Mark Twain supposedly said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”
Those of us old enough and paying enough attention to appreciate the interesting times in which we live have been hearing a lot of...
Since the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) demonstrated its monarchical authority over democracy again in December by failing to defend the landmark 1973 Roe versus Wade case that legalized abortion, right-wing states are racing against each...
Russia is holding an American citizen as a political prisoner.
Yes, you read that right.
Russia is holding an American citizen as a political prisoner.
Why you haven't heard about it is a very good question.
WMBA basketball player...
Most of us know what the Ukrainian flag looks like now after a month of wall-to-wall coverage of Russia's onslaught against Ukraine.
A month ago the only ones who knew the name "Volodymyr Zelenskyy" were probably...
If you have been paying attention to media coverage of the Ukraine/Russia crisis, you may have noticed what looks like a capital letter "Z" painted on Russian convoy vehicles.
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That mysterious symbol is also showing up...
There are fewer hate groups in the United States today.
According to Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), in a report titled "The Year in Hate and Extremism" for 2021, hate group membership dropped for the third straight...
It seems that, once again, the state of Florida is on pace to establish itself as a leader in America's growing authoritarian movement.
Banning schools from teaching anything that might resemble an appreciation for racial diversity...
One would assume Russian president Vladimir Putin's long-anticipated, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine would be the catalyst to unite both American political parties against a common foe.
Yet despite global democracies' condemnation of Putin, some members of...
“I have seen many scientific reports in my time, but nothing like this."
This is what United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said after reading a new report from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...
It's no surprise republicans want to eliminate anything resembling a social program that helps the poor, elderly, and middle class.
Since its passage in 1965, Medicare has been on the list of items at which the...
As nearly a dozen states are either contemplating or have decided to lift mask mandates, it's time to consider something that has gotten little consideration in the press these past two years.
As the second anniversary...
It appears wealthy right-wing donors behind the anti-mask, anti-vaccine, anti-democracy, anti-intellectual, "COVID hoax" wing of the republican party have widened their franchise.
Touting a so-called "freedom convoy," Canadian truck drivers protesting a vaccine mandate have fanned...
Many may have been assigned in high school the legendary science fiction author Ray Bradbury’s inimitable 1953 dystopic novel Fahrenheit 451.
If not, briefly, it’s a story about a future America in which books are banned, and...
Climate change is not typically something that energizes the so-called "Christian" right.
The single issue animating those who argue against women's right to their own reproductive health is abortion.
But the climate crisis and anti-choice activists' cries...
For a party so incensed over so-called "cancel culture," republicans sure have been doing a lot of canceling lately.
They want to cancel the teaching of "Critical Race Theory" in schools even though schools aren't teaching...
Many may have been assigned in high school the legendary science fiction author Ray Bradbury's inimitable 1953 dystopic novel Fahrenheit 451.
If not, briefly, it's a story about a future America in which books are banned, and...
In his speech last Thursday afternoon commemorating the first anniversary of the attempted coup against our government, President Joe Biden said:
“Rioters rampaging, waving for the first time inside this Capitol, the confederate flag that symbolized the...
In his speech Thursday afternoon commemorating the first anniversary of the attempted coup against our government, President Joe Biden said:
"Rioters rampaging, waving for the first time inside this Capitol, the confederate flag that symbolized the cause...
It happens to millions every year.
They have a medical emergency and assume their health insurance will cover the costs.
Then a month or so later they receive bills for the cost of "out-of-network" care.
In the midst...
As the one-year anniversary of the attempted coup against our government approaches next week, we reflect on how close we came to losing democracy.
The past year has provided a myriad of speculation, criticism, analysis, and...
