Take a break from politics and stroll down memory lane. Saturday morning in the 1970s was a HUGE deal when I was a kid. Waking up before my parents, fixing a bowl of sugary cereal and hunkering down in front of the television to watch hours of programming was an essential part of my young life. The other […]
There was not a dry eye in the room as the veterans cried out World Peace! in a single unified voice. A group of veterans defending the protesters at Standing Rock, North Dakota did something unexpected. They asked for forgiveness for the genocide and war crimes committed against the country’s tribal nations. John Eagle, Sr., […]
Beloved Star Trek actor and activist George Takei is speaking out against a Muslim registry, calling it a prelude to internment. Actor and activist George Takei is speaking out two days after Trump adviser Kris Kobach suggested that there should be a national registry for Muslims and a day after Trump surrogate Carl Higbie told Fox […]
Sanctuary Cities across the U.S. are vowing to defy Trump’s threats against immigrants. As The Associated Press reports, there is no strict legal definition for the term “sanctuary city.” however “it generally refers to jurisdictions that don’t cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That can mean, for example, that they don’t notify immigration officials […]
Today we celebrate the 100th birthday of “The Most Trusted Man In America,” Walter Cronkite. Legendary newsman Walter Cronkite is best known for the 19 years he served as the anchor for CBS Evening News, the first half-hour nightly news show on American network television, from 1962 to 1981. Ted Koppel, the anchor for ABC’s Nightline […]