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Thursday, June 27, 2019
Detention watchdogs rally against immigration enforcement funding | National Catholic Reporter
Detention watchdogs rally against immigration enforcement funding | National Catholic Reporter: "Defund hate. Invest in love."
That was the cry of advocates calling for funding cuts to federal immigration agencies during a June 25 demonstration in the Senate Russell Office Building. The rally, ...
That was the cry of advocates calling for funding cuts to federal immigration agencies during a June 25 demonstration in the Senate Russell Office Building. The rally, ...
Burke cuts ties with Bannon group - The Catholic Thing
Burke cuts ties with Bannon group - The Catholic Thing: Cardinal Raymond L. Burke has resigned the honorary presidency of a controversial think tank, the Dignitatis Humanae Institute, and distanced...
Three Liberalisms: The Good, the Bad, the Disastrous - The Catholic Thing
Three Liberalisms: The Good, the Bad, the Disastrous - The Catholic Thing: Michael Pakaluk: Americans believe God’s purposes are discerned in creation, and that our institutions should affirm not negate them.
1 in 5 homeless in Sacramento County are 55 or older | The Sacramento Bee
1 in 5 homeless in Sacramento County are 55 or older | The Sacramento Bee: It’s a trend that’s particularly worrisome as California’s growing senior population intertwines with the state’s ongoing homeless crisis. About 1,079 adults age 55 and older were homeless in Sacramento County.
Crops Devastated As More Ferocious Storms Pound The Midwest – “It’s Hard To Get Your Head Around Just How Bad It Is” – End Of The American Dream
Crops Devastated As More Ferocious Storms Pound The Midwest – “It’s Hard To Get Your Head Around Just How Bad It Is” – End Of The American Dream: It has gotten to the point where maybe we should just expect violent storms to hammer the Midwest every single day of the week. Highly destructive storms ripped
Gabbard was most searched Democratic candidate after debate despite getting third-lowest speaking time
Gabbard was most searched Democratic candidate after debate despite getting third-lowest speaking time: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a relative unknown, was the most searched candidate on Google by the time Wednesday's debate ended.
Pelosi asks 'Why Trump is provocative with Iran?' and the answer is Sheldon Adelson
Pelosi asks 'Why Trump is provocative with Iran?' and the answer is Sheldon Adelson: By threatening Iran with war, Donald Trump is proving to be the perfect little puppet, as he once put it of his largest donor, Sheldon Adelson, who is close to Netanyahu and once called on Obama to nuke Iran. Too bad the media can't talk about it.
America’s Indefensible Defense Budget
America’s Indefensible Defense Budget
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2019/07/18/americas-indefensible-defense-budget/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NYR%20Yiyun%20Li%20defense%20concentration%20camps&utm_content=NYR%20Yiyun%20Li%20defense%20concentration%20camps+CID_31a5cbf3ae28e13dcde9ad6982b4b907&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_term=Americas%20Indefensible%20Defense%20Budget
When NPR Is More Dangerous than Fox News – LobeLog
When NPR Is More Dangerous than Fox News – LobeLog: by Robert Wright When military conflict between the United States and Iran seems to be approaching, and you’re trying to get a clear picture of the situation, I’m only half-kidding when I say there…
Robert Reich: Here’s Why We Need to Break Up Big Tech | naked capitalism
Robert Reich: Here’s Why We Need to Break Up Big Tech | naked capitalism: Monopolies aren’t good for anyone except for the monopolists, especially when they can influence our elections and control how Americans receive information.
Local leaders and advocates of green nuclear energy react to Diablo Canyon closure impact report | KSBY.com
Local leaders and advocates of green nuclear energy react to Diablo Canyon closure impact report | KSBY.com: There are still some other unknowns like what will happen to the current employees.
Trump’s Confused Russia Policy Is a Boon for Putin
Trump’s Confused Russia Policy Is a Boon for Putin
https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/06/25/trump-s-confused-russia-policy-is-boon-for-putin-pub-79374?utm_source=carnegieemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=announcement&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTWpCaU5HTm1PVEExTmpreiIsInQiOiJhOXZSUUVVaFZhdXVnb241Y1ZtcnVJR3UrU3VFSkNpeURcLzNYNjR1Z3hLa3FCN2FrNjZVaFFzVW5sY2RmQXpnK2FqSjIrTzVzYkM2c1hoRTVcL1BQR3BLRVdTQkFHR0FoRUMxRU5jQ3dxSExcL1d4M0lMMTJaMHVOTzdZYnZEMHdhdiJ9
Meet the Presenters of the 99: Mari Pablo
Meet the Presenters of the 99: Mari Pablo
https://media.ascensionpress.com/2019/06/26/meet-the-presenters-of-the-99-mari-pablo/?utm_source=The+99+-+Prelaunch&utm_campaign=67dc1c7c14-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_06_26_03_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5406cfb2b6-67dc1c7c14-353235713&mc_cid=67dc1c7c14&mc_eid=2bb902f84aAmerica’s Monopoly Crisis Hits the Military | The American Conservative
America’s Monopoly Crisis Hits the Military | The American Conservative: Wall Street's short-term incentives have decimated our defense industrial base and undermined our national security.
Supreme Court rejects Trump census citizenship question | The Sacramento Bee
Supreme Court rejects Trump census citizenship question | The Sacramento Bee: The Supreme Court denied President Donald Trump’s decision to include a citizenship question in the 2020 census, a move that could save California billions of dollars and at least one seat in Congress.
The JCPOA and Exiting the Iran Crisis – LobeLog
The JCPOA and Exiting the Iran Crisis – LobeLog: by Paul R. Pillar “No nuclear weapons,” declares President Trump, identifying that objective as his top priority regarding Iran. The contradiction with Trump’s own policy toward Iran is jarring. Th…
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