A Member of Parliament (MP) of West Bengal state of India has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday after the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Covid dashboard showed Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Arunachal Pradesh as parts of Pakistan and China. The issue was raised by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Santanu Sen, who…Continue Reading
National “It just made my heart melt. Even if it was only for 15 minutes, I knew I could still get on a computer to do something.” A work station for a parent-child friendly desk is shown at the Fairfield Area Library Thursday, Jan. 27. Alexa Welch Edlund/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP By Casey Parks, Washington…Continue Reading
National “It’s a pretty startling phenomenon here in the United States to see book bans back in style.” Jack Petocz with the protest signs he used at a school board meeting in Flagler County, Fla., Jan. 6, 2022. Challenges to books about sexual and racial identity are nothing new in American schools, but the tactics…Continue Reading
National “May Tommy’s vision live on and be a comfort to you.” André Chung / The Washington Post By Antonio Olivo, Washington Post January 31, 2022 | 8:39 AM Sunday marked the 27th birthday of Tommy Raskin, the son of Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., whose death by suicide on Dec. 31, 2020, launched a…Continue Reading
National “You pay for it in the second half of the night.” A couple of glasses of wine or a few drinks in the evening will probably make you fall asleep faster than normal. Aileen Son/The New York Times By Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times Service January 30, 2022 A couple of glasses of wine…Continue Reading
Crime “These guns were unguarded, unprotected … God knows how many guns have been stolen that way.” Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded boxes. AP Photo/Ashley Landis The Associated Press By Associated Press January 30, 2022 | 6:30 PM LOS ANGELES…Continue Reading
If you were wondering if former Donald Trump is feeling the heat from multiple investigations, his comments on Saturday at a rally in the Houston suburb of Conroe, Texas, confirmed it. He is freaked out — and signaling to his faithful followers that he may need them to take to the streets. The rally featured…Continue Reading
I’ve never been a person that goes wild for walnuts. They’re a superfood, so you’re supposed to like them. I dutifully buy walnuts in bulk and store them in one of those large hermetic jars (so they don’t go stale, of course) and they stare back at me . . . quietly, like walnuts do.…Continue Reading
Arizona Republicans opened the legislative session this month with a slew of new voting bills, including legislation that would allow the GOP-led state legislature to “reject” election results. Arizona Republicans, who already approved numerous new voting restrictions last year, are turning many of the GOP’s conspiracy theories about Donald Trump’s election loss into legislation even…Continue Reading
Conservative media in the United States does not play the normal role of the Fourth Estate in a democracy, which is to inform the public so they can make reasoned and principled decisions about significant social and political questions. Today’s right-wing media is effectively a dedicated propaganda and disinformation machine in service to the Republican Party…Continue Reading