When I was young, I had a job that required me to travel throughout the central and mountain states. I frequently drove at night, because it was easier on the eyes than in the daytime. Unfortunately, this part of the country had a dearth of good radio stations that played music at night. The AM … Read more
The Coronavirus pandemic has hit communities of color disproportionately hard: Native Americans, Navajo Nation residents to be under strictest lockdown yet after a spike in deaths; African-Americans, Disproportionately black counties account for over half of coronavirus cases in the U.S. and nearly 60% of deaths, study finds; and Latinos, For Latinos and Covid-19, Doctors Are … Read more
Above Photo: A woman holds a sign during a rally to open the state at Wesley Bolin Plaza in Phoenix on May 3, 2020. Arizona Republic. We are witnessing the consequences of Moral Relativism and Objectivism among the right-wing with the “spread the coronavirus” protestors opposed to social distancing measures enacted by governors to slow the … Read more
Peter Kafka in an interview with journalism critic Jay Rosen recently wrote at Vox, Trump’s denial of his coronavirus failings will be “one of the biggest propaganda battles in American history”: Americans don’t trust the government, and they don’t trust the media. That trend has been evident for years, but the Trump era has accelerated it. Now … Read more
Earlier this month, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirms two nationwide injunctions against Trump asylum policies (updated): On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issues two rulings affirming nationwide injunctions against two Trump administration immigration policy. One ruling (Innovation Law Lab et al v. Chad Wolf et al) affirmed the … Read more