Airport closed, radioactive explosion, trade war, ecological grief, a dismal election, and a branded racist

By Robert A. Vella Today, Hong Kong’s airport was closed to all flights due to massive protests against China’s authoritarian Continue reading →

A Freudian slip, more GOP woes, lots of international news, and an update on yesterday’s IPCC report

By Robert A. Vella When speaking in public, political leaders who have something to hide shouldn’t deviate much from their 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 →

Putting America’s problem of White Supremacy in the proper perspective, plus other news

By Robert A. Vella Yes, white supremacy has always existed in America;  but, America has not always been a country Continue reading →

Second Democratic debate (part 2) was, in a word, cutthroat

By Robert A. Vella Last night, CNN moderated part-2 of the second Democratic Party presidential debate.  Although the format was Continue reading →

Second Democratic debate (part 1) was much better than the first debate

By Robert A. Vella CNN moderated part-1 of the second Democratic Party presidential debate last night, and it was much Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: The ugly truth about racism in America, plus other news to close out this week

By Robert A. Vella If there is something good to come from President Trump’s most recent expressions of hateful white Continue reading →

Sudan crackdown, Darwin shooting, Abortion fight, Judge flips, Senators irked, FBI grilled

By Robert A. Vella Today we’ll cover the deadly crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in Sudan, a rare mass shooting in Continue reading →