Climate change and water shortages: potentially millions of climate refugees
August 12, 2019
Axios recently reported that “17 countries use more than 80% of their available water supplies every year, meaning droughts or increased water demand for agriculture and growing cities could leave them at risk of crisis, according to the World Resources Institute.” Last year, the nearly 4 million people who live in Cape Town, South Africa … Read more
Farmers are on the frontline of climate change
August 12, 2019
According to a new United Nations climate report release last week, agricultural practices and people’s diets will need to change as rising temperatures diminish the earth’s ability to absorb dangerous emissions. UN panel calls for changes to farming, diets to stave off climate change: The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released on … Read more
“Mike Wallace is Here” film at the Loft Cinema
August 12, 2019
Mike Wallace Is Here Starts Friday, August 16 at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Tucson “Mike Wallace Is Here offers an unflinching look at the legendary reporter, who interrogated the 20th century’s biggest figures in his over fifty years on air, and his aggressive reporting style and showmanship that redefined what America came to … Read more
Republican obstruction of sane gun regulations piles up the body count in America
August 12, 2019
On April 28, 1996, a gunman opened fire on tourists in a seaside resort in Port Arthur, Tasmania in Australia. By the time he was finished, he had killed 35 people and wounded 23 more. It was the worst mass murder in Australia’s history. How did the government of Australia respond? In 1996, Australia Enacted … Read more
The inexorable march towards impeachment
August 11, 2019
On July 26, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler filed a petition in federal court to obtain secret grand jury material underlying former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, arguing the panel needs the information as it weighs whether to pursue impeachment of President Donald Trump. You can read the petition here. The Judiciary committee’s filing says the panel … Read more
The 2016 Popular Vote Loser went on Vacation. How is this Different from his Work Schedule?
August 11, 2019
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Remember when candidate Trump said President Obama spent too much time away at the golf course and he would if elected, set a new standard by working more at the White House, saying he would “rarely leave the White House.” Count that as one of his 10,796 and counting lies. This President makes George W. … Read more
Too Many Moms and Babies are Dying
August 11, 2019
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“Too many Moms are dying from pregnancy-related causes. Too many babies are dying. Too many babies are born prematurely or with low birth weight. Too many babies are born with birth defects. Too many Moms don’t get adequate prenatal care,” said Tucson State Representative Pamela Powers Hannley. She spoke at a recent meeting of the … Read more
The Twitter-troll-in-chief retweets Clinton conspiracy theories about Jeffrey Epstein death
August 11, 2019
Well-connected accused child sex trafficker and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein apparently committed suicide by hanging himself in his jail cell. Last month, after being denied bail on federal sex trafficking charges, Epstein was found unconscious in his jail cell with marks on his neck. Prison officials had been investigating the incident as a possible … Read more
