Published on http://www.truth-out.org In traditional analog media, PBS NewsHour wonders – as if newly arrived on the planet Earth – what may be the cause and meaning of a Baltimo... Read more
Published on http://bad.eserver.org/ I have bedimm’d/ The noontide sun, call’d forth the mutinous winds,/ And ‘twixt the green sea and the azured vault/ Set roaring war. . . graves at... Read more
Published on brightlightsfilm.com “Let us try to focus all our energy and all of our love on these two men, George and Ben.” “Always, always, you must focus on the instrument you are... Read more
“The most important thing each of us can do is to try even harder to see the world through our neighbors’ eyes. To imagine what it is like to walk in their shoes, t... Read more
Published on http://truth-out.org I declined my recent invitation to join the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, which came in the form of conservative Dinesh D’Souza’s tweet: “... Read more
Published on http://sensesofcinema “The risk of a drift toward oligarchy is real and gives little reason for optimism.” Thomas Piketty (1) “So what do you think, now that the whole world wan... Read more
Donald J. Trump is set to regain office without clarity on the scope of presidential immunity and with a lingering cloud over whether outside special counsels can investigate high-level wrongdoing. [...]
Facing diminishing public support, some activists say all-or-nothing tactics are not working. “We have to make it OK for someone to change their minds.” [...]
Natalie Harp, a 33-year-old former anchor on a right-wing cable show, is poised to become the gatekeeper for information to and from the president. [...]
The longest-serving Senate leader is relinquishing his post in the next Congress and planning to use his influence in ways that could put him at odds with President-elect Donald J. Trump. [...]
The president-elect’s pledge to use tariffs to stem the flow of opioids from China could backfire if Beijing responds by ending counternarcotics cooperation. [...]
Scientists study the flight of hummingbirds to design robots for drone warfare. [...]
