With the Axis powers tottering toward defeat in World War II, Roosevelt reported that the recently concluded Yalta conference of Allied leaders had agreed upon “a common ground for peace.” It would “spell the end of the system of unilateral action, the exclusive alliances, the spheres of influence, the balances of power, and all the other expedients that have been tried for centuries―and have always failed.” These approaches would be replaced by “a universal organization,” a “permanent structure of peace upon which we can begin to build . . . that better world in which our children and grandchildren . . . must live, and can live.”
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Chekhov, the military budget, and endless wars
The suit pulls back horrible January and the invasion of Minneapolis, a.k.a., Operation Metro Surge, when armed and masked members of ICE and Customs and Border Protection began occupying the Twin Cities for the purpose of snatching and deporting (“allegedly”) undocumented immigrants, creating immense fear and chaos everywhere, and leading to huge protests.
A kleptocracy is a system of government in which those holding political power use public office to enrich themselves, their political allies, and wealthy supporters rather than serving the public interest. The word originates from the Greek words klepto (to steal) and kratos (rule or power), meaning “rule by thieves.” Critics argue that when political influence becomes a commodity available primarily to the wealthy, democracy gradually begins to resemble a kleptocracy.
Thunderous applause echoed through the San Francisco Opera House on June 26th, 1945, as diplomats signed the United Nations Charter. It was hailed as a victory over war itself. Eighty-one years later, the UN has many accomplishments to celebrate. But the Charter’s opening pledge to save “succeeding generations from the scourge of war” remains painfully unfulfilled.
Reading James Baldwin’s 1964 weighty but buoyant tome, “Nothing Personal,” struck like lightning as he shredded the myths that blind. Buoyant because it is replete with lightning strikes illuminating the coarse world created by myths, or lies; buoyant because it lights the way forward, in a scant 60 pages, to a human world.
This is not an endorsement of any candidate. It is a civics lesson. It is a history lesson. Before you cast your ballot, know the story of District 20.
America’s greatest national security threats are not limited to foreign armies, cyberattacks, or nuclear weapons. Two dangers are quietly converging from within: a mounting national debt, and the gradual weakening of the constitutional balance among the branches of government. Together, these forces threaten America’s economic independence, democratic safeguards, and long-term sovereignty.
State Court Justices because you don’t have enough Bullschitt there to make a Supreme Court Justice!
Republicans Can’t Seem To Get Former President Barack Obama Out Of Their Minds.