Biden’s 2024 challenge: Winning over white working-class voters
Published by AFPWashington (AFP) - He calls himself "Joe from Scranton," the offspring of a family from a blue-collar city who wants to preserve the dignity of all working people. But President Joe Biden will have his work cut out for him if he is to win over some of the working-class voters who cast ballots for Donald Trump in the last election. White working-class voters -- … [Read more...] about Biden’s 2024 challenge: Winning over white working-class voters
Kristallnacht, 85 years ago, marks the point Hitler moved from an emotional antisemitism to a systematic antisemitism of laws and government violence
The Boerneplatz synagogue in flames on Nov. 10, 1938, during the ‘Night of Broken Glass’ in Frankfurt, Germany. History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Michael Scott Bryant, Bryant University Late in 1938, Nazis across Germany attacked Jews and their homes, businesses and places of worship and arrested about 30,000 Jewish men. The attacks … [Read more...] about Kristallnacht, 85 years ago, marks the point Hitler moved from an emotional antisemitism to a systematic antisemitism of laws and government violence
Shall we pray?
by Don Hermann I’m not one who has relied on the prayer to help himself deal with various problems as they arise in life. However I will say there have been crises where I tried anything and everything a rational person could think of and more. Prayer was one of those things I not only considered, I tried. When both my daughter and wife got major chronic illnesses at … [Read more...] about Shall we pray?
Trump 2024: Impeached, indicted – and popular as ever
Published by AFPWashington (AFP) - He was impeached twice. He has been found liable in fraud and sexual abuse lawsuits. He is charged with 91 felonies, accused of recklessly endangering national security, and of conspiring to defraud the United States. If that sounds like the kind of resume unbecoming of a leader of the free world, millions of Americans disagree -- and want … [Read more...] about Trump 2024: Impeached, indicted – and popular as ever
Hamas Propaganda War
How can one determine who is winning or has won the war between the Israel Defense Forces and Hamas in Gaza? Is it the number of people killed, the amount of land taken, the number of buildings destroyed? Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyhu has declared the destruction of Hamas is the war’s avowed aim, but that does not seem likely when the Hamas adherents are mixed in with the … [Read more...] about Hamas Propaganda War
Origin: October Twenty Sixth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Three
Was the day that my first piece appeared in print. I have not been out of it since. I won't go into long details about the career since then. (I was particularly obtuse and didn't fully commit to writing as a profession until the winter of 1975, but that's another story.) But my career begins sitting on the grass of the Brown-Lupton Student Center. On the lower … [Read more...] about Origin: October Twenty Sixth, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Three
Mike Johnson is scarier than Jim Jordan
Last week, every House Republican agreed that "mild-mannered" Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) should be the man to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker of the House. Whether that party-line vote came from chaos fatigue (22 days without a leader) or the support of disgraced former president Trump is possibly a coin toss. After blackballing Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) who voted … [Read more...] about Mike Johnson is scarier than Jim Jordan
From relative unknown to WTH? Mike Johnson holds political positions at odds with most Americans.
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) is a junior member of the House, who came to Washington as a federal elected official concurrently with Trump, in January 2017. He served less than one term in the Louisiana House before running for Congress, having been elected in 2015 to fill an open seat. On a party-line vote (220-209), Johnson did what House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), … [Read more...] about From relative unknown to WTH? Mike Johnson holds political positions at odds with most Americans.
MIKE WHO? HELLO TO A REPUBLICAN LOON WHO LOVES THEOCRACY.
To the surprise of absolutely nobody with a functioning intellect, House Republicans have finally solved their leadership crisis by replacing an election-subverting Trump butt-kisser (Kevin McCarthy) with an election-subverting Trump butt-kissing Christian nationalist backbencher with no leadership experience who says that his abhorrent policy views in the secular realm are … [Read more...] about MIKE WHO? HELLO TO A REPUBLICAN LOON WHO LOVES THEOCRACY.
Jewish response to Hamas war criticism comes from deep sense of trauma, active grief and fear
A house in a kibbutz In Be'eri, Israel, was the scene of part of the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023. Amir Levy/Getty Images Dov Waxman, University of California, Los Angeles In the wake of the Hamas terror attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the Israeli military response, Jewish people in Israel and around the world have, at times, been posting on … [Read more...] about Jewish response to Hamas war criticism comes from deep sense of trauma, active grief and fear
NETFLIX TO OPEN RESTAURANTS (CARTOON)
Violent and disturbing war images from the Mideast can stir deep emotions — a PTSD expert explains how to protect yourself and your kids from overexposure
Images of devastation, like the one shown here following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip, can take a heavy mental toll. AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University The past few years have been filled with a seemingly endless stream of painful stories and images coming from across the globe, including the loss of … [Read more...] about Violent and disturbing war images from the Mideast can stir deep emotions — a PTSD expert explains how to protect yourself and your kids from overexposure
How to deal with visual misinformation circulating in the Israel-Hamas war and other conflicts
Social media is often used during times of conflict to spread fake news. Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images Paul Morrow, University of Dayton In the three weeks since war began between Israel and Hamas, social media has been taken over with images and stories of attacks, many of which proved false. For example, within hours of Hamas’ surprise … [Read more...] about How to deal with visual misinformation circulating in the Israel-Hamas war and other conflicts
CO-DEFENDANT CONDIMENTS (CARTOON, COLUMN AND VIDEO)
I think after Jenna Ellis flipped in the Fulton County Case, and then we found out about Mark Meadows’ immunity deal and testimony with Special Counsel Jack Smith, that it's time for the ketchup cartoon. Plus, I really like this one. I still laughed while drawing it this morning. Ellis is the third attorney for Trump to flip on him. She was facing two charges, including … [Read more...] about CO-DEFENDANT CONDIMENTS (CARTOON, COLUMN AND VIDEO)
Suspect in mass shooting found dead, drawing ‘sigh of relief’ in Maine
Published by AFPLewiston (United States) (AFP) - The suspect in a mass shooting that killed 18 people in the US state of Maine has been found dead, the state's governor said Friday, ending a two-day manhunt that mobilized hundreds of law enforcement agents and set jittery residents of the northeastern state on edge. Robert Card, a 40-year-old Army reservist, died of a … [Read more...] about Suspect in mass shooting found dead, drawing ‘sigh of relief’ in Maine
Israel: The Moral Bulwark of the West
Embed from Getty Images By Boris Kheyfets Israel must assume the mantle of moral leadership in the West. A decisive military victory, buoyed by a program of De-Nazification, will compel the West to abandon its obsession with luxury beliefs and empower the West to solve problems that matter. Israel and the Morality of the West Days after Oct. 7, the destruction … [Read more...] about Israel: The Moral Bulwark of the West
‘I see no happy ending’ — a former national security leader on the Gaza hostage situation
Israelis whose relatives are being held hostage demonstrate on October 26, 2023 in front of the Defense Ministry building in Tel Aviv, demanding the government to bring back their loved ones. Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images Gregory F. Treverton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Hamas took more than 200 people hostage … [Read more...] about ‘I see no happy ending’ — a former national security leader on the Gaza hostage situation
MEET THE NEW BOSS (CARTOON AND COLUMN)
Meet Mike Johnson, the new Speaker of the House. He sounds like a real sweetheart if you like to cuddle with Nazis. After so many failed attempts to install a Speaker after Republicans (not Democrats) removed Kevin McCarthy, Republicans had to resort to someone nobody knows all that well. Mark who? Oh, wait. It’s Mike. Right? Louisiana Representative Mike Johnson will now … [Read more...] about MEET THE NEW BOSS (CARTOON AND COLUMN)
Israel Is Not Just An Intelligence Failure, It’s A Mentality Failure
By Thomas Hoffman Following the withdrawal of Afghanistan, the death of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, and relatively peaceful times, the public seems to have let its guard down. Many have made the absurd assumption that all terrorism is dwindling. At least here in America, the public seems to be at ease with the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. The attack on … [Read more...] about Israel Is Not Just An Intelligence Failure, It’s A Mentality Failure