SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Immigrants' rights groups are speaking out against President Donald Trump's new immigration proposal – unveiled yesterday – saying it betrays American values and ignores the thorniest issues that have thus far held up a comprehensive immigration deal in Congress. If the new proposal becomes law, migrants would have to take a civics test and demonstrate … [Read more...] about Groups Pan President Trump’s New Immigration Proposal as Elitist
Trump’s not claiming executive power. He’s going for divine right.
WASHINGTON -- In 1787, the framers gave us a president, not a king. On Tuesday, lawyers for President Trump gave a dissenting opinion. In the first of many courtroom showdowns between Trump's executive branch and the legislative branch, Trump's lawyer William Consovoy argued to U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta that Congress has no authority to pry into Trump's … [Read more...] about Trump’s not claiming executive power. He’s going for divine right.
3 Buildings Leading the Way in Sustainable Architecture
As the popularity of "green" living continues to grow, sustainable architecture has received greater attention. It's relatively simple to make eco-friendly decisions throughout the day, but how do you make a large-scale investment in sustainability? How do you integrate those eco-friendly principles in modern buildings? Architects and design professionals have grappled with … [Read more...] about 3 Buildings Leading the Way in Sustainable Architecture
The NRA in disarray
WASHINGTON -- It's a long-standing joke among journalists that the go-to political headline in a pinch is: "Democrats in Disarray." Somewhere, somehow, it's probably true. So it's a change of pace that a slew of reports in recent weeks amply justify the headline "NRA in Disarray." Accounts about the organization's financial crisis and internal dysfunction confirm what many … [Read more...] about The NRA in disarray
ALABAMA ABORTION BAN (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Alabama is not trying to ban all abortions in their state. They’re trying to ban them nationwide. Just in case the restrictive, extreme, and unconstitutional efforts currently underway in Georgia, Indiana, Ohio, and the four other states attacking abortion rights don’t push the issue fast enough to the Supreme Court (now, with even more fucknuts), the Alabama abortion ban … [Read more...] about ALABAMA ABORTION BAN (Cartoon, Column and Video)
We’re One Supreme Court Case Away From Outlawing Abortion
Anyone who still assumes that legal abortion is here to stay, and that Roe v. Wade is the settled law of the land, should take a hard look at what's happening right now in red America. Indeed, to best understand Alabama's passage of a bill outlawing virtually all abortions (even in cases of rape and incest), and Georgia's passage last week of a bill outlawing virtually all … [Read more...] about We’re One Supreme Court Case Away From Outlawing Abortion
WINTER IS REALLY COMING
"There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning, endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved." - Charles Darwin, On the Origins of Species The … [Read more...] about WINTER IS REALLY COMING
At last, UN reports some fragile good news from Yemen
The rebel Houthi forces, also called Ansar Allah, have withdrawn from Hudaydah harbor, which is the main gateway for commerce with Yemen and vital humanitarian supplies for its devastated people. The UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths reported today that the redeployment of forces took place between 11 and 14 May. General Michael Lollesgaard who heads the UN mission on the … [Read more...] about At last, UN reports some fragile good news from Yemen
Doris Day, R.I.P.
When Doris Day died on 13 May 2019 at the age of 97, plenty of Americans didn't know who she was. Yet, to the WWII generation, she was a singing icon. That's because her first hit song Sentimental Journey (released in 1945) became associated with American military personnel returning home at the end of WWII. E.J. Hill writes, "The lyrics of that song, of longing and … [Read more...] about Doris Day, R.I.P.
The Berlin ‘Candy Bomber’ Revisited
hhh When one sees, hears or reads nothing but depressing stories, it is like music to the soul to learn about an act of kindness, courage and humanity – whether such happened yesterday or decades ago. So it was five years ago when – in the midst of the horror perpetrated by ISIS in and around places such as Irbil, Mount Sinjar and Amirli in Iraq – a couple of U.S. … [Read more...] about The Berlin ‘Candy Bomber’ Revisited
Maybe Trade Wars Ain’t That Easy to Win
Is The Donald going to have to eat his words? When he started his economic battles with the rest of the world, particularly China, he made a statement that “trade wars are easy to win,” making it seem that starting these conflicts were no big deal. He didn’t want to scare his base who would suffer the most in a prolonged economic clash between the United States and … [Read more...] about Maybe Trade Wars Ain’t That Easy to Win
Lots of Older Cities are Losing Population. Trump’s Making It Worse.
The city of Erie, Pa. is a tourist magnet, thanks to the lovely lakeshore at Lake Erie. Downtown, the streets are lined with little cafes and restaurants and shops. But like a lot of older cities and towns, Erie has a common problem: It's losing population. At its peak Erie had a population of about 140,000 people. It's since dropped to less than 100,000, according to an … [Read more...] about Lots of Older Cities are Losing Population. Trump’s Making It Worse.
What Democrats Fear Most in 2020: A Bullish Trump Economy
It shouldn't shock anyone if Donald Trump wins a second term in 2020. "Now Hiring" signs in local shop windows are potentially more persuasive than abstract phrases like "Constitutional Crisis." Jobs and wages affect everyone everywhere, and Washington court battles and executive-congressional clashes can be easily dismissed as distant thunder. I'm not endorsing that … [Read more...] about What Democrats Fear Most in 2020: A Bullish Trump Economy
Trump Tariffs
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Jr. (Cartoon, Column and Video)
I can’t imagine Donald Trump being a hands-on father. I’m fairly confident the guy never did a 2:00 am feeding or changed a diaper in his life. He probably didn’t even know where the diapers were kept in his penthouse, other than the ones he has to wear himself. I definitely can’t see him playing catch with any of his kids. But maybe, if he and Jr go to prison together, they … [Read more...] about Jr. (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Suddenly conservative lawyers are condemning Trump for abuses of power
The Los Angeles Times has a column noting a recent trend: conservative lawyers are condemning Donald Trump for abuses of power. Now, I fully know that they will be painted as Democrats, secret Democrats, RINOS, etc. etc. but the fact is lawyers of both parties are becoming increasingly concerned about the way Trump perceives and executes laws. Increasingly, when Trump executes … [Read more...] about Suddenly conservative lawyers are condemning Trump for abuses of power
World’s First Psychedelics Research Center For Depression, Addiction and Anorexia
A welcome breakthrough in the field of mental health has been this month’s opening of the world’s first Center for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, one of the UK’s foremost universities. The Center’s remit will be to continue their studies into the effects of psychedelics such as (magic mushroom’s) psilocybin and LSD on the brain as well as to work on therapies … [Read more...] about World’s First Psychedelics Research Center For Depression, Addiction and Anorexia
For Trump, Morning in America never seems to dawn
How can it be Morning in America when the president keeps acting like it's midnight in Hades? The economic news is impressive: the lowest unemployment rate since 1969 and 3.2% economic growth in the first quarter. For President Trump, it raises the possibility of running an upbeat, Morning in America-style reelection campaign, like Ronald Reagan did in 1984. Except for … [Read more...] about For Trump, Morning in America never seems to dawn
Global Extinction (Cartoon)
Will Trump’s use of executive privilege help him avoid congressional oversight? It didn’t help Richard Nixo
On Aug. 9, 1974, Richard M. Nixon resigned and left the White House. AP/Chick Harrity Ken Hughes, University of Virginia Like Donald Trump, Richard Nixon tried to stonewall congressional investigations into crimes allegedly committed in the White House. “Why, we’ll just let it go to the (Supreme) Court. Fight it like hell,” Nixon said. But the … [Read more...] about Will Trump’s use of executive privilege help him avoid congressional oversight? It didn’t help Richard Nixo