Ukrainians Are Far From Unified on NATO. Let Them Decide for Themselves.
After weeks of media panic over a purported Russian military invasion of Ukraine, there may be a chance for the conflict to be resolved through negotiations. However, the public conversation about the Russian-Western conflict in Ukraine is quite ironic. It focuses on guarantees that Ukraine will not join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization military alliance […]
Read More
How Can Workers in “The Great Resignation” Harness Leverage Long-Term?
Public resignations started to go viral in 2021. Workers began sharing text messages on platforms like Reddit and Twitter to celebrate the exact moments when they reached breaking points with their employers. One exchange that went viralThis was earlier in the year Boss:Hey Brandon. We’re short staffed for rest of year because Sarah just quit […]
Read More
Pretending Biden Is Blameless on COVID
As the bad news continues to throb about the coronavirus, it’s easy to see the lack of political vitriol towards this president. President Joe Biden gets a free pass. On CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Dec. 19, reporter Mark Strassmann solemnly marked “another milestone in mourning.” “Bells tolled Thursday for 800,000 Americans dead from the […]
Read More
Democrats Are Losing Grip on 2 Key Demographics, Winsome Sears Says
Winsome Sears (the Republican lieutenant governor elect of Virginia) told The New York Times that Democrats face losing black and immigrant votes. As an immigrant from Jamaica, and the first black woman elected to statewide office in Virginia, Sears told The New York Times she was the perfect person to kickstart her demographic’s political realignment in America. “The message […]
Read More
No Wonder People, Businesses Are Dumping California
The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, recently ranked California 48th among the 50 states for personal and economic freedom. The study also examines fiscal and regulatory policies. For the first time, California’s population decreased last year, resulting in the loss of a congressional seat. In the third quarter, 150,000 people left California on average, […]
Read More
AOC’s Grasp on American Governance Is ‘a Farce’
Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, echoing the complaint of the Democratic Party establishment, believes that Sen. Joe Manchin engaged in an “egregious breach” of President Joe Biden’s trust by refusing to support his welfare-expansion plans. “The idea that Joe Manchin says that he can’t explain this back home to his people is a farce,” said Ocasio-Cortez, […]
Read More
World’s Most Destructive Climate Disasters of 2021 Cost Nearly $200 Billion
A new report, released Monday, shows that 2021 will continue the trend of climate devastation worldwide that is costing the world economy hundreds of billions of dollar as planet-heating emission unleash exactly the kind damage scientists have warned about for many decades. The new report by Christian Aid — entitled “Counting the Cost 2021: A […]
Read More
Desmond Tutu (1931-2021) Speaks on Apartheid, Palestine, Climate Crisis and More
At 90, Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, an anti-apartheid icon has died. Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his efforts to end white minority rule within South Africa. After the fall of apartheid in South Africa, Archbishop Tutu headed the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He advocated for […]
Read More%20Speaks%20on%20Apartheid,%20Palestine,%20Climate%20Crisis%20and%20More){kind=link}
January 6 Committee to Investigate Trump’s Calls to Allies Before Capitol Breach
The House committee investigating the assault on the Capitol last Jan. 6 will probe former President Donald Trump’s phone calls to allies stationed at the Willard HotelBennie Thompson (D-Miss.) was the chairman of the committee in Washington, hours before the attack. The Guardian. Thompson informed the outlet that although the panel cannot request records from […]
Read More
We Are Not Returning to “Normal.” 2022 Must Be a Year of Change.
President Joe Biden cast his successful election as a signal of a return to some semblance of normalcy after the chaos that defined the reign of Donald Trump, as if “normal” could describe a world obsessed with profit and facing a pandemic and climate crisis. 2021 was a year filled with uncertainty and harsh right-wing […]
Read More