* Hard Times For Press Freedom and Journos * A new report just out from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) takes a deep dive into press freedom in four U.S. 'swing states' just…

A younger Trump, according to his first wife’s divorce filings, kept and studied a book translating and annotating Adolf Hitler’s pre-World War II speeches in a locked bedside cabinet. (more…)

• The Blueprint •   While our culture, traditions and religion may differ, we pride ourselves on working hard, educating ourselves as much as possible, striving for better lives for our children,…

There's been a flush of diarrhea from the mouth of the former guy (TFG) as the nation readies for the upcoming election on November 5. Devoid of any sensible attempt to inform…

  ~ Special Counsel Prosecuting Trump Shows Us A Revealing Brief ~ Jack's got a new brief. It’s a nice brief. It’s a good brief. It’s a brief brief; only a 165-page…

President Jimmy Carter Turns 100. Happy Birthday! Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States of America. Jimmy Carter, a courageous man, an honourable man, a wise and gentle man, and a…

Ageing with Dignity: The Importance of Strengthening Care and Support Systems for Older Persons Worldwide ~ United Nations Theme 2024 ~ Population ageing is a major global trend reshaping societies worldwide. Life…

Not Always The Same   We cannot, of course, expect every leader to possess the wisdom of Lincoln or Mandela’s largeness of soul. But when we think about what questions might be…

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) * Press Release 2024.09.16 * On the second anniversary of the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protest movement, spurred by the death of Mahsa Amini, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has…

~ Our Gratitude ~   The Violence Against Women Act Turns 30, Today. By Professor Dale Margolin Cecka, director of the Family Violence Litigation Clinic at Albany Law School. Intimate partner violence…

Far-right Republican Congressman Mike Johnson, who is Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and second in line to the Presidency, is at it again in his role as Supreme Lackey, conveniently…

~ News Media. Politics. Pop Culture. Truth. ~ News Media and Presidential Campaigns ~ The style of campaigning is symbolic of – and results from – the central role played by the…

* What Is Labor Day In America About *   Labor Day is an opportunity to celebrate you, the American worker! The founders of the holiday envisioned this day as a way to…

~ Give 'Em Hell JR ~ John Russell, a freelance reporter for More Perfect Union who has traveled the country to cover new federally funded projects, spoke to the DNC crowd about…

WOW! Talk about conventions! That was a convention, wow. Prime time entertainment at its best. Drama. Comedy. Music. Dance. Anticipation. And the must-have in any prime entertainment production: Leave The Audience Hanging.…

Former occupant of the Oval Office who got booted out in 2020 said the civilian Medal of Freedom, like the one he gave to a billionaire donor, is better than the Medal…

A coalition of more than three-dozen journalism, civil-rights and consumer-rights organisations released a letter Thursday, 15 August, calling on news outlets to do a much better job reporting on rising authoritarianism and…

Across the country Americans are overcome with a strange feeling. For some, it’s a new Thing; for others it’s familiar but been buried in the shit pail of chaos and the fears…

~ Can't Ya Just Be Happy For The Released and Their Families ~ Upon learning of the Biden Administration’s role in the ‘historic’ prisoner swap with Russia, which included, among 16 released…

Dolores Huerta. Angela Davis. Jasilyn Charger.   We do need women in civic life. We do need women to run for office, to be in political office. We need a feminist to…

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Statement On President Biden’s Decision Not To Seek Reelection Jul 21, 2024 “President Biden has served our country with courage, compassion, integrity and decency. I am honored…

Dems Fighting Over ‘Virtual Roll Call’ To Nominate Joe Biden Before Convention ~ The Democratic National Committee says its virtual roll call will start next month. Some elected Democrats say it’s an…

Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat-New Jersey, found guilty on all 16 counts of bribery (more…)

Evita Ochel. Plato. William E Gladstone.   Until you realize how easily it is for your mind to be manipulated, you remain the puppet of someone else’s game. Evita Ochel.   Mankind…