CNN Opinion: As a Jewish American, I don’t see this country quite the same way after January 6 CNN Opinion by Nathan Wolfson — July 25, 2022 Nathan Wolfson is the deputy digital director and social media manager at J Street, a pro-Israel, nonprofit advocacy group. He lives in Washington, DC. The views expressed here are his … Continue reading Watching January 6: Bags Packed, Ready to Flee
[NOTE: It appears that pope Francis yearns to help mediate an end to the Ukraine-Russian war. It also appears that a tangle of ecumenical, historical and political issues, in addition to the course of the fighting itself, is keeping him on the sidelines. The U. S. progressive Catholic paper describes the complex impasse below. Such … Continue reading Francis & Ukraine: The Pope As Paralyzed Peacemaker
Daily Mail, UK-Sweden and Finland are CLEARED to join NATO after negotiations with Turkey and ahead of Biden’s meeting with Erdogan on Wednesday By EMILY GOODIN, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER IN MADRID FOR DAILYMAIL.COM — 28 June 2022 > The leaders of Turkey, Sweden and Finland have signed a trilateral agreement that will clear the … Continue reading Sweden & Finland Cleared to Join NATO; & Is Putin Now Winning In Ukraine?
The formal dissent, jointly written by Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sotomayor, minces few words but primarily adopts a tone of deep concern or even alarm about the implications of the majority’s ruling. Probably the harshest attack on the majority comes on Page 5, where the dissenters assert:
Washington Post: The war in Ukraine is on track to be among modern history’s bloodiest It is killing far more soldiers per day than the typical war — and all signs point to protracted conflict By Paul Poast —June 23, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is entering its fifth month, and there is no end … Continue reading Ukraine’s Casualty Count Is Big; it Will likely Get Much Bigger