…according to the Mayan elders, the sixty years after 2012 hold the key to this planet’s future; the world will go through such a dramatic transformation that it will be hardly recognizable by 2072. This will be for the great good of humankind. Much of the time in between will be something like a construction zone, with chaos as old systems collapse and are replaced by better … [Read more...] about Planet Earth, Construction Zone
Exposed: the lives of the super rich, via the Panama Papers
Unveiled Sunday: the hidden workings of a secretive industry that hides financial holdings and dealings of prime ministers, politicians, the super wealthy, and criminals. Shorthand: The Panama Papers. The year-long investigation -- a collaboration between more than 100 media organizations -- shows how middlemen protect themselves and their clients by concealing … [Read more...] about Exposed: the lives of the super rich, via the Panama Papers
Huge document leak exposes how the wealthy and powerful hide money
WASHINGTON — A massive leak of documents has blown open a window on the vast, murky world of shell companies, providing an extraordinary look at how the wealthy and powerful conceal their money. Twelve current and former world leaders maintain offshore shell companies. Close friends of Russian leader Vladimir Putin have funneled as much as $2… … [Read more...] about Huge document leak exposes how the wealthy and powerful hide money
Good News: Andrew Sullivan hired by New York Magazine as Contributing Editor
There's some good news for those who value solid, thoughtful political writing: former magazine editor and blogging pioneer Andrew Sullivan, who ran the late, great blog The Dish, will be back in writing action again -- hired by New York Magazine as Contributing Editor. Sullivan has long been a favorite of virtually anyone who has written on The Moderate Voice. He was one of … [Read more...] about Good News: Andrew Sullivan hired by New York Magazine as Contributing Editor
‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ Is A Celebration of Being Here And Now
5/5 Take these university ball players, trim their hair and shave off their John Oates mustaches and you have a movie that flickers so vividly with the glow of my fondest memories. No, I have never played baseball, nor have any of my friends payed it much more than a passing glance. If I’m honest, I didn't even go to college for a full year, and I certainly didn't share a … [Read more...] about ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ Is A Celebration of Being Here And Now
Trump’s many bigoted supporters
WASHINGTON -- In a Republican debate last month, Donald Trump was asked whether his claim that "Islam hates us" means all 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide hate the United States. "I mean a lot of 'em," Trump replied, as some in the crowd -- Trump supporters, presumably -- laughed and applauded. That ugly moment comes to mind in describing how many of Trump's … [Read more...] about Trump’s many bigoted supporters
Arrogant? Here’s how to become humble
Arrogant? Here’s how to become humble by Michael Mantell, PhD SAN DIEGO — Of course, those who really need this article probably won’t read it. That’s the way arrogance works. It makes you feel that you are better than the next person, that you certainly don’t need to change, and besides, no one is really smart enough to teach you anything. In fact, among the “superstars … [Read more...] about Arrogant? Here’s how to become humble
Here’s what happens when women are punished for having abortions
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said women should be punished for having abortions if the procedure is illegal in the US. In El Salvador, women are punished for having abortions. Some Salvadoran women say the near-total ban on abortions ends up punishing those who haven't even attempted to terminate their pregnancies. Paula Avila-Guillen — a lawyer… … [Read more...] about Here’s what happens when women are punished for having abortions
Cartoons: The rise of Trump
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoons: The rise of Trump
For the next president: NATO and other security partnerships
An interesting article from earlier this year that appeared in The American Interest. If you're not a subscriber (which I am not), this will be the only piece you can read from the site this month. I think there's a general failure to understand the need for security arrangements like NATO or the one the US has with Japan demonstrated by history. Russia's ability to … [Read more...] about For the next president: NATO and other security partnerships
If It Weren’t for Donald, The GOP Would Be Trying to Stop Ted
I don't need to convince anyone that the GOP presidential race has been a strange one. Not only are we contemplating the possibility that Donald Trump may be the Republican nominee, but Ted Cruz is in second place. You know, Senator Ted Cruz, the man we have all been told is the most hated elected Republican among Republican leadership in America. On the one hand, Cruz must … [Read more...] about If It Weren’t for Donald, The GOP Would Be Trying to Stop Ted
Cartoons: Abortion is Murder?
Abortion is Murder? By Clay Jones Let’s start this off with a clear understanding. The people striving to make abortion illegal are not “pro life.” Pro life means being for life. You can’t say you don’t want a fetus terminated but you’re for war, endless wars, unprovoked wars, wars for profit, or just for the Hell of it wars. You also can’t be for the death penalty, against … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Abortion is Murder?
Why the Poorly Educated Love Trump
"We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won with poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," said the Republican presidential front-runner about a month ago after a decisive win in the Nevada caucuses. Certainly Donald Trump has a special way of saying stupid things, even if what he really meant contains a kernel of truth. So many of us … [Read more...] about Why the Poorly Educated Love Trump
Why Trump Won’t Kill the GOP
Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson offer a contrarian take on the alleged GOP death spiral in The New York Times. Everywhere you look, in the year of Donald J. Trump, observers are talking about a national party realignment or a Republican death spiral. Our two-party system has not undergone a major realignment since the South became solidly Republican. There has not been a … [Read more...] about Why Trump Won’t Kill the GOP
What just happened in Nevada? Did Sanders suddenly beat Clinton?
Bernie Sanders scored a "surprise victory" over Hillary Clinton in Nevada on Saturday, taking 55% of the state delegates allocated on Saturday. With this win, at the June state convention the Sanders campaign has seats for 2,124 delegates and the Clinton campaign, 1,722. Saturday marked stage two in Nevada's Democratic Party caucus system, with precinct delegates attending … [Read more...] about What just happened in Nevada? Did Sanders suddenly beat Clinton?
Trump’s Just Winging It, and That Should Scare Everyone
Trump's Just Winging It, and That Should Scare Everyone By Dick Polman What's important to remember about Donald Trump is that our aspiring tinpot despot is wildly winging his presidential campaign. It's like he's the star of his own improv show. The problem is that every time Trump flaps his infamous yap, he loses audience share. A recent national poll says that he's … [Read more...] about Trump’s Just Winging It, and That Should Scare Everyone
A place called “Nowhere” (Poetic commentary)
“Today we live in places where the modern wars and terror have happened, is happening or at risk of happening and hence.” A place called "Nowhere" Our minds clueless and hearts of stone With eyes wide shut We shoot at each other in the dark Hoping to come close and bridge the gap For every two steps forward We take three back Stuck in this fool’s paradise And … [Read more...] about A place called “Nowhere” (Poetic commentary)
Nate Silver: Trump on the First Ballot or He’s (Probably) Toast
Nate Silver as well as Kyle Cheney and Ben Schreckinger at Politico made basically the same argument this past week that Donald Trump is so unpopular with the Republican Party establishment that he needs to win the nomination on the first ballot or will lose on a subsequent ballot when state-level rules allow delegates to vote for whomever they like. As Silver puts it, … [Read more...] about Nate Silver: Trump on the First Ballot or He’s (Probably) Toast
Marvel superheroes take over Hollywood
On April 14, 2008, Hollywood's gravitational pull got turned up a notch. That day, audiences for Iron Man were getting their first taste of the Marvel post-credits scene: "You think you're the only superhero in the world? Mr Stark, you've become part of a bigger universe. You just don't know it yet." Samuel L Jackson was… … [Read more...] about Marvel superheroes take over Hollywood
Trump loses?
Trump belongs to the media, not America. America and its corporate, largely right wing, media have been at war for so long that many of us believed America to be all over but for the shouting. The latest Washington Post/AP poll shows America reviving and the media catching all hell. It's about time. It took the dubious candidacy of Donald Trump to wake us up. There … [Read more...] about Trump loses?