Seven Years for Russian War Protester
The Guardian: Alexei Gorinov receives first long-term sentence under harsh laws introduced since Russian invasion Pjotr Sauer — Fri 8 Jul 2022 A court in Moscow has sentenced an opposition councillor...
View ArticleShining Light on the New Church of Rightwing Dark Money
ProPublica: A Right-Wing Think Tank Claimed to Be a Church. Now, Members of Congress Want to Investigate Andrea Suizzo — August 2, 2022 Forty members of Congress on Monday asked the IRS and the...
View ArticleYES — Swords (or rather, Guns) Into Plowshares. (Only a few million more to go!)
Raleigh NC News & Observer BY ILANA AROUGHETI UPDATED AUGUST 07, 2022 DURHAM The line of cars stretched three blocks as Durham County’s second gun buyback in four months began Saturday morning....
View ArticleArizona’s Unbroken Election Hero: Rusty Bowers Speaks
The Guardian — Sun 21 Aug 2022 Interview Ousted Republican reflects on Trump, democracy and America: ‘The place has lost its mind’ Ed Pilkington in Mesa, Arizona Rusty Bowers is headed for the exit....
View ArticleNewest U. S. Catholic Cardinal – A Surprisingly “Progressive” Pick
BY DAVID CRARY — Aug 23, 2022 When San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy received his prestigious red hat at the Vatican on Saturday, he brought to the College of Cardinals a fervent loyalty to Pope Francis...
View ArticleQuotes of the Day
Patti Davis, recalling the passing of her father, Ronald Reagan: “My hope is that people remember this about the royal family: In the end, though they breathe rarefied air, they grapple as we all do...
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View ArticleHarvard, Affirmative Action, “Reparations,” & Me
An earlier exposés of legacy preference/WASP affirmative action, from 2006. One of the most shopworn and least shocking of discoveries about USA higher education Is that of Ivy League “affirmative...
View ArticleQuakers & Ugandan Catholics Called to Take Up Concern for LGBTQ Justice &...
Version #1 – The Original, from the National Catholic Reporter JUAN CARLOS CRUZ CHELLEW — June 2, 2023 The world is watching in disbelief as Uganda, a country known for its vibrant diversity and...
View ArticleTwo Views: Canada, India & An “Inconvenient” Assassination?
1. A Murder, a Diplomatic Dust-Up and the Risk of Impunity New York Times — Sept. 22, 2023 By Nicholas Kristof Nicholas Ktistof Father’s Day this year, two heavyset men were loitering near a Sikh...
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