Russian bounties and raging pandemic further damage Trump/GOP hopes, plus election and court news

By Robert A. Vella After last week’s revelations about Russia paying bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. troops in Continue reading →

President Trump’s Coronavirus Report Card – April 1, 2020

By Robert A. Vella The following statistical graph (from Databrew)  which charts the ten countries with the highest number of Continue reading →

The Agony and the Infamy: The World braces for an Escalating Pandemic

By Robert A. Vella Today, the global number of confirmed coronavirus cases is approaching 740,000 with over 35,000 known deaths. Continue reading →

Analysis of Trump’s political strategy in a worsening pandemic

By Robert A. Vella As President of the United States during a global pandemic which is now hitting this country Continue reading →

U.S. passes China with most coronavirus cases, U.K. PM tests positive, Trump obstructs relief efforts

By Robert A. Vella The U.S. now has the most confirmed cases of coronavirus infections in the world surpassing China Continue reading →

Unemployment soars as Congress acts to stave off economic collapse while Trump fiddles on pandemic

By Robert A. Vella Unemployment claims soared last week to a staggering historical record as Congress nears passage of an Continue reading →

Trump’s gambit: Sacrificing lives in the hope that it would save the economy is a fool’s errand

By Robert A. Vella Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress announced today that progress is being made in negotiations to Continue reading →

Coronavirus Updates: No commentary, just two songs and today’s news

By Robert A. Vella I was slippin’ into darkness when they took my friend away I was slippin’ into darkness Continue reading →