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…
Colleges brace for the end of affirmative action. Who thinks admissions, recruiters, etc are really colorblind? Time will tell; So, the UN calls for Russia to leave Ukraine. Quoting a philosophical giant – ‘DUH!’; More companies are forcing employees…
A new AP analysis found a common profile among mass killers and what triggers them; Many political leaders predict the Ukrainian offensive against Russia will go on for years. It’s hard to imagine that scenario since no country will…
President Biden centered his 2020 campaign around villifying the protectionist, white nationalist policies and perspectives of his predecessor’s administration. Yet, many argue what the Biden admin plans to do with US asylum policy harkens back to a darker time…
If anyone ever thought Russia would back down from his invasion of Ukraine then there are no words for that kind of delusional, wishful thinking. Putin’s announcement that Russia would no longer participate in the Nuclear Arms Treaty wasn’t…
We (Americans) woke up to the news that President Biden surprised the world with a detour of his trip to Poland with a stop in Kyiv to visit President Zelenskyy. One year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the world is…
No one understood how recent unemployment reports showed fewer people were collecting unemployment. After all, layoffs are happening all around us. A new analysis for the disconnect reveals a simple reason; Russia and China often hold military exercises together….
At every turn, the Supreme Court and the GOP have thwarted President Biden’s plan to forgive student loans. So, as they do in Washington, they’ve figured out a ‘work-around’; Reports reveal Russia has lost more than half its tanks…
With more than 35,000 people killed in the Turkey/Syrian earthquake, do we really need to hear it’s the ‘worst natural disaster’ in a century?; Blame Fox News anchors and extreme conservatives (again) who want us all to see the…
A sad commentary on US politics is how the GOP gained majority in the House, however barely, and has no intention of taking up the issues that affect Americans but are using their position to retaliate against Dems for…
For one brief moment in time, good-natured rivalry united Americans. Of course, I’m talking about the Super Bowl. Now, it’s back to reality and we’re watching in realtime how partisan warfare in Congress is creating fumbles, injuries and missed…
Over 21,000 earthquake victims are now entered into the chronicles of world disasters. Chalking it up to poor maintenance of Turkey and Syria’s infrastructure doesn’t lessen the grief, horror and anger that is evolving as the world sees the…
Are humans preprogrammed to be more accepting of lies than the truth? Well, if research into our reaction to children telling uncomfortable truths is any indication then I’d say yes; Praise is still being heaped on President Biden’s delivery…
There’s no doubt that President Biden’s State of the Union address was anything but boring. The lack of respect for Biden and the institution that the MAGA GOP members hurled at Biden during his speech is par for the…
Tonight, President Biden will deliver his State of the Union address. With so much facing the US, from global threats to domestic terrorism and economic uncertainty, many wonder what the Biden admin can do to solve any of the…
In every recent poll, the majority of people surveyed believe the country is in bad shape and not heading in the right direction. No one feels that as much as our newest voters, the Gen Z. New data about…
Overnight headlines was all about the Chinese balloon tracking over the US. What kind of intel this obvious low-tech spy tool was collecting is anybody’s guess. From its northern track, were they searching for Bigfoot or wanting to see…
Inflation is sucking the hard-earned money right out of our pockets and the Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell says it’s hardly over; The Biden admin is more worried about China than we’re being told; Educators are bowing to the bullying…
You would think that by now politicians would see the benefits of making “Dreamers” citizens. The vast majority of them, those who were brought to the US by their parents illegally as children, have proven their worth to our…
Extreme conservatives are steadily dictating their beliefs on the rest of us. It’s becoming such an issue that the Biden administration is considering doing something unprecedented to counter these extremists; Peru’s civil strife is getting so bad that this…
As the GOP House majority figures out ways to advance their MAGA agenda and retaliate against Dems for having the audacity of investigating their Mar-a-Lago party leader, new voters are sending a message that neither party seems to take…
Trump may have at one time declared he could shoot anyone on 5th Ave and get away it, aka meaning he could break the law and suffer no consequences, which he’s been able to do with no jail time…
The world continues to be spin, though some are saying it’s actually reversed course. Maybe Mother Earth is trying to relay that message to all of us. Just take a look at today’s headlines: Russian attacks on Ukraine reported;…
Mass shooters are thought of as hot-headed, short-tempered, erratic-behaving individuals. (Wait, kind of sounds like our current crop of certain GOP House of Representatives!) And those behaviors were always attributed to fairly young shooters. Yet, two of the most…
