Scientists reveal the Doomsday Clock on its 75th Anniversary. (Photo: Hastings Group Media)

Doomsday Clock: Takes Licking, Keeps on Ticking Near Midnight on 75th Anniversary

Keith GirardJanuary 20, 2022

Ask not for whom the Doomsday Clock tolls, it tolls for thee....

SCIENCE & TECH

Donald Trump and family members (circled) Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka are under investigation in New York. (Photo: US Govt.)

Donald Trump Latest Clash With New York AG Points to Investigation End Game

Keith GirardJanuary 19, 2022

Donald Trump’s long-running battle with New York Attorney General Letitia James over his alleged shady business dealings is nearing its end game, according to the latest developments in the case....

CRIMEPOLITICS

The Roberts Court, from left to right: Justices Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor Standing from left to right: Justices Brett M. Kavanaugh, Elena Kagan, Neil M. Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett. Photo: Fred Schilling)

COVID-19: Death, Illness Loom After Politically Sullied Supreme Court Strips Mandates

Keith GirardJanuary 15, 2022

The Supreme Court's conservative majority has condemned tens of thousands of Americans to COVID-19 deaths and illness and likely prolonged the pandemic for another year or more....

HEALTHPOLITICS

Donald Trump is determined to create a right-wing autocracy. (Illustration NYI)

Failure to Act One Year After Jan 6 Mob Violence is Biggest Threat to Democracy

David FaginJanuary 6, 2022

It's been a year since the Jan. 6 insurrection and a rising amount of evidence links Donald Trump and his cronies to the violence...

COMMENTARYPOLITICS

Ukrainian tanks on maneuvers in its conflict with Russia. (Photo: )

Ukraine: If Not Here, Where? If Not Now, When? Russia Must End Aggression

Keith GirardDecember 13, 2021

Ukrainian tanks on maneuvers in its conflict with Russia. (Photo: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine ) Rabbi Hillel coined an expression more t...

ENTERTAINMENT

Protesters demonstrate against abortion restrictions. (Photo: )

Texas, Supreme Court Create New Criminal Class– Doctors, Women, Teens–and a Return to Back-Alley Abortions

Keith GirardDecember 2, 2021

A ban or severe limit on abortion--a near certainty by the Supreme Court, and already happening in red states--will create a new criminal class and fuel a revival of loathed "back-alley" abortions. ...

CULTUREPOLITICS

The 2017 Charlottesville riot brought right-wing terrorism into focus. (Photo:

Far-Right Hate,Violence Peaked on Jan. 6; Now Its Days May Finally be Numbered

Keith GirardNovember 26, 2021

Far-right hate and violence peaked during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, but time and justice are slowly turning the tide against the Donald Trump inspired culture war....

CULTUREPOLITICS

A surgical nurse preps a patient in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: US Navy)

Pandemic Death Toll Could Hit 1 Million by Spring; Tougher Curbs on Unvaxed Needed

Keith GirardNovember 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to persist, fueled by nearly 120 million unvaccinated Americans who are allowing the virus to sustain itself and potentially incubate into new, deadlier variants....

CULTUREHEALTH

Tucker Carlson gets played by Kyle Rittenhouse. (Photo: ScreenCap)

Kyle Rittenhouse Implodes as Right-Wing Darling; Leaves Egg on Tucker’s Face

Keith GirardNovember 22, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse, the Kenosha shooter who killed two people during street protests, was a budding right-wing idol... for about a minute...

CRIMECULTURE

Widespread use of face masks are effective against COVID-19, new study finds. (Photo: Bratislava SG region)

Do Masks Really Work? Definitive New Study Has Answer; Refutes Right-Wing Claims

Keith GirardNovember 16, 2021

Mandatory wearing of masks and practicing social distancing with masks reduced infection rates by 93.5 percent and 98.1 percent, respectively....

HEALTHPOLITICS

A gun owner fires a Thompson submachine gun. (Photo: Mike Cumpston)

Supreme Court Could Put Machine Guns, Automatic Weapons Back on the Street

Keith GirardNovember 4, 2021

If the conservative Supreme Court determines the Second Amendment grants an absolute right to "keep and bear" arms, it will turn the nation into a free-fire zone....

CULTUREPOLITICS

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