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The disempowered majority
WASHINGTON -- Starting next month, the United States will have a minority government. This assertion flies in the face of just about everything you have read, since the Republicans will control the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives. But the American system of representation, invented 229 years ago for 13 states that hugged the Atlantic shore, is … [Read more...] about The disempowered majority
Survey: Acceptance of Torture During War Growing
A global survey has found a major shift in public attitudes toward torture, with growing numbers of people approving the use of this forbidden practice to obtain "important military information." The survey, which was conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross, questioned more than 17,000 people in 16 countries between June and September about… … [Read more...] about Survey: Acceptance of Torture During War Growing
Fox To Guard Henhouse – Scott Pruitt Named To Head EPA
If you support environmental protection and failed to vote to keep Donald Trump out of the White House, shame on you. Even if you did your best to stop Trump, now is the time to pray that the environment survives the next four years of a Trump administration. More properly described as a right wing radical than as a conservative, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt … [Read more...] about Fox To Guard Henhouse – Scott Pruitt Named To Head EPA
Trump Lighting
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The Skinny on Pizzagate
December 7, 2016 Note to readers: This is the latest entry in Baby DonDon’s diary. The series imagines that President-elect Donald Trump has the emotional make-up of a five-year-old and confides his deepest thoughts—such as they are—to Andrew Feinberg, and to readers, every day. In his private moments, he always thinks of himself as Baby DonDon. Big date today, people. … [Read more...] about The Skinny on Pizzagate
Trump, Wherefore Art Thou?
Donald Trump was elected American president on a surge of populism, promising to bring manufacturing jobs back, deport immigrants, build a wall at the nation’s southern border (which Mexico would pay for), and generally make things better for America’s workers and middle class. He also promised to drain the swamp of Washington insiders and lobbyists, and change the culture in … [Read more...] about Trump, Wherefore Art Thou?
Cartoons: Pearl Harbor
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The Populist and His Crew of Billionaires (Guest Voice)
The Populist and His Crew of Billionaires By John L. Micek A cabinet populated by bankers and wealthy insiders. A $1 million premier package of tickets to the presidential inauguration in January. And a posh dinner with Mr. 47 Percent, himself, Mitt Romney. If his earliest actions are any guide, America's incoming chief executive isn't so much draining Washington's … [Read more...] about The Populist and His Crew of Billionaires (Guest Voice)
The 75th Anniversary of ‘A Date Which Will Live In Infamy’ (Update: Video)
UPDATE: Please scroll down to watch a video of Navy divers salvaging destroyers, supply ships, and other badly damaged vessels in Pearl Harbor after the December 7 attack --the “most immense dive and salvage operations to date. U.S. Navy: The divers faced extraordinary dangers: poisonous gas, unexploded ordnance, as well as the unknown of the destruction that … [Read more...] about The 75th Anniversary of ‘A Date Which Will Live In Infamy’ (Update: Video)
Trump claims $50 billion SoftBank investment due to his election win
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire business tycoon Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday he would invest $50 billion in the United States and create 50,000 new jobs, a move President-elect Donald Trump claimed was a direct result of his election win. The investment revived speculation that U.S. telecoms giant Sprint Corp <S.N>, 82-percent-owned by Son's SoftBank Group Corp … [Read more...] about Trump claims $50 billion SoftBank investment due to his election win
On Bullsh*t as a Political Strategy
The startling revelation by Trump surrogate and CNN commentator Scottie Nell Hughes that "There’s no such thing, unfortunately, anymore, of facts" has made the rounds by now. Discussing the President-elect's claim that he won the popular vote over Hillary Clinton when the three million votes for her by illegal aliens are subtracted from her total, Hughes explains (sort … [Read more...] about On Bullsh*t as a Political Strategy
Why Florida Needs More Than Amendment 2 in the Fight for Legal Marijuana
Medical marijuana has been a controversial subject for years. Nevertheless, as more and more people recognize the benefit of using marijuana’s medical applications, its use has become more common in treating a number of health conditions. With Florida becoming one of the most recent states to expand legislation for medical marijuana, there are many people celebrating in … [Read more...] about Why Florida Needs More Than Amendment 2 in the Fight for Legal Marijuana
In Trump’s America, ‘pizzagate’ could be the new normal
WASHINGTON -- I was home with my family Sunday afternoon when an email arrived from a reader with a proposal. He wanted to lynch me. "Rope, Tree, Journalist," the man wrote. "Some assembly required." To this slogan, made popular by T-shirts Donald Trump supporters wore at his rallies, my would-be hangman added his offer: "I will assemble for you." This bit of, … [Read more...] about In Trump’s America, ‘pizzagate’ could be the new normal
Cartoons: Paranoid Pizza
Too little too late, major news organizations started to report on fake news AFTER it helped elect an orange nimrod president of the United States. Now we have a nominee to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development that needs to be told that “HUD” is an acronym. Fake news is very dangerous. It’s gone beyond the danger of placing Donald Trump (with the help of Wikileaks, the … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Paranoid Pizza
Democrats Grapple With Uncertain Future Following Trump Victory
With the inauguration of Republican Donald Trump as the 45th U.S. president weeks away, Democrats are facing a winter of discontent and many questions as they contemplate the future. The party is looking to recover following Trump's election victory last month, a result that surprised and even shocked some Democrats who were musing about Hillary Clinton's… … [Read more...] about Democrats Grapple With Uncertain Future Following Trump Victory
Will a cryogenically-frozen corpse ever come back to life?
Is there any reason to freeze your body after death? Fer Gregory The final frontier. A teenager who tragically died of cancer recently has become the latest among a tiny but growing number of people to be cryogenically frozen after death. These individuals hoped that advances in science would one day allow them to be woken… … [Read more...] about Will a cryogenically-frozen corpse ever come back to life?
The proliferation of fake news presents real perils
WASHINGTON -- Fake news leads eventually to real tragedy. It almost got there Sunday when an idiot brought a loaded assault rifle into a Washington pizzeria, firing at least one shot, in an attempt to "self-investigate" a preposterous made-up conspiracy theory. No one was hurt -- this time. But the same kind of thing will happen again, thanks to the poison being … [Read more...] about The proliferation of fake news presents real perils
The new politics of fear
PARIS -- French Socialist President Francois Hollande knew which way the winds were blowing. His announcement last week that he would not seek reelection was a response to record-breaking unpopularity. But it also reflects weaknesses haunting the left and center-left throughout the democratic world. Donald Trump's victory may thus be only a particularly alarming portent … [Read more...] about The new politics of fear
Movie Review – “Lion”
Making his feature film directorial debut, Australian filmmaker Garth Davis has unexpectedly created this year's most heartwarming and touching movie experience. "Lion" is a fact-based movie that recounts the true story of Saroo Brierley and his 2014 non-fiction novel A Long Way Home, back when Saroo gets lost at a train station in his home country… … [Read more...] about Movie Review – “Lion”