Reported Covid Deaths by U. S. Region: Northeast – 211,923 deaths Midwest – 211,648 deaths West – 189,805 deaths South – 378,472 deaths RANDOLPH SEALS, 39, WAS elected the coroner for Bolivar County, in rural western Mississippi, in 2015. But the relentlessness of the deaths linked to Covid, and his personal ties to so many … Continue reading A Special Scourge of the South: Covid at 1 Million Deaths
AP News: US, Western Europe fret over uncertain Ukraine war endgame BY MATTHEW LEE — May 11, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — An interminable and unwinnable war in Europe? That’s what NATO leaders fear and are bracing for as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds into its third month with little sign of a decisive military victory … Continue reading Seeking a Ukraine “End Game”, and The Divergent Evolution of the Ukrainian & Russian Armies
AP News: Detailed ‘open source’ news investigations are catching on – in Ukraine & Elsewhere BY DAVID BAUDER – May 8, 2022 NEW YORK (AP) — One of the more striking pieces of journalism from the Ukraine war featured intercepted radio transmissions from Russian soldiers indicating an invasion in disarray, their conversations even interrupted by … Continue reading War Notes: Catching Up
I can relate to this article. I published one like it in a Boston alternative weekly in early January of 1973. Angry letters poured in for weeks, until January 22, when Roe v. Wade was issued; then my qualms & quibbles were instantly forgotten. I wasn’t sorry. Since then, some of my views have evolved, … Continue reading A Progressive Catholic Goes There: Against Abortion, But Supports Keeping Roe
Some liberal pundits are predicting a tidal wave of backlash against the leaked SCOTUS decision to reverse Roe & Casey, the decisions that have made abortion a right since 1973, forty-nine years ago. (The full text of the draft decision is here.) I’ve written that, while a Roe supporter, I’m not at all sure any … Continue reading Quakers & the End of Abortion Rights: A Very Mixed Bag