Unemployment claims, pandemic updates, Kansas Republicans, and comparing state pandemic responses

By Robert A. Vella Unemployment figures once again exceeded forecasts as the weekly U.S. Department of Labor report released today Continue reading →

SCOTUS rulings, Trump’s lack of accountability, E.U. defense project, 15 American rivers are drying up

By Robert A. Vella The U.S. Supreme Court issued three important rulings today related to political gerrymandering, legal double-jeopardy, and Continue reading →

Australian law allows religious schools to reject gay students, PM says

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said religious schools in Australia are already legally allowed to deny students a place based on Continue reading →

Supreme Court won’t take up Mississippi religious freedom law

Washington (CNN) – The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up two cases concerning a Mississippi law that allows some Continue reading →

Friday briefs: the ‘Disruptor in Chief,’ more on JFK assassination files, court ruling on ‘religious freedom’

By Robert A. Vella Here’s some interesting news briefs for this last Friday of 2017: Bill Neely of NBC News Continue reading →

US Businesses Join Backlash Against ‘Anti-LGBT’ Law in NC

More than 80 [businesses] are expressing their frustration with North Carolina’s so-called “anti-LGBT” law and have submitted a letter to Continue reading →

Pope Francis refutes Conservative Ideology in the chambers of America’s Secular Government

By Robert A. Vella This morning, Pope Francis gave an unprecedented speech before a joint session of the U.S. Congress.  Continue reading →

‘Well Done’: The Legalization of Gay Marriage in Ireland

Only 22 years after decriminalizing homosexuality, the country becomes the first in Europe to approve marriage equality by popular vote. Continue reading →