Author: Carma Henry

     If there was ever a single worst time in history to undermine climate science and America’s climate leadership, it is right now. So it is an outrage that incoming President Donald Trump’s picks for key administration posts signal his intent to do just that. And the clear pro-fossil fuel, anti-science agenda extends beyond Trump’s picks for the positions most obviously related to climate policy. We know that nominations like fossil fuel industry shill Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency and oil executive Christ Wright as head of the Department of Energy spell disaster for the lives and livelihoods, and health and wealth, of countless communities and working families. But those are not the only foxes in the henhouse.

The Mature Cat

     We are now at a moment of Trump 2.0. Trump’s administration will constitute an ideal fundraising tool for the Democratic Party to raise huge amounts of money battling the diabolical Trump, but it will also be used to divert attention from the Democratic Party’s complicity in committing genocide with Israel in Gaza, in fueling the Russia-Ukrainian war, in massive and unnecessary military spending, and in allowing corporate directors (who are also corporate donors to the Democratic Party) to be placed in high ranking government positions.

     Let those words resonate across the planet. The speaker is Yahya Al-Batran, a Palestinian man – a dad – imagining the words his newborn son would have said. The boy, Jumaa, froze to death in the family’s tent. The infant had a twin brother who was also lying still in their bed one morning recently. The parents rushed the boys to a functioning hospital, where Jumaa’s brother, at the time NBC’s story came out last week, was still fighting for his life.

     For 10 years we have heard the far right’s cry to Make America Great Again. But how did America become a superpower; what is it that made America a great nation? I contend that it is the founding principles declared in the Declaration of Independence. They were written by Jefferson, who embraced Enlightenment philosophy.

Moore was best known as half of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame soul duo behind “Soul Man” & “Hold On, I’m Coming.”

  According to reports, Curry’s remains were found after her home burned down in Altadena amid the severe wildfires devastating the Los Angeles area.

       Reality TV ‘Rob & Big‘ star Christopher “Big Black” Boykin made everyone smile, laugh and say “do work, son” for over five seasons in new shows and reruns on MTV. In 2017, the loveable Boykin passed away. But what made it even more heartbreaking was that he was only 45 years old.

  Gloria Jean Berry, an eagle-eyed copy editor for The Birmingham Times, died on January 4. She was 76.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The unincorporated community in the San Gabriel Valley, home to 42,000 residents, has long stood as a beacon of Black homeownership and middle-class stability. With 18% of its population identifying as Black, Altadena also hosts a diverse community that includes Latino and Asian American residents. Tragically, the Eaton Fire alone destroyed over 1,000 structures, killed at least five residents in Altadena and displaced thousands.