The Guardian: How the war has robbed Ukraine’s oligarchs of political influence Analysis: Five months since Russia’s invasion started, Ukraine’s wealthiest have gone quiet – but for how long? Isobel Koshiw in Kyiv — Sat 23 Jul 2022 Ukraine’s richest people, known in the country as oligarchs, are used to dominating political and economic life. … Continue reading Benched: Ukraine’s Oligarchs Are Waiting for a Break
A dispatch from Quaker flyover country. Let’s see now: I’ve been in North Carolina for twenty years. Twelve years ago, in 2010, the state government was taken over by a rightwing party that was a militant forerunner of today’s authoritarian MAGA movement. In the 12 years since then, Carolinians of more progressive views and values … Continue reading AN URGENT CALL FOR SOME PHILADELPHIA FRIENDS TO — “GET A CLUE”
A Life & Death Race. Not Exaggerating. AP News: Liz Cheney braces for primary loss as focus shifts to 2024 BY STEVE PEOPLES AND MEAD GRUVER — July 24, 2022 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Three weeks before the most significant election of her political career, Liz Cheney was nowhere to be seen as thousands of … Continue reading Liz Cheney: Running for Her Life
New York Times: There’s More Than One Way To Ban a Book [COMMENT: I read Lolita some years ago. Creepy. Unsettling. Perverse, but hardly prurient. Not for kids; but ban it? Nope. I never read Darwin, but if anyone still doubts the nub of his argument, then don’t worry about the latest COVID variants; God … Continue reading Banning & Suppressing Books: Part of Our (Not Very) Brave New World
Stephen Colbert “He chose not to act,” Colbert added. “Same review he got for [his cameo role in the movie] Home Alone 2.” The committee retraced Trump’s steps for the whole of January 6, including the afternoon spent watching Fox News in the White House. “Nothing unusual there – just an elderly man, parked in … Continue reading More Weekend Humor