Historical Analogue: Why we are reliving the nightmare of 20th century fascism, plus news headlines

By Robert A. Vella “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist Continue reading →

GOP Convention and Trump’s corruption, plus pandemic, protest, international, and climate news

By Robert A. Vella Overshadowing the Republican National Convention this week are violent protests which have turned deadly in Kenosha, Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: Will the U.S. suffer the fate of Belarus?

By Robert A. Vella Right now in Belarus, the country is erupting in protest over its authoritarian president’s (i.e. Alexander Continue reading →

Bolton nukes Trump, SCOTUS upholds DACA, Atlanta cops charged, pandemic and int’l news

By Robert A. Vella Shortly after the White House and Department of Justice filed lawsuits to prevent former National Security Continue reading →

Tip of the Iceberg: Coronavirus pandemic illuminates the global chaos we were warned about

By Robert A. Vella In 2014, the U.S. Department of Defense released a stunning report detailing the domino effect consequences Continue reading →

The State of the World, plus an Impeachment Trial update

By Robert A. Vella Impeachment trial update Before getting to today’s main topic, I’ll briefly cover the latest developments in Continue reading →

Impeachment trial update, new Giuliani scandal, Russian meddling, Davos news, climate refugees, & more

By Robert A. Vella There’s lots of news to get to today, so I’ll omit my usual commentary.  If readers Continue reading →

Sunday Focus: ‘Gun Rights’ as a euphemism for Fascism and White Supremacy

By Robert A. Vella In the early 20th century after Europe’s monarchies were justifiably blamed for the devastation of World Continue reading →