Author: Carma Henry

     One need not be an expert in international trade to see that Trumps tariff taxing formula is foolish. Equations are logical expressions that model how variables relate to one another like Einstein’s e = mc2. They are a product of rational thought based on observation and their validity is confirmed by fact and evidence.

     My daughter is in her final two weeks of undergraduate studies at Florida State University, where a shooter, later identified as FSU student Phoenix Ikner, opened fire. As I write, still the day of the shooting, two people have died and six others are injured. The six likely includes Ikner, who refused to comply with police commands and was shot and hospitalized but as of this writing is not in critical condition.

      Despite much lofty rhetoric portraying the United States as a democracy (in which the people rule), this nation, in fact, has often resembled a plutocracy (in which the wealthy rule).

The New “Great Dying” Deserves Our Attention and Action

      From Gulf of America to mass expulsion of “illegals” (people of color) to continuing genocidal complicity in Gaza to whatever the daily news brings us…welcome to Trump America! Welcome to the small-minded, white nation so many long for, free once again from those large, inconvenient values – e.g., the Declaration of Independence – that keep disrupting the way things are supposed to be.

     At home, on the other hand, the Trump administration liquidated the voting board of the United States Institute of Peace last month, a prelude to destroying its operation in a subsequent invasion by DOGE crusaders who were accompanied by armed police to protect Musk’s minions from unarmed fellow citizens at work. With USIP’s board eradicated and its staff terminated, the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State signed papers commandeering USIP’s assets, then ordering that its home—across Constitution Avenue from the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall—be reassigned to the General Service Administrative for unspecified alternative purposes.

The 2025 edition of the highly anticipated Women Mean Business International (WMBI) Conference recently took center stage at the Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel, bringing together trailblazing female leaders, entrepreneurs, and industry pioneers for a transformative experience.

I recently chatted with a senior in Florida, who introduced me to a new program he’s involved in, and I wanted to share this with you:  CLIP – Complete Lifestyle Intervention Programme.

       More than half of Haiti’s population—an unprecedented 5.7 million people—are projected to experience acute food insecurity through June, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday, as the country reels from escalating violence, mass displacement, and economic collapse.

        Holy Cross Health, a member of Trinity Health, is proud to announce the appointment of Pierre Monice, FACHE, as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 11.