Coronavirus updates, Trump versus reality, Voting issues, and Putin attacks America

By Robert A. Vella Coronavirus updates The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is now about 573,000 with Continue reading →

How the biggest baddest bully is being felled by a tiny little bug

By Robert A. Vella If this was a boxing match, the tale of the tape would be ridiculously one-sided.  The Continue reading →

Carnage in the Markets: Coronavirus bites Capitalism’s Achilles Heel

By Robert A. Vella It happened in 1637, 1720, 1769, 1772, 1791, 1796, 1819, 1825, 1837, 1847, 1857, 1866, 1869, Continue reading →

No Bridge over Troubled Waters: The lunatic at the helm of America’s coronavirus response

By Robert A. Vella This is what happens when a mentally and ethically incompetent leader takes the helm of a Continue reading →

World News Roundup: Coronavirus, Syria, Afghanistan, and Climate Change

By Robert A. Vella Here’s a roundup of world news concerning the public health and economic consequences of the coronavirus Continue reading →

Trump defense strategies are crumbling, Giuliani and the Russians, retirements from Congress, and more

By Robert A. Vella After his numerous and constantly changing attempts to explain why he withheld authorized military aid to Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: Oil Prices, Mueller investigation, Trump, Clinton, N.C. Election Fraud, and a Bomb Threat

By Robert A. Vella Here’s the news roundup for another busy Friday: oil prices Russia has negotiated a deal between Continue reading →

What Qatar’s quitting OPEC means for the oil cartel

Since June 2017, OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia — along with three other Arab states — has cut trade and transport Continue reading →