Nightmare on Grocery Street: Panic buying and distressed workers as pandemic crisis hits home

By Robert A. Vella As I drove into the local grocery store parking lot yesterday, the first thing I noticed Continue reading →

A Madman struggles with reality and his own failures, plus other news

By Robert A. Vella There are the objective realities of the world around us, and there are our subjective perceptions Continue reading →

Trump’s feint, unsanitary conditions at the border, the privatization of police, and today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella Trump’s feint This morning, the mainstream news media reported that President Trump overrode war-hawks in his Continue reading →

Sudan crackdown, Darwin shooting, Abortion fight, Judge flips, Senators irked, FBI grilled

By Robert A. Vella Today we’ll cover the deadly crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in Sudan, a rare mass shooting in Continue reading →

In New Zealand, broad support for ban on assault weapons following massacre

Six days after the shootings, politicians from across the spectrum and many lobby groups associated with gun use rallied around Continue reading →

Congress rebukes Trump, U.S. grounds 737, Feds probe Cohen-Giuliani, DOJ inaction on election fraud

By Robert A. Vella Congress rebukes Trump Today, the U.S. Senate will pass a joint resolution nullifying President Trump’s national Continue reading →

Budget deal passes Congress without border wall, Trump declares “national emergency” to appease his base

By Robert A. Vella Yesterday, Congress passed a bipartisan budget deal to avoid another costly government shutdown with  minimal funding Continue reading →

Budget deal reached, Nat. Enquirer update, Russia investigation, GOP defies UT voters, Aussie gov. rebuffed

By Robert A. Vella Budget deal reached A bipartisan group of legislators have reached a budget deal to avoid another Continue reading →