Sunday Topics: The second whistleblower, the cowering GOP, and the suspicious murder of a witness

By Robert A. Vella Topics for this Sunday include a second whistleblower in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump, congressional Continue reading →

SCOTUS order on asylum, Piketty’s new book on inequality, groundbreaking law on college sports, + more

By Robert A. Vella People might think that yesterday’s order by the U.S. Supreme Court – that overturned an appellate Continue reading →

Water cutbacks, voting machine ruling in Georgia, worker abuse by Trump admin., and other news

By Robert A. Vella For the first time, two U.S. states and Mexico will receive less water from the overused Continue reading →

IPCC report released, more travel warnings, Kashmir reels, Trump fumes, ICE raids, McConnell blocked

By Robert A. Vella The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its previously leaked report on food production today.  It Continue reading →

Tuesday Potpourri: Travel warnings, irreconcilable differences, scientist quits, Asia tensions, Mitch tweets

By Robert A. Vella The latest spate of mass shootings in Texas, Ohio, and California has triggered official warnings by Continue reading →

The aftermath of this weekend’s mass killings, plus updates on the Dayton and El Paso shooters

By Robert A. Vella The aftermath Well, the shit sure is hitting the fan today over the terrible mass shootings Continue reading →

Turbulent Tuesday: Boris wins, P.R. roils, FBI warns, House moves, crops bake, and Trump angers the world

By Robert A. Vella Boris Johnson, the American-born right-wing nut who may try to undermine democracy to force a hard Continue reading →

Why Mexico’s left-wing president is helping Trump, India-Pakistan update, Big Pharma execs under fire

By Robert A. Vella My brain is still numb from this week’s avalanche of news, so let’s get right to Continue reading →