Donald Trump Legal War Heats Up: New York AG Asks Court to Toss ‘Baseless’ Lawsuit

Keith GirardJanuary 26, 2022

New York Attorney General Letitia James wants Trump's federal lawsuit tossed. (right): Photo collage: Getty/Twitter) Donald Trump's lawsuit to "thwart the ...

CRIME

China Gains Massive Latin American Influence on Heels of Disastrous Trump Policies

Keith GirardJanuary 25, 2022

Donald Trump’s determination to cut Latin American aid during his diastrous one-term presidency has opened the door to China, which is stepping in to fill the void and gain influence in the region....

POLITICS

Putin Scourge Pussy Riot Unloads With New Feminist Anthem and Digital Video (See!)

Keith GirardJanuary 22, 2022

Pussy Riot, the Russian feminist protest art collective that drives President Vladimir Putin crazy, is out with power-pop new song written with Swedish artist Tove Lo....

MUSICPOLITICS

LGBTQ Discrimination Rising: The 22 Worst States for Gay Rights

Keith GirardJanuary 20, 2022

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) Americans faced the worst onslaught of goverment-sanctioned discrimination last year...

CULTUREPOLITICS

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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