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By Robert A. Vella Imagine terrorists or a hostile foreign power detonating a nuclear bomb in a medium-sized U.S. city Continue reading →

Sunday Supplement: Trump backs-off G-7 venue as fissures emerge in Republican solidarity

By Robert A. Vella Here’s our news supplement for this Sunday: Trump backs-off G-7 venue From:  After Criticism, Trump to Continue reading →

The Death of Recycling, and other news

By Robert A. Vella Way back in yesteryear, environmentally conscious people such as myself began calling for the recycling of Continue reading →

Federal judges find Texas gerrymandered maps on racial lines (and why this ruling is ineffectual)

AUSTIN, Texas — Federal judges found more problems in Texas’ voting rights laws, ruling that Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional Continue reading →

Alabama Judge Roy Moore was removed from the bench for not issuing gay marriage licenses

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was removed from the bench Friday for defying the U.S. Supreme Court on gay marriage, Continue reading →

Judicial News: Virginia strikes down restoration of Voting Rights, Alaska invalidates Parental Notification

By Robert A. Vella In judicial news, the Virginia Supreme Court has struck down Governor Terry McAuliffe’s executive order intended Continue reading →

Holocaust survivor turned civil rights activist: ‘We’re back where we were’

As the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act approaches on Thursday, Marione Ingram says we’re backtracking as a country. Continue reading →

When right-wing extremists speak honestly, racism always come out (a Cliven Bundy update)

By Robert A. Vella Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who has been refusing to pay his grazing fees for two Continue reading →