Empire or Humanity?
By Howard Zinn Posted on August 15, 2021 image above from the Movie Poster: The Fall of the American Empire WN: A character in the movie highlighted says: “That’s what destroyed the United States: money.” Now greed, fear and power—these three–remain for every empire known to humanity. But the greatest of these is Greed. And […]
Bomber Biden Sends in B-52 Bombers in a Tantrum over Taliban Advance
August 12, 2021 by Dave Lindorff photo above: AC-130 Spectre gunship rains random death from the sky in the name of America (US Air Force photo) WN: So much for “Mr. Nice Guy Biden”–who is just one more of a long line of Presidential mass murderers. The West fawns over his repeated–indeed admirable–rising above personal […]
Earth’s climate outlook grim but not hopeless, faith leaders say
Aug 10, 2021 by Brian Roewe Action photo above: A girl in Falmouth, Britain, plays with sand during a climate protest June 11. (CNS/Reuters/Tom Nicholson) WN: Hopeful indeed! Jesus would say: Faith communities arise! excerpts: Grim but not hopeless. A foreboding future but the potential for a better one, if immediate, systemic and sustainable action […]
‘Get scared’: World’s scientists say disastrous climate change is here
By ZACK COLMAN and KARL MATHIESEN 08/09/2021 04:01 AM EDT Updated: 08/09/2021 03:29 PM EDT photo above: Fire burns during a wildfire near the village of Schinos, Greece, on May 19, 2021. | Valerie Gache/AP Photo WN: We have met the enemy, and he is US.–Pogo We have seen the forecast, and it is NOW! […]
Cuomo investigation returns spotlight to workplace harassment
By Julia Manchester – 08/08/21 WN: This continues to be tragic for women. We read: “The real root of the issue is this extremely large gap of power between people who are most frequently being harmed in the workplace, who are often times not working in professional jobs, who are people who are making minimum […]
When Even the Conservative IEA Sounds an Alarm on Climate, the World Must Listen
By Daniel Ross, Truthout August 8, 2021 WN: The last quotation in this article is arresting: “We’re already the proverbial frog boiling in the pot,” [Rachel Cleetus, policy director with the Climate and Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists] says. “Every day we need to get up and fight for the world to […]
Looking to a post-pandemic Canada: What can we learn from the U.K.?
By Fahad Razak, Arthur Slutsky and David Naylor Fahad Razak, Arthur Slutsky and David Naylor are physicians and professors in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Drs. Razak and Slutsky are also on the medical staff of Unity Health Toronto. August 3, 2021 photo above: cardealermagazine.co.uk WN: Consensus health wisdom is: get vaccinated. […]
Am I Woke? Perhaps I am Awakening
by Christy Thomas July 31, 2021 photo above: youtube.com photo below: from the article, AREN’T JESUS’ TEACHINGS CONSIDERED “WOKE?” WN: Woke is described by Wikipedia thus: Woke (/ˈwoʊk/ WOHK) is a term, originating in the United States, that originally referred to awareness about racial prejudice and discrimination. It subsequently came to encompass an awareness of […]
This Is Why America Needs Catholicism
By Matthew Walther Mr. Walther is the editor of The Lamp, a Catholic literary journal, and a contributing editor at The American Conservative. image above: Vartika Sharma WN: Cogently presented and inspiring. Amen! excerpts: When I began reading through the archives of Triumph several years ago, I found these arguments striking. This was not because […]
Covid Is Now a Crisis for the Unvaccinated
By Aaron E. Carroll Dr. Carroll is the chief health officer for Indiana University. He’s also a writer who focuses on health research and policy. photo above: Tim Gruber for The New York Times WN1: The consistent messaging is: If for no other reason, because of our neighbour, we should get vaccinated. There is also […]