seats in Michigan and Minnesota respectively. Talib was born in Detroit and is an American citizen although her … [Read more...] about The Omar/Talib Israel Controversy
Even if Democrats Dump Trump, They’ll Need to Ditch Mitch
he word in Colorado is that John Hickenlooper is being pressured to quit his futile presidential quest and run for the Senate in 2020. Good. A top newspaper in Texas is pleading with Beto O'Rourke to quit the presidential race and run for the Senate in 2020. Good. Democrats hither and yon are urging Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to quit the presidential race and run for the … [Read more...] about Even if Democrats Dump Trump, They’ll Need to Ditch Mitch
R.I.P Gil Christner: comedian, actor, comedy writer and Internet’s beloved “skippy the bush kangaroo” blogger
Americans are into celebrity but there are also many amazing people in various fields whose names they don't know who are powerhouses of creativity. There are some out there who don't become famous as a name brand but they're superb and busy comedians, actors, comedy writers. There are writers and bloggers who write under pseudonyms. Bloggers often do it to keep their real … [Read more...] about R.I.P Gil Christner: comedian, actor, comedy writer and Internet’s beloved “skippy the bush kangaroo” blogger
What’s behind the protests in Kashmir
Kashmiri Muslims shout slogans during a protest after Eid prayers in Srinagar. AP Photo/ Dar Yasin Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University India recently enacted a law which will end a special autonomous status given to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, known in the West as simply “Kashmir.” Amit Shah, India’s minister for home affairs, announced in … [Read more...] about What’s behind the protests in Kashmir
“Why setting a climate deadline is dangerous”
The August 2019 issue of Nature Climate Change features a commentary titled Why setting a climate deadline is dangerous. Here is an excerpt: "The imagery of deadlines and countdown clocks offers an illusory cliff-edge after which the world heads inevitably to its imminent demise. It promulgates the imaginary of extinction and the collapse of civilization. The impacts … [Read more...] about “Why setting a climate deadline is dangerous”
A Review of Indy Jones and the Raiders of the Last Temple of the Doomed Ark
I’m a Seattle Mariners fan and that revelation should call the remainder of my judgments and this review into question. Or at least I think I was a Mariners fan until this season pretty much sucked all the professional baseball watching joy out of me. I just gave up even trying to care this year. Even the allure of cheap tickets and a cordial Safeco, excuse me, T-Mobile field … [Read more...] about A Review of Indy Jones and the Raiders of the Last Temple of the Doomed Ark
5 Interesting Questions About the Future of Cryptocurrency
As Bitcoin celebrates its 10th anniversary, there's no better time to look back and reflect on the world's first digital currency. How has it evolved, and how is it likely to change in the future? Though Bitcoin still has a long way to go before it overshadows the dollar, the status quo is shifting in fascinating ways. With that in mind, here are five interesting questions … [Read more...] about 5 Interesting Questions About the Future of Cryptocurrency
#MoscowMitch Putin Parrot (Cartoon)
Trump’s climate denial could hasten the demise of his own empire
WASHINGTON -- Someday, in the not-so-distant future, sea-level rise could claim Mar-a-Lago. Perhaps President Trump -- by then no doubt disgraced, shunned and all but forgotten -- would still be around to see his beloved Florida resort wiped out by a "Chinese hoax." Of all the wrongheaded policies Trump and his Republican Party insist on pursuing, their stubborn denial of … [Read more...] about Trump’s climate denial could hasten the demise of his own empire
Trump’s China policy: incoherent, value-free
WASHINGTON -- A concern for human rights and democracy has often been seen as an add-on to our country's foreign policy, an attractive veneer over the usual realpolitik. But President Trump is demonstrating that a supposedly "America First" policy focused entirely on trade and divorced from a commitment to our values is incoherent. Trump is embarrassing our country -- and … [Read more...] about Trump’s China policy: incoherent, value-free
Liberty Cage (Cartoon)
Making money off of politics isn’t new – it was business as usual in the Gilded Age
Making money off of politics isn't new – it was business as usual in the Gilded Age The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., whose profits go to the president and his family business. AP/Alex Brandon Jeff Broxmeyer, University of Toledo When the political leader “Boss” Tweed was arrested in New York on … [Read more...] about Making money off of politics isn’t new – it was business as usual in the Gilded Age
