No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, the indictment of a former president is historic for the US. Other countries have long viewed their political leaders as fallible and prosecutable, unless they’re a Russia, China, North Korea,…
Once upon a time, the US was seen as shouldering the ills of the world. Forget that we covertly started wars and created social chaos where it benefited US interests but overall, we did pay/support countries experiencing challenges, natural…
One certainty, for even the most casual student of history, is that there has always been one group/tribe/faction/party of people who want to dictate to the majority what to think, behave and believe. Case in point: GOP lawmakers are…
One kind of war that is fought in the media with ad campaigns and politicians parroting the same tagline is the war against drugs. Of course, we don’t want our children being targeted by drug dealers, decent people turned…
The prior president held a typical political rally over the weekend. Typical in that it was filled with complaints, threats, retribution, name-calling and mischaracterizations. Yet, as much as this former president wants to be seen as a victim, the…
History will remember the GOP party of these times as the “BAN” party. They want to ban abortions, transgender children (basically), children’s books they deem too explicit on any issue, sex education, LGBTQ people, talk of any kind of…
Interest rates are rising again and inflation is holding steady. It’s a new normal that the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, warns is going to be bumpy; How can we blame Ukraine for saying that negotiating a…
A new study finds that child mortality is on the rise at the fastest rate in 50 years. What’s propelling it? Two issues that illustrate the stark contrast when Congress does too much and nothing at all; Ironic that…
How much louder, sound more dire and paint a gloomier picture of our future do climate scientists have to do to get our attention that climate change isn’t just real but happening, is worsening and forcing more people from…
Today is the International Day of Happiness! I confess it’s hard to find something to be happy about among today’s headlines. At least, global central banks vow to keep dollars flowing which (hopefully) means no more bank failures and…
Military duty has long been known as being stressful. Depending on what kind of action is seen, it’s also something that triggers PTSD and lies at the root of why so many have committed suicide. Forced to address the…
The economy is coming to a full boil. We have only to pay attention to the news to know this: Evictions have exceeded pre-pandemic levels; and Goldman just raised their expectations of a recession. Not to mention the biggest…
There’s been some social media ‘chatter’ that the Supreme Court justices are trying to assume more power than they’re legally entitled to have. Case in point: a new case before the Court is seen as the most important transgender…
Shootings and mass killings continue. Congress continues — to do nada (specifically, misguided Second Amendment GOPers). Well, President Biden is (finally) going to do something that’s within his Executive power to impact gun control; New FBI data shows disturbing…
Latinos who vote trend towards the Dems. Yet, the GOP claims more Republicans are winning Latino votes. What’s the real story?; Ukraine just did something that really pissed off Putin, more than killing thousands of his soldiers; Why does…
COVID lies at the root of millions of American deaths, 103, 268,408 deaths as of Feb. 22, 2023 (statista.com), but it’s also responsible for the deaths of countless women and children suffering at the hands of an abuser. Documentation…
From Israel to Mexico, people are protesting the authoritarian intentions of their political leaders. A new report underscores just how dire the situation is for democracy; How do we know Putin is a psycho? By Russia’s latest attack on…
The state of Women is at its worse than ever before. Though strides have been made in breaking the glass ceiling in corporate boardrooms, C-suites, Congress and, yes, the White House, the ongoing persecution, harassment, murder, deprivation of personal…
The video of the brutal execution of an unarmed Ukrainian soldier by Russia’s soldiers only solidifies Putin’s future among the democratic world — he has none; The Biden admin just extended protected immigration status for a new Central American…
Trump’s appearance at C-PAC over the weekend, along with some sitting Congressional MAGA reps, wasn’t just a show that the lie of the “stolen election” lives on in infamy in the minds of some very delusional people but triggered…
Is the Supreme Court on the road to redemption?; North Korea is an uncertain adversary and the news of the latest joint exercise between the US and S. Korea is only fueling that uncertainty; Think women have reached parity…
The US intel agency released their findings of the origin of the ‘Havana syndrome,’ that unseen attack on some of our diplomats’ and their families neurological systems while stationed in Cuba and other foreign countries. What they said who…
Overnight news that Chicago’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot made city history by not winning her reelection is bad news for Democrats. With rising inflation and layoffs, President Biden and the Dems are facing headwinds that took down much more fragile…
It’s bad enough that inflation is forcing everyone to pay more for less but when you’re already suffering from either a layoff, a disability or a dead-end job and your monthly take-home is barely keeping your head above water,…
Many (former) students with outstanding school debt will get their day in court tomorrow as the Supreme Court hears arguments as to why if they’re entitled to loan forgiveness; Since its inception, comics have been used to express viewpoints…
