The Guardian — Mon 19 Dec 2022 Dutch Prime Minister apologises for Netherlands’ role in slave trade PM Mark Rutte says Dutch state ‘enabled, encouraged and profited from slavery’ for centuries Jon Henley Europe correspondent Mark Rutte has offered a formal apology on behalf of the Dutch state for the Netherlands’ historical role in the … Continue reading Follow-up: Apology for Slavery in Suriname Delivered by Dutch PM
Enough babble about the World Cup. Spare me the hype surrounding the Super Bowl. I’m not even thinking of MLB Spring Training. There’s a spot in the Big American History Record Book waiting to be filled, and I’m fed up & full to the eyebrows with waiting.
AP News: Report: World’s coal use creeps to new high in 2022 BY FRANK JORDANS December 16, 2022 BERLIN (AP) — Coal use across the world is set to reach a new record this year amid persistently high demand for the heavily polluting fossil fuel, the International Energy Agency said Friday. The Paris-based agency said … Continue reading Global Warming? Coal Usage Sets New Record Anyway
[NOTE: Some readers might wonder: why does this Quaker blogger post so often about Catholic church issues & development? Is it just because I was raised RC? No doubt that upbringing left its marks. [If you’re interested, this background is explored in my memoir, Meetings.] But there are broader reasons. Here are a few: — … Continue reading After Buying the Supreme Court for Rightwing Catholicism — Why not Add a Few Universities? Deal!
Pulitzer Prize-winning national columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. is retiring and wrote his final column Tuesday. “Time flew, didn’t it? Now, it’s time for me to fly off, too.”