As abortion ruling nears, U.S. Supreme Court erects barricades to the public By Lawrence Hurley – June 17, 2022 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Encircled by an ominous security fence and off-limits to the public since March 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court is poised in the coming weeks to issue a major ruling that could dramatically curtail … Continue reading Supreme Court Takes Itself Hostage
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?
Rockets and artillery dictate policy on Ukraine Gwynne Dyer — Jun 16 2022 Gwynne Dyer is a UK-based Canadian journalist and long-time commentator on international affairs. OPINION: How would we know if the United States is deliberately starving Ukraine of weapons in order to force it into a compromise peace settlement that leaves some Ukrainian … Continue reading Ukraine: Now to the “Drip-Drip” War?
[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
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