Obama Exits by Clay Jones This is the last cartoon I’ll ever draw on Barack Obama while he’s still president. It’s kinda sad. It’s also frightening. Blood curdling terrifying even. I intended to draw something reflective of his legacy but I wasn’t really into it. Once again I went with making an attempt at humor, and hopefully to spotlight what’s blood curdling … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Obama Exits
Members of Congress Boycotting Inauguration Setting Poor Precedent
Friday is inauguration day. The swearing-in of a new President signifies the peaceful transfer of power – one of many things that makes our nation unique. We’re talking about the start of an era though, to hear many tell it, one may think it’ll be the start of an error. That extends to than 65 Democratic members of Congress (at last count) including the venerable John Lewis … [Read more...] about Members of Congress Boycotting Inauguration Setting Poor Precedent
Saying Farewells at Defense
Along with picking the heads of Cabinets and Agencies, an incoming president gets to select, nominate and -- if confirmed -- have serve for him several Department of Defense (DoD) officials. Of course the most important position within DoD -- America's oldest and largest government agency -- is the Secretary. For this position, presently filled by Ash Carter, the newly … [Read more...] about Saying Farewells at Defense
The problem with photojournalism and Africa
Whenever "Africa" is in the headline of mainstream US and European media sources, especially those that are highly regarded, I wince. I know the storyline is going to suffused by disappointment and resignation about Africa failing, once again. While the rest of the world and its modern inhabitants are technologising and digitising, happily going about wearing… … [Read more...] about The problem with photojournalism and Africa
Defending Barack Obama One Last Time
With Barack Obama's presidency coming to an end, I want to defend the man one last time. I am able to do such a thing because I don't live in a Right-wing bubble. I've never had Obama Derangement Syndrome. In fact, for the last eight years, I have spoken against Obama Derangement Syndrome. No, I never voted for Obama. Anyone who has read my posts during his presidency … [Read more...] about Defending Barack Obama One Last Time
Netanyahu and the Israeli media
Netanyahu and the Israeli media By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — By all accounts, power breeds insecurity, at times even paranoia. The longer a person holds on to power the more fearful does s/he become of suspected machinations by ostensibly loyal colleagues and, to an even greater extent, criticism in the media. Though we hear very little about attempts within the … [Read more...] about Netanyahu and the Israeli media
Inauguration Consternation
WASHINGTON -- Why is this inauguration different from any other? Let's start with the fact that most Americans are not happy that Donald Trump is about to become president. The Washington Post/ABC News poll this week found that Trump enters the Oval Office with the lowest favorable ratings since the question has been asked. Only 40 percent view Trump favorably. That … [Read more...] about Inauguration Consternation
Cartoon: Trump’s Inaugration
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: Trump’s Inaugration
The Betsy DeVos Hearing: ‘Those Potential Grizzlies’
I watched some of the Senate confirmation hearings for several of president-elect Trump’s proposed cabinet members. Reflecting on yesterday’s hearings, the president-elect’s close aide Kellyanne Conway “blasted Democrats for ‘trying to embarrass’ the incoming administration's Cabinet nominees,” according to The Hill. Following yesterday’s hearing of Trump’s nominee for … [Read more...] about The Betsy DeVos Hearing: ‘Those Potential Grizzlies’
Rural America, already hurting, could be most harmed by Trump’s promise to repeal Obamacare
By Margaret Greenwood-Ericksen, National Clinician Scholar, Clinical Lecturer, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, University of Michigan, University of Michigan and Mahshid Abir, Professor, University of Michigan. A hospital worker removing a plaque from Sac-Osage Hospital, which closed its doors in 2015. Orlin Wagner/AP The health of rural … [Read more...] about Rural America, already hurting, could be most harmed by Trump’s promise to repeal Obamacare
Cartoon: Day One for Trump
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McClatchy on Trump Campaign and Russia
Peter Stone and Greg Gordon report on a multi-agancy investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russiam attempts to imflience the election for McClatchyDC.com. The FBI and five other law enforcement and intelligence agencies have collaborated for months in an investigation into Russian attempts to influence the November election, including whether money from the … [Read more...] about McClatchy on Trump Campaign and Russia
He’s In!
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Will Trump evict reporters from the White House?
WASHINGTON -- I followed the routine on Tuesday that I had hundreds of times covering the Clinton, Bush and Obama presidencies. I flashed my White House press pass at the guard at the northwest gate, cleared security and walked unmolested up the North Lawn driveway to the West Wing. I entered the press room, dropped my briefcase at the Post desk, then crossed into the … [Read more...] about Will Trump evict reporters from the White House?
Truth or Twitter? Why Donald Trump Is No John Steinbeck
Donald Trump bragged, via tweet, that he’s the Ernest Hemingway of Twitter. Unfortunately for us, the new president possesses neither the courage nor the self-control of Hemingway, winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature for writing unforgettably about bravery under fire. As the problems created by Trump-tweets pile up, the source of Trump's addiction to Twitter has become … [Read more...] about Truth or Twitter? Why Donald Trump Is No John Steinbeck
Blaming Obama for Trump
Peter Wehner blames the rise of Trump on Barak Obama in The New York Times. Jonathan Chait responds in New York Magazine. Wehner served loyally under George W. Bush and refuses to acknowledge that administration’s catastrophic failures. This is an administration that sold an entire war on false premises, pressuring the intelligence community to bend its findings to support … [Read more...] about Blaming Obama for Trump
Does Inequality Matter Anymore?
Does Inequality Matter Anymore? by jdledell Oxfam (one of my favorite charities) issued a report that the NY Times amplified. This report indicated 8 men have accumulated as much wealth as the bottom 3.5 billion people on Earth. If one thinks about this for a minute, it can stagger the synapse of the brain. Here is the List: 1 – $75 billion – Bill Gates - Microsoft 2 … [Read more...] about Does Inequality Matter Anymore?
Dems Could Cobble Together House Majority If Trump Unpopular
It has long been assumed that House Republicans are safely ensconced in the majority at least until the next round of redistricting following the 2020 census. Those odds have left many Republicans gleeful and Democrats bereft that, with the Senate geographically out of Democratic hands until ’20 (a 50-50 split seems to be their best option at this point), there would be no way … [Read more...] about Dems Could Cobble Together House Majority If Trump Unpopular
Donald Trump and The Age of Uncertainty
Though some analysts have called our time the Second Gilded Age, it is more appropriate to label it as the Age of Uncertainty. With Donald Trump in the White House, the direction the nation will take, both in terms of domestic issues and foreign affairs, is veiled in uncertainty. And with America’s path and policies unclear, the world as a whole must accommodate to a perplexing … [Read more...] about Donald Trump and The Age of Uncertainty
They will be missed
One of the most important things I’ve done as President is read messages from Americans like you. And whether you sat down to write me a letter back in 2009 or just last week, I wanted to say thank you for writing. Letters like yours have given me the chance to hear the real stories that make up the ever changing narrative of America. They are stories of your setbacks and … [Read more...] about They will be missed