V-E Day plus 75
The “new times” upon which the nation has now embarked will pose their own distinctive challenges, as the Covid-19 pandemic makes unmistakably clear.
Trump must choose between a global ceasefire and America’s long lost wars
Like his predecessors from Truman to Obama, Trump has been caught in the trap of America’s blind, deluded militarism.
What happens after the virus?
What is the purpose of our existence? I can think of only one, and that is to make the lives of people on Earth as fulfilling as possible and for as long as possible.
Stupefied yet? What’s left but renaming: ‘Trumpington, DC’ or ‘Trump Tower White House’?
To coin a phrase, “To the spoiled victors go the victorious spoils.”
Former Honduran police chief charged with trafficking drugs to US
“Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, the former chief of the Honduran National Police, allegedly abused his positions in Honduran law enforcement to flout the law and play a key role in a violent international drug trafficking conspiracy.”
Only the poor starve: Hunger in the time of COVID
The World Food Program (WFP) warns that, “millions of civilians living in conflict-scarred nations, including many women and children, face being pushed to the brink of starvation, with the spectra of famine a very real and dangerous possibility.”
Bernie urges Treasury Secretary to clarify PPP loan forgiveness
"We encourage Treasury and the SBA to act now to avoid more confusion for small business owners and lenders."
Harvard and Jeffrey Epstein
“Once Epstein was convicted, Harvard should have cut him off from further communication with the [Faculty of Arts and Sciences]. He didn't deserve more.”
Canadian prime minister bans assault weapons 7 days after series of shootings
"There is no use and no place for such weapons in Canada."
A new low’: Betsy DeVos sued for garnishing wages of nearly 300,000 student loan...
"By continuing to use its harsh collection tools during this public health and economic crisis, the Department of Education is placing the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable student loan borrowers in peril."