DC Police Officer Vividly Describes the Trump Terrorists of January 6th
Don Pelton I hope that DC Police Officer Daniel Hodges writes a memoir of his experience of the January 6th terrorist attack against the U.S. Congress, because his opening statement to the House investigating committee is beautifully written. It’s vivid and riveting. Below is his opening statement, followed by his explanation for his correct…
Should fully immunized people wear masks indoors? An infectious disease physician weighs in
Peter Chin-Hong, University of California, San Francisco With the highly infectious delta coronavirus variant spreading at an alarming rate, the World Health Organization in late June 2021 urged people to again wear masks indoors – even those who are fully vaccinated. And on July 15, Los Angeles County, California, announced that it would again…
The GOP’s Shameless Plot Against Democracy
Before you say that what the GOP is doing won’t work or can’t end democracy in America, you may want to make a trip to Budapest By Thom Hartmann The GOP seems to have gone nuts. But, in reality, they’re following a plan. And it’s not even a new plan; it’s worked elsewhere. Seventeen…
The Fires This Time: A Climate View from California
Introduction by Tom Engelhardt of TomDispatch.com: Rebecca Gordon, Teetering on the Existential Edge POSTED ON JULY 11, 2021 in TomDispatch.com On an unnaturally hot late June day in the Northeast, my eight-year-old grandson was walking back to a broiling car to continue a long trip. It was in the mid-nineties and he and his three-year-old…