Don’t let this presidential pickpocket use cruel verbal assaults to distract you from the truth. by Michael Winship Every presidential election year, Frontline, the superb investigative TV series on PBS, produces an in-depth look at the Democratic and Republican candidates. It’s called “The Choice,” and invariably offers some insights that likely you won’t see … [Read more...] about Trump, Go Back Where You Came From
‘Eindstation Auschwitz,’ a Survivor’s Account of Auschwitz, the ‘Final Destination’
"We know that there is only one ending to this, only one liberation from this barbed wire hell: death." -- Eddy de Wind He was one of the approximately 107,000 Dutch Jewish men, women and children who were transported in train cattle wagons to a dozen or more Nazi death camps bearing the now-sinister, odious names of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Sobibor, Bergen-Belsen, Dachau, … [Read more...] about ‘Eindstation Auschwitz,’ a Survivor’s Account of Auschwitz, the ‘Final Destination’
Send GOP congressmen home
If only we could send them back. Republican lawmakers have long cut profiles in cowardice during the Trump presidency, but never before have the consequences of their leadership vacuum been as vivid. GOP legislators professed dismay when a crowd at President Trump's North Carolina rally, riled by his attacks on a member of Congress who emigrated from Africa as a child, … [Read more...] about Send GOP congressmen home
Send her back! (Cartoon)
The politics of fear: How it manipulates us to tribalism
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., respond to remarks by President Donald Trump. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo/ Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University People have always used fear for intimidation of the subordinates or enemies, and shepherding the tribe by … [Read more...] about The politics of fear: How it manipulates us to tribalism
Happy Moon Day 50th Anniversary Edition
I already wrote this, and have posted annually for years. There's something a little "different" about this photo. Sadly, most coverage has been nationalistic and jingoistic. Let me tell you this: the moon landing will be remembered long after "USA" has been forgotten. Here's the 47th annual post. (Sometimes known as “A Secret History of Neil Armstrong”) Beware of … [Read more...] about Happy Moon Day 50th Anniversary Edition
The Sahara Desert was once a waterway.
From Gizmodo: "The Sahara might seem like one of Earth’s most lifeless regions today, but its fossils show it was once a vast seaway filled giant fish and some of the largest sea snakes the planet has ever seen. . . During warm periods between 50 million and 100 million years ago, rising sea levels caused a waterway to develop, probably connecting the Gulf of Guinea to the … [Read more...] about The Sahara Desert was once a waterway.
Cartoon: Let’s Make America White Again
A time for choosing: Trump or John Paul Stevens
WASHINGTON -- It was by chance that former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens died on the same day that the House of Representatives voted -- sadly, very nearly along party lines -- to condemn President Trump for racism in a resolution laden with quotations from Ronald Reagan. This accident of timing was highly instructive. It can make you heartsick for our country that … [Read more...] about A time for choosing: Trump or John Paul Stevens
5 Incredible Ways Technology Is Revolutionizing Healthcare
It's undoubtable that technology has influenced almost every aspect of society. Some of the most impressive tech-enabled innovations occur in healthcare. We’ve rounded up a few examples of some of the most innovative movements going on in healthcare tech right now! 1. Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Doctors Achieve Faster, More Accurate Diagnoses The time that patients and … [Read more...] about 5 Incredible Ways Technology Is Revolutionizing Healthcare
Another One Bites the Dust
It’s hard to believe but another one is gone. Another member of the Trump cabinet bit the dust with Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigning last week. And Washington rumors have it that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will soon be stepping down, with President Trump unhappy about the way the citizenship question as part of the census was handled. As we know, the courts handed … [Read more...] about Another One Bites the Dust
UN: One in nine persons still goes hungry worldwide
We are mesmerized by President Donald Trump’s trade wars and stridently nationalist policies but the real crises of today’s world are the 2 billion people who do not have access to enough nutritious food to lead healthy lives. One in 9 persons around the world faces hunger, despite abundant technologies to bring this scourge down to zero by 2030. The number of hungry people … [Read more...] about UN: One in nine persons still goes hungry worldwide
Hear no, see no, speak…
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In Trump’s America, Racism Stands Tall
It wasn't too long ago that many of us believed the United States, finally, was moving past its ugly and hurtful past of slavery, inequality, and injustice. But, for black Americans, the consequences of our history are still apparent, and they're consistently amplified by the man sitting in the White House who casually throws around racist and ethnophobic tweets and comments. … [Read more...] about In Trump’s America, Racism Stands Tall
‘Midsommar’ Delightfully Thrills and Terrifies
Last year, Ari Aster's directorial debut Hereditary divided audiences and drew sharp responses from all in how they interpreted the film. Personally, I took Hereditary as a fresh, thoughtful, and bizarre interpretation of horror that bucked the gimmicky trend of franchise horrors and cheap jump scares, such as those within the Conjuring Universe. Because of this, it was one of … [Read more...] about ‘Midsommar’ Delightfully Thrills and Terrifies
Republicans treat Trump’s racism with staggering silence
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's presidency is melting down into a noxious stew of racism, failure and farce. With breathtaking cynicism, the Republican Party pretends not to notice. Trump had to know there would be outrage and uproar over his Sunday tweet admonishing four progressive members of Congress, all of them women of color, that they should stop "telling the people of … [Read more...] about Republicans treat Trump’s racism with staggering silence
Brazil and Other Recent Hellscapes: Behind Populist Authoritarianism
Brazil is a country whose citizenry rarely enjoy good governance. They were doing well in recent years despite the fact their politicians seemed to be regularly impeached, locked up or otherwise disgraced, a fact which exasperated many Brazilians but in reality is proof of a system working. In the old days, and in other places (ahem) even now law breakers, narcissists and … [Read more...] about Brazil and Other Recent Hellscapes: Behind Populist Authoritarianism
GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM (Clay Jones column and cartoon)
Perhaps the dumbest question in the Trump era is, what has Donald Trump said or done that proves he’s a racist? For Trump supporters, a racist isn’t a racist unless he’s burning a cross while wearing a hood and robe. Yet, if Donald Trump were to ignite a cross on the front lawn of the White House while wearing a sheet, they’d quibble that he was honoring southern heritage or … [Read more...] about GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM (Clay Jones column and cartoon)
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Trump, ICE and Migrants
OF RELATED INTEREST: --Trump Tells Freshman Congresswomen to ‘Go Back’ to the Countries They Came From --Trump Fans the Flames of a Racial Fire --House report: At least 18 migrant children under the age of 2 were separated from parents for 20 days to 6 months --Trump Is Poised to Sign a Radical Agreement to Send Future Asylum Seekers to Guatemala Mike Peters is … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Trump, ICE and Migrants
The Gates of Texas
“The West is everything we want it to be: it is our potential for love and success, it is possibility and imagination. And the fence that defines the boundaries contains us, keeps us from getting lost in all of that possibility, saves us from straying too far from ourselves. I drive through the open gate, into the landscape within.” -- The Secret Life of Cowboys by Tom … [Read more...] about The Gates of Texas