Washington Post — Opinion I saw Mugabe wreck a democracy. The Jan. 6 hearings matter — a lot. Opinion by Evan Mawarire — June 14, 2022 Evan Mawarire, an evangelical pastor and the director of education at the Renew Democracy Initiative, is the inaugural Agora Institute-RDI dissident in residence at Johns Hopkins University. In 2008, … Continue reading It CAN Happen Here, Like It Did In Zimbabwe
AP News: GOP, Dem Senate bargainers divided over gun deal details BY ALAN FRAM — June 16, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic and Republican senators were at odds Thursday over how to keep firearms from dangerous people as bargainers struggled to finalize details of a gun violence compromise in time for their self–imposed deadline of … Continue reading Gun Reform Bill Wobbles, Misses Deadline. Surprised?
[NOTE: It pains me to be hoping this opinion column is correct. I’m new to the business of promoting wars. But here I am, still rooting for Ukraine to avoid the destruction and erasure planned for it and its people by Putin, and knowing no other way. No surprise that I’m also thinking today of … Continue reading Ukraine: Not Losing, But Not Winning
.AP News: Synagogue challenges Florida abortion law over religion BY CURT ANDERSON — June 14, 2022 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A new Florida law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks with some exceptions violates religious freedom rights of Jews in addition to the state constitution’s privacy protections, a synagogue claims in a lawsuit. The lawsuit filed … Continue reading Florida “Rabbi Rouser” Sues to Stop DeSantis Anti-Abortion Law
NOTE: A long interview with the archetypal Iraq War era whistleblower, who served seven-plus years in prison (most in solitary) for lifting the lid on much of the u.S. torture program and other atrocities. Recently back from a week of volunteer relief work on the Ukrainian border, she’s working to put down roots and find … Continue reading Chelsea Manning: Survivor