On the Record: Jody Wilson-Raybould’s Devastating Testimony on the SNC-Lavalin Scandal
On the Record: Jody Wilson-Raybould’s Devastating Testimony on the SNC-Lavalin Scandal Trudeau tried to pressure justice minister to cut deal to let corporation avoid bribery prosecution, she says. By Tyee Staff February 27, 2019 | TheTyee.ca photo above:Jody Wilson-Raybould: ‘I come from a long line of matriarchs and I am a truth teller in accordance with the […]
TESTIMONY OF MICHAEL D. COHEN COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND REFORM U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 27, 2019
photo above: CNN Politics WN: I’ve spent a 40-year career working with prisoners and ex-prisoners. Many were clearly cons. Many were not. Some (I’m convinced) were entirely innocent. (See for instance Innocence Project Canada, and Innocence Project USA, reflect a moment, and weep.) The advance copy of Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen’s testimony before […]
John Walton’s Finest?
John Walton’s Finest? February 25, 2019 by Scot McKnight WN: John Walton (often with a co-author, including his son, J. Harvey Walton — as in this case) has been producing amazing publications on Hebrew Bible interpretation in the context of the Ancient Near East. One such explains his approach well: Ancient Near Eastern Thought and […]
A Centuries-Old Idea Could Revolutionize Climate Policy
[irp]A Centuries-Old Idea Could Revolutionize Climate Policy The Green New Deal’s mastermind is a precocious New Yorker with big ambitions. Sound familiar? Robinson Meyer Feb 19, 2019 illustration above: John Trumbull / Caitlin Ochs / Eric Vidall / Reuters / Thanh Do / The Atlantic WN: The Deal continues to sound hopeful! However, as we […]
How Colin Kaepernick Beat the NFL
How Colin Kaepernick Beat the NFL His settlement with the league is a major victory for the leader of the league’s protest movement. By Jeremy Stahl Feb 15, 2019 5:22 PM photo above: New York City, New York, JuLY 12 ,2020: In this photo we see a graphic artist drawing, painting, an artist made of […]
Nova Scotia Chocolatier Peace by Chocolate Pledges To Hire 50 Refugees By 2022
Nova Scotia Chocolatier Peace by Chocolate Pledges To Hire 50 Refugees By 2022 The now-famous company will also mentor 10 refugee startups over the next few years. Holly McKenzie-Sutter Canadian Press photo above: Andrew Vaughan/CP — Assam Hadhad, a Syrian refugee, displays a tray of chocolates at Peace by Chocolate in Antigonish, N.S. on Sept. […]
Why the Justice Department Can’t Be Trusted to Investigate Abysmal Conditions in Federal Prisons
Millennials are so over US domination of world affairs
by Bruce Jentleson Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Duke University July 26, 2018 6.36am EDT photo above: Millennials are not into the ‘We are the greatest country’ idea. Shutterstock WN: The article highlighted below is immensely hopeful – if millennials stay the course. Its final paragraphs read – significantly understated that they […]
Catholic leaders resist Trump’s ‘national emergency’ plan to fund border wall
Politics & Society Dispatches Catholic leaders resist Trump’s ‘national emergency’ plan to fund border wall Kevin Clarke February 15, 2019 photo above: President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez […]
Is Trump’s National Emergency (ANOTHER) Step Toward Fascism?
Is Trump’s National Emergency (ANOTHER)1 Step Toward Fascism? By Mark Bray, Truthout February 15, 2019 photo above: VALENCIA, SPAIN – MARCH 19, 2017: Photo with blurred background Ninot sculpture representing of Donald Trump placing a brick on the wall with mexico WN: The article highlighted is a balanced response to the question above. excerpts: […]
Ron Dart on Jordan Peterson, C. S. Lewis, Thomas Merton, Hermann Hesse
WN: My friend Ron Dart sent me a link to this fascinating discussion: “Ron Dart on Jordan Peterson, C. S. Lewis, Thomas Merton, Hermann Hesse”. Trust you enjoy it too!
The case for capping all prison sentences at 20 years
The case for capping all prison sentences at 20 years America’s prison sentences are far too long. It’s time to do something about it. By German Lopez; @germanrlopez; german.lopez@vox.com Feb 12, 2019, 7:30am EST image above: Christina Animashaun/Vox WN: The article highlighted is eminently reasonable, the evidence-based research solid, the way forward worldwide hopeful in […]
The New Report on Sexual Abuse in the Southern Baptist Church Is Proof of an Ongoing Crisis
The New Report on Sexual Abuse in the Southern Baptist Church Is Proof of an Ongoing Crisis A devastating report from two Texas newspapers has found at least 380 credibly accused church leaders and volunteers, and over 700 victims. Posted on February 11, 2019 WN: Safe to say, rampant sexual abuse is a profound Church […]
Why today’s criminal justice reform efforts won’t end mass incarceration
Why today’s criminal justice reform efforts won’t end mass incarceration WN: The article highlighted below is outstanding commentary on the horror and bankruptcy of mass incarceration. John Pfaff December 21, 2018 excerpts: Even with all the attention it receives, the scale of incarceration and punishment in the United States can still be hard to comprehend. […]
WATCH: This Viral Video of Ocasio-Cortez Explaining “Fundamentally Broken” US Democracy Has Been Viewed More Than 16 Million Times
WATCH: This Viral Video of Ocasio-Cortez Explaining “Fundamentally Broken” US Democracy Has Been Viewed More Than 16 Million Times Lawmaker “exposes just how much ‘bad guys’ can get away with”. Friday, February 08, 2019 by Common Dreams Andrea Germanos, staff writer WN: Wow! This is incredibly powerful! Please click on: “Fundamentally Broken” US Democracy
Anti-Semitic Violence Erupts in America
Anti-Semitic Violence Erupts in America By Joseph Kishore October 29, 2018 photo above: Reaction to anti-Semitic violence in Pittsburg, October 2018 WN: World News Daily Information Clearing House tends towards right wing distortion. But it carries as well great analysis such as that highlighted below. excerpts: Eleven people were killed in the slaughter in Pittsburgh, […]
Venezuela: The U.S.’s 68th Regime Change Disaster
Venezuela: The U.S.’s 68th Regime Change Disaster February 6, 2019 by Medea Benjamin – Nicolas J. S. Davies WN: An all-too-familiar story again is playing itself out in Venezuela. Western leadership, the U.S. in particular, foments lies and economic collapse towards regime-change goals. The article highlighted below tells thjat story. Similarly, “US ‘Regime Changes’: The […]
The Cautious Case for Climate Optimism
The Cautious Case for Climate Optimism Believing in a comfortable future for our planet probably means some giant carbon-sucking machines. life after warming Feb. 4, 2019 By David Wallace-Wells Photo illustration by Joe Darrow Adapted from The Uninhabitable Earth, by David Wallace-Wells, to be published on February 19 by Tim Duggan Books, an imprint […]