Church and State: Are there Limits to Loyalty?

By Robert A. Vella The definition of loyalty as unwavering devotion to a person or idea is something of a Continue reading →

President Obama’s last-ditch effort to pass TPP puts Hillary Clinton under the microscope

By Robert A. Vella It’s crunch-time for President Obama’s neoliberal Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.  He has two legislative windows remaining Continue reading →

Pacific Northwest Weighs Response to Risks Posed by Oil Trains

… barely four miles upstream from the fishermen’s nets, state workers are still cleaning up after a major oil train Continue reading →

Egg-head vs Slope-head, and the War on Science (VIDEO)

By Robert A. Vella The egg-head, or academic nerd, is a stereotyped caricature of someone immersed in scientific pursuits.  From Continue reading →

Empathy Alone Won’t Stop Police Killings

By Libero Della Piana President Obama gave yet another historic speech Wednesday at the mass memorial service for the five Continue reading →

No Surprise, U.S. Senate rejects Gun Control bills despite broad public support for such measures

By Robert A. Vella In a completely unsurprising move except for the rapidity with which it was taken (there’s an Continue reading →

U.S. Congress again considers Gun Control, but will this time be any different?

By Robert A. Vella Probably not.  As detailed in yesterday’s editorial on this blog, there are powerful forces aligned against Continue reading →

Sunday Morning Musings: The heart and consequences of the Clinton vs Sanders divide

By Robert A. Vella The political dynamics inside the Democratic Party have reached a crucial point.  What happens over the Continue reading →