From the moment that Donald J. Trump was elected four years ago, I have lived in a state of shock and bewilderment. How could a man with such a shady financial, racial, and sexist past (well known if you just Google it) and willing to drool dumb, and I mean dumb, statements become President of…
No matter the noise you hear, the pictures you see, the 2020 election is over. Biden-Harris won and no fantasy lawsuits and grumbling and shouting and tweeting are going to change that fact. Anyone who has closely watched this soon-to-be former President should not be surprised by what is going on. This is a person…
I voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. But, I’m not going to lie, I was also driven by the burning desire to vote against Donald Trump. Here are five of my four years of reasons: Lest We Forget the Horrors: A Catalog of Trump’s Worst Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, And Crimes “Early in President Trump’s…
1968 vs. 2020 is the latest area of discussion and contention for critics, intellectuals, and political pundits. There is no doubt that the year 1968 was one of the most traumatic ones in post-World War Two America. The United States of America in 2020 is nearly seven months in and we’re all finding ourselves comparing…
“A hundred days from now, Americans will vote for the next president. The latest polls show that President Trump is trailing former Vice President Joe Biden, the Senate is up for grabs and the pandemic will play a major role in shaping and deciding the race. Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan with the latest on…
2020 has been one hell of a year and we’re not even halfway through it. As someone who lived through 1968, I could not help but see the easy comparisons with that momentous year. Two years ago, I wrote an essay about growing in 1968 New York City Fifty years ago, in 1968, a roaring…
“Prof. Avi Rubin is a professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. In a special “Coronaviruws Conversation” with TEDxMidAtlantic curator Dave Troy, he explains how the pandemic may affect our elections, and helps us to understand the kinds of trade-offs that may be necessary in this difficult election year. Avi Rubin…
“This week’s Super Tuesday will include results from 14 states and one U.S. territory. In all, 1,357 delegates are at stake. But Democrats do not have winner-take-all rules, so presidential candidates can gain a fair number of delegates without actually “winning” a primary at all. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield explains.” Stream your PBS…
Tunua Thrash-Ntuk is one of three candidates, including the incumbent Al Austin, seeking to represent Long Beach City Council District 8. Thrash-Ntuk’s day job is as the Executive Director of Los Angeles Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LA LISC). Their focus, according to their website, is on Affordable Housing, Economic Development, Health, Financial Stability, and Leadership…
“As Bernie Sanders’s runaway win in Nevada cements his position as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, the Democratic Party establishment and much of the mainstream media are openly expressing concern about a self-described democratic socialist leading the presidential ticket. His opponents have also attacked his ambitious agenda. Last week during the primary debate in…