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Biden’s Announcement That Trump Got Military Spending Just Right Is Dead Wrong
President Joe Biden is proposing a level of Pentagon spending so close to that of Trump’s last year in office that Bloomberg calls it a 0.4% reduction adjusting for inflation while Politico calls it a 1.5% increase and “effectively an inflation-adjusted budget boost.” I…
Why Republicans Are Betting the Farm on Attacking Transgender People
Transgender people, like immigrants, voters of color, and those seeking abortions, are the latest scapegoats that the GOP is counting on to fuel bigotry among its base. By Sonali Kolhatkar The GOP’s latest culture war is focused squarely on the…
International Day of Action in Solidarity with Venezuela
Zoom Webinar on the Occasion of International Day of Action in Solidarity with Venezuela April 18, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Bilingual (English and Sanish) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER In 2015, the World Peace Council…
Simple Joys on a Sunday Stroll
Image by StockSnap from Pixabay POEM On an early morning walk To the neighborhood bakery Fresh air, a light breeze A misty sprinkling of raindrops The thought of fresh-baked, warm pan de sal Butter…
Embroidery Painting on Canvas: exploring Byun, Hae Jung’s solo exhibition in South Korea
VISUAL ARTS/INTERVIEW One of the most vibrant, a must-visit, places in Seoul is Insadong, an ideal area for short-term visitors to experience a little of Korea in the heart of Seoul. For me, it’s not just…
The Journey of a Thousand Deaths
POEM by Cathy D. Guillermo The choice is made, the journey long; a new road waits for me alone. The book is closed, another opens… Hand of Fate scribbles first words on an empty page…
Mandala as a symbol of the self, spirituality and wholeness
SPIRITUALITY by Genevieve Balance-Kupang Mandala is a Sankrit word that means “sacred or magic circle.” Babies as young as seven days old prefer seeing this primal shape known to man more than any other shape. In…
Brazil drug watchdog calls for update in Oxford vaccine package insert
Anvisa is requesting the inclusion of possible side effects By Karine Melo Brazil’s national sanitary regulator Anvisa has requested the inclusion of possible side effects following reports of thromboembolic events with thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) under “Warnings and Precautions” in…
How children are taking European states to court over the climate crisis – and changing the law
Even before Greta Thunberg launched her school strike for climate at age 15, youth activists have been key players in public action on the climate crisis. Now they’re breaking new ground in court. On November 30, six Portuguese children and…
Changing the World by Making Friends
This week in the midst of television news with the continued horrors of gun violence, the various definitions of “freedom” from right to left, and the realization of its nonexistence in the middle of contention, demands, ratings, and a mule-headedness…
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