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
Caravan of Haters (Cartoon, Column and Video)
As a caravan of migrants heads north toward the United States from Honduras, Donald Trump and Republicans are using it as a campaign issue to scare their supporters and give the GOP some momentum going into the midterms. Republicans are accusing Democrats and George Soros of funding the migrants, but if anyone has an incentive to finance their thousands-mile journey on foot, … [Read more...] about Caravan of Haters (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Writing while Gay in the Time of Trump (Guest Voice)
By Kyle Thomas Smith Two women had just kissed each other on the lips and were holding each other tight while in line for a photocopier at Park Slope Copy Center. “Excuse me,” I said. They turned, fear flaring in their eyes and anxiety gritting their teeth. It was the morning after Trump-Pence had won. Both women were still decked out in Hillary swag. I made a … [Read more...] about Writing while Gay in the Time of Trump (Guest Voice)
Mistake about Khashoggi
Arizona Mirrors the Midterm Divide
by Peter Funt PHOENIX - The race to pick a new U.S. Senator from Arizona underscores the tenor, tactics and tightness of the 2018 midterm elections. Two admired congresswomen are neck and neck as they seek to replace retiring Sen. Jeff Flake. Martha McSally, the Republican, and Kyrsten Sinema, the Democrat, are engaged in a high-stakes, high-spending campaign that … [Read more...] about Arizona Mirrors the Midterm Divide
Cartoon: Republican Voter Suppression
Jamal Khashoggi: Casualty of the Trump administration’s disregard for democracy and civil rights in the Middle East?
David Mednicoff, University of Massachusetts Amherst The international crisis over whether top Saudi Arabian leadership murdered U.S.-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is a striking example of the consequences of Donald Trump’s blanket disregard for democratic politics and human rights in other countries. This departure from decades of American foreign policy rhetoric … [Read more...] about Jamal Khashoggi: Casualty of the Trump administration’s disregard for democracy and civil rights in the Middle East?
Kushner and Trump: A Hit with the Saudis
by Blair Bless It pays to be friends with Jared Kushner. You can get away with murder. Or so thinks Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Early in his tenure as a special adviser to his father-in-law, Kushner went out of his way to become Best Friends Forever with the monarchical autocrat. Last year, Kushner travelled to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to … [Read more...] about Kushner and Trump: A Hit with the Saudis
Racism on the Rise in America
Racism is on the rise in America, or so it appears from a variety of news reports. Americans are witnessing a growing number of incidents in which cops are called on people of color who are doing mundane things. Here is a list of some places and people who have created unnecessary drama for people of color: Starbucks manager Nordstrom Rack in St. Louis, Missouri Hobby … [Read more...] about Racism on the Rise in America
Threats to journalism
‘Going low’ only validates Trump and debases America
By Richard Cohen Washington Post Writers Group Columnist Eric Holder, who has never been elected for anything in his life, has some advice for his fellow Democrats. Revising Michelle Obama's mantra -- "when they go low, we go high" -- Holder says "when they go low, we kick them." All through this great nation of ours, Republicans licked their chops. Someone should check to … [Read more...] about ‘Going low’ only validates Trump and debases America
TMV Financial Support
I’ve come to consider The Moderate Voice as a gathering of real friends and I know most of you feel the same way. In many respects, TMV friends are actually more real because of the way people open themselves up in their comments to various articles. Joe and Tyrone work hard behind the scenes while others are on the front lines providing interesting commentary for our … [Read more...] about TMV Financial Support