Now that Roger Ailes is out of the Fox News building, the chief pervo on staff has gotta be cable news ratings king Bill O’Reilly. Many people are saying (see what I did there?) when he’s not making covert racist comments about women he’s lusting after them. An investigation by The New York Times reveals that a total of five women who have received payouts from either Mr. … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Smells like O’Reilly
Scores reported killed in Syrian gas attack on rebel area
By Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) - A suspected Syrian government chemical attack killed scores of people, including children, in the northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, a monitoring group, medics and rescue workers in the rebel-held area said. The Syrian military denied responsibility and said it would never use chemical weapons. The head of the health … [Read more...] about Scores reported killed in Syrian gas attack on rebel area
When Martin Luther King directed his own funeral and taught us about life
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 49 years ago today, April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn. He was standing on the balcony just outside Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel. It was 6:01 PM and he had just leaned over the railing and was speaking to a gospel choir leader named Ben Branch—who was going to perform later that evening at a civil rights rally. “Ben, you know Precious … [Read more...] about When Martin Luther King directed his own funeral and taught us about life
(Update) A Change in Tactics, or a Shift in Values?
UPDATE: While Americans anguish over the mounting toll of (unintended) civilian casualties as a result of allied air strikes in the Middle East (below) and the investigations continue, a monstrous regime -- or its Russian ally -- is suspected to have launched a deliberate chemical air attack on a Syrian city that “caused at least 58 people to choke to death, with responders … [Read more...] about (Update) A Change in Tactics, or a Shift in Values?
(UPDATED) Russia Scandal Bombshell: Trump Used Prince of Darkness To Enhance Putin Ties
It is a match made in hell: An ultra-conservative Christianist entrepreneur and Donald Trump fanatic who specializes in death and destruction and the autocratic leader of America's greatest adversary, who is no stranger to death and destruction himself, and has played the president like a cheap violin while sabotaging the Hillary Clinton campaign and promoting Russia's global … [Read more...] about (UPDATED) Russia Scandal Bombshell: Trump Used Prince of Darkness To Enhance Putin Ties
Trump falls from great media candidate to inept media president
A lot of things puzzle me about the presidency of Donald Trump. But none quite so much as how he went from being one of the most effective media candidates in modern history to one of the most inept media presidents. We are talking about someone who was in a league the last two years with… … [Read more...] about Trump falls from great media candidate to inept media president
Conspiracies, Conspiracy Theories, and Conspiracy Theorists
Everybody has secrets. We all have aspects of our lives that we don’t want others to know about. The problem with secrets is that they are only secret when they are kept secret, and there is sometimes a temptation to share the secret with someone. When we tell our secrets to someone, we ask that person to become part of a conspiracy and not share the secrets with anyone else. … [Read more...] about Conspiracies, Conspiracy Theories, and Conspiracy Theorists
Reports: Blackwater founder held secret Seychelles meeting to establish Trump-Putin back channel
More reports are coming out -- now seemingly at breakneck pace -- about Trump associates meeting with Russians. And the stories build on each other, even as the Trump administration (and Fox News) say the real issue is leaking and (discredited) charges that the Obama administration was spying on them. One new report asserts that a former Trump official met with a Russian spy … [Read more...] about Reports: Blackwater founder held secret Seychelles meeting to establish Trump-Putin back channel
Cartoons: Bill O’Reilly scandals
Theatres to screen Orwell’s 1984 to protest Trump
Toronto, Canada – Nearly 200 theatres worldwide will simultaneously screen the film version of George Orwell's dystopian classic, 1984, on Tuesday to protest US President Donald Trump. The idea, which is being called "National Screening Day", is the brainchild of Dylan Skolnick, co-director of the Cinema Arts Centre on Long Island, New York, and Adam Birnbaum,… … [Read more...] about Theatres to screen Orwell’s 1984 to protest Trump
Cartoon: Is Trump a spoiled brat?
Mike Slosberg is a cartoonist and novelist. He lives with his wife and hundreds of drawing pens on the Upper Westside of Manhattan, New York. You can see more of his cartoons and learn about his books by going to: mikeslosbergbooks.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Is Trump a spoiled brat?
(Update) Today’s Ecuador Elections May Decide if Julian Assange Finally Gets to Go ‘Home’
UPDATE: Although most of the exit polls were showing conservative candidate Guillermo Lasso winning in Ecuador’s presidential elections, Ecuador’s National Electoral Council has released preliminary figures giving his opponent, Lenín Moreno, 51.1% of the votes cast, and Lasso 48.9%, with 96.22% of the votes counted. Lasso is challenging the results and it is reported … [Read more...] about (Update) Today’s Ecuador Elections May Decide if Julian Assange Finally Gets to Go ‘Home’
Senators Vow Major Russia Scandal Probe As Trump Lies, Bobs & Weaves
(THIS IS AN UPDATE OF A PREVIOUS POST. IT INCLUDES SEVERAL NEW DEVELOPMENTS) We have come to expect rabid partisanship from Republicans, who have spent the last eight years trying to undermine one president and the last 10 weeks trying to prop up another. But partisanship does not begin to explain, let alone excuse, why these selfsame Republicans, who for decades portrayed … [Read more...] about Senators Vow Major Russia Scandal Probe As Trump Lies, Bobs & Weaves
Trump Is Supposed To Be President Of All The People. Then Why Is He So Scared Of Them?
President Trump's fear of the people he is supposed to be leading is pathetically obvious. Trump isn't just staying away from his beloved castle in the sky on Fifth Avenue in New York in dread of the immense protests that would bring his motorcade -- and much of Manhattan -- to a halt. With the exception of weekends at Mar-a-Lago, golf outings and trips to the comfy … [Read more...] about Trump Is Supposed To Be President Of All The People. Then Why Is He So Scared Of Them?
Trump and the bear in the woods
By E.J. DIONNE JR. WASHINGTON -- It is jarring to see pro-Trump conservatives indifferent or even hostile to investigations of Russian intervention in the 2016 campaign. Just a few years ago (it feels like an eternity), conservatives were jumping all over President Obama for his Russian "reset" and his first-term eagerness to negotiate with Moscow. Even further back, … [Read more...] about Trump and the bear in the woods
Climate Politics: Environmentalists Need to Think Globally, But Act Locally
By Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, University of Washington As President Trump pivots from a failed attempt to overhaul health care to new orders rolling back controls on carbon pollution, environmentalists are preparing for an intense fight. We study environmental politics, and believe the health care debate holds an important lesson for green advocates: Policies that… … [Read more...] about Climate Politics: Environmentalists Need to Think Globally, But Act Locally
Trump Builds a Watergate All His Own
by Michael Winship As the Trump Russia story continues to stutter forward, comparisons to Watergate are everywhere — and justifiably so. The revelations and denials, the slow unraveling of deception, the critical role of a free and independent press challenging the cover-up and digging for the truth are all very familiar, especially to those of us who actually were in … [Read more...] about Trump Builds a Watergate All His Own
Holocaust Survivor Confronts Trump’s Deportation Policies
Having had many relatives rounded up, hauled off to concentration camps and exterminated by the Nazis during World War II and having listened to the obscene threats by presidential candidate Trump to round-up and deport millions of undocumented immigrants, I was shaken to the core by a video I recently watched. It is the video of a Holocaust survivor of both the Auschwitz … [Read more...] about Holocaust Survivor Confronts Trump’s Deportation Policies
This one weird trick can solve all of Trump’s problems
WASHINGTON -- The name of the game is gaming the name. Politico last week reported on an innovative new policy from the Trump administration: An Energy Department official had directed staff "not to use the phrases 'climate change,' 'emissions reduction' or 'Paris agreement' in written memos, briefings or other written communication." A department spokesperson denied that … [Read more...] about This one weird trick can solve all of Trump’s problems
How Russia Benefits From a Trump Presidency
Quora Questions are part of a partnership between Newsweek and Quora, through which we'll be posting relevant and interesting answers from Quora contributors throughout the week. Read more about the partnership here. Answer from Ross Cohen, news junkie: If anyone doubts Russia is benefiting from the Donald Trump presidency, they just haven’t thought about it enough.… … [Read more...] about How Russia Benefits From a Trump Presidency