Latinos make up 12 percent of all registered voters in the US, but less than half vote regularly. AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File Steffen W. Schmidt, Iowa State University Democrats are ready to turn out in record numbers for November’s midterm elections, surveys show, particularly women and older voters. But not all members of the party are as … [Read more...] about Democrats can’t count on Latinos to swing the midterms
Stacey Abrams and the Second Reconstruction
]ATLANTA -- By engaging in voter suppression, Stacey Abrams' opponents are paying her the highest possible compliment. The former Democratic leader of the state House of Representatives, Yale Law School grad and the first African-American woman to be nominated by a major party for governor is so close to winning that Republicans seem to think the only way to stop her is to … [Read more...] about Stacey Abrams and the Second Reconstruction
Trump Supporter Cesar Sayoc Jr Arrested as Suspected Bomber
So much for the "false flag" theory pressed by some Twight Zoner Republican conservatives, including talk show host Rush Limbaugh and walking self-parody Geraldo Rivera, and Fox News' Lou Dobbs. So much for it being a "deep state" conspiracy to give Trump and his supporters bad names. The Florida man arrested as a suspect for sending mail bombs that could have assassinated a … [Read more...] about Trump Supporter Cesar Sayoc Jr Arrested as Suspected Bomber
“Mail Bombs Are False Flag, Hoax”
"Those mail bombs are a false flag, a hoax." The preceding statement in quotation marks summarizes what some people are actually claiming about those ten bombs that were mailed to high-profile Democrats and other high-profile public figures. From CBS News: As federal investigators work to discover who's behind the pipe bombs mailed to a number of prominent Trump … [Read more...] about “Mail Bombs Are False Flag, Hoax”
Democrats have nothing to lose — but a majority (or two) to win
WASHINGTON -- Dear Democrats, You can do this. Stop fretting and second-guessing. Get out of your own way. Concentrate on turning out the vote, and remember you have everything to gain in this midterm election and nothing to lose. I say you have nothing to lose because that is literally true. Republicans control both chambers of Congress, most governorships, most state … [Read more...] about Democrats have nothing to lose — but a majority (or two) to win
MAGA Bomber (Cartoon and Column)
After bombs were delivered to two former presidents, a former presidential candidate, a former CIA director, and other officials, the very first thing Republicans did was…make themselves the victims. Republicans, who have been accusing Democrats of not having anything to run on except hatred for Donald Trump, have been campaigning on fear. Some GOP candidates have accused … [Read more...] about MAGA Bomber (Cartoon and Column)
Stop the mob, Mr. President
WASHINGTON -- What hath Trump wrought? Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., last year pleaded guilty to assaulting a journalist. President Trump last week celebrated the assault. "Any guy that can do a body slam, he's my kind of -- he's my guy," Trump said to cheers. CNN's Jim Acosta said one man at the rally then looked at him "and ran his thumb across his … [Read more...] about Stop the mob, Mr. President
Cartoon: Trump and the Bombs
How Technology Can Positively Impact the LGBTQ Community
The history of the LGBTQ community is steeped in silence. For a long time, laws criminalizing homosexuality and sheer lack of communication and information kept gay individuals apart from each other. Following the Stonewall Riots and into the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and '90s, LGBTQ individuals organized through traditional means requiring in-person contact: posters and … [Read more...] about How Technology Can Positively Impact the LGBTQ Community
PCB Manufacturing Tips and Tricks
Printed circuit boards, or PCBs, are an enormous part of modern electronics manufacturing. Everything from the computer you're reading this on to the cell phone in your pocket functions thanks to one or more printed circuit boards. While the manufacture of these PCBs can be very lucrative, it can also be very competitive, leaving both start-ups and established companies … [Read more...] about PCB Manufacturing Tips and Tricks
No Way to Bake the American Pie (UPDATE)
UPDATE: Perhaps this story from the AP is emblematic of how Republicans are baking the "American Pie" for November 6. The town of Dodge City, Kansas, population 27,000, is “60 percent Hispanic after an influx of immigrants drawn to its two meatpacking plants.” While Dodge City had multiple polling locations until 2002, today it only has one. Other polling locations … [Read more...] about No Way to Bake the American Pie (UPDATE)
Our new era: first Soros now Obama, Clintons and CNN receive explosives in mail (UPDATE 3)
Yes we are in a new era. Within a week, first billionaire George Soros received explosives in the mail. And now the Secret Service has announced that former President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State and unsuccessful 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have received explosives in the mail. Oh, and this: someone sent … [Read more...] about Our new era: first Soros now Obama, Clintons and CNN receive explosives in mail (UPDATE 3)
The Trump presidency is a rogue operation
WASHINGTON -- Adel al-Jubeir, the Washington playboy cum Saudi foreign minister, on Sunday finally delivered the phrase we've all been expecting: They were rogue operators. "This was an operation that was a rogue operation," he told Fox News' Bret Baier of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a Virginia-based contributor to The Washington Post. Why would the … [Read more...] about The Trump presidency is a rogue operation
Cartoon: Waiting
The Village Voice’s photographers captured change, turmoil unfolding on New York City’s streets
When The Village Voice shut down in August, the city’s protest movements lost one of their biggest champions. Nick Lehr/The Conversation Tamar Carroll, Rochester Institute of Technology and Joshua Meltzer, Rochester Institute of Technology When The Village Voice, the nation’s first alternative weekly, closed in late August, social justice movements … [Read more...] about The Village Voice’s photographers captured change, turmoil unfolding on New York City’s streets
The surreal Saudi plunge into quicksand over Khashoggi
The Saudi plunge into quicksand over the death of Jamal Khashoggi is growing more surreal by the day. The only credible inquiry would have to come from the United Nations but it is treating the killing as a bilateral matter between Turkey and Saudi Arabia. It cannot act without a demand backed by sharp pressure from governments in the 15-member Security Council or the … [Read more...] about The surreal Saudi plunge into quicksand over Khashoggi
About That Modern-Day Yellow Journalism
A Vox story title asks a rhetorical question: "Is the media making American politics worse?" One might also ask, "Are the media teaching incorrect English grammar?" The word media is plural. One does not use a singular verb ("is") with a plural noun ("media"). Anyway, are the media making American politics worse? Answer: The American media have always - … [Read more...] about About That Modern-Day Yellow Journalism
When Will the End Be In Sight?
Is the end finally in sight? Aren't you tired of politics dominating our lives. We are approaching the finish line of the 2018 election marathon, with the winners still to be determined. Though the results are enormously important, a new election marathon that will finish in 2020 starts immediately after the 2018 race is over. It has reached a point where the competition and … [Read more...] about When Will the End Be In Sight?
Trump’s chance for peaceful engagement with Honduran refugees
Thousands of Hondurans who have grouped together - are walking toward us, toward the USA-Mexico border. They can be met and their pleadings sorted out while they are re-hydrated with barrels of fresh water instead interrogated at the barrels of firearms - the latter speaking of crassness instead of compassion to the thousands of tragedies those walking here are carrying as … [Read more...] about Trump’s chance for peaceful engagement with Honduran refugees
Black women could play a decisive role in midterms
WASHINGTON -- If a "blue wave" does let Democrats seize the House, protect endangered Senate seats and win key governorships, it looks likely that the party will have African-American women to thank. "Black women are the backbone of the Democratic Party, and we can't take that for granted," Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said last December on Twitter. In … [Read more...] about Black women could play a decisive role in midterms