On 17 June 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor. The Lady was shipped from France in 350 individual pieces. She was reassembled and dedicated in 1886. Is she being broken…
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Since taking office, Donald Trump has turned lying into an art form. UPDATES: 794 Days, Over 9,179. And Growing. Latest At 801 Days 9,451... Latest At 828 Days 10,111 and Still Growing... Latest At…

While in prison, Nelson Mandela wrote a message to the people of South Africa suffering under the boot of apartheid. The message was smuggled out of Robben Island prison and made public on 10…

George Carlin. Robert Elliott Gonzales. Hunter S. Thompson. Now, there's one thing you might have noticed I don't complain about: politicians. Everybody complains about politicians. Everybody says they suck. Well, where do people think…

On the day before Memorial Day, a day when we honour those who served and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, there is no way in hell we should pay respect to this POS…

The Trump administration’s indictment of Julian Assange under the Espionage Act of 1917 is “a fundamental threat to press freedom in the 21st century”. Freedom of the Press Foundation Executive Director Trevor Timm issued…

In 20 Tweets Conservative Republican From Michigan Offers Blueprint For Impeachment. Rep. Justin Amash (Verified account @justinamash) * Mueller’s report describes a consistent effort by the president to use his office to obstruct or…

Robert Scheer, Editor in Chief at Truthdig.com Asks: Has Freedom of the Press Become an Illusion? Scheer, who has argued in the past that the persecution of [Julian] Assange endangers journalism as we know it, points…

Katha Pollitt. Maya Angelou. Sojourner Truth.   Even if we all decided to define personhood to include fertilized eggs and embryos and fetuses, they would not have the right to use a woman’s body…

A husband and wife were having problems at home and had been giving each other that good old silent treatment since early Tuesday. But late Wednesday the man remembered that the next day he…

UPDATE: China Pushes Back China will set new import tariffs to begin 1 June 2019, ranging from 5 percent to 25 percent on 5,140 U.S. products, worth some $60 billion. Today, Friday, 10 May…

Dave Barry. Harry S. Truman. Will Ridgers. The question is why are politicians so eager to be president? What is it about the job that makes it worth revealing on national television that you…

That all beings are great and all are part of and responsible to the Whole is a world view based on the concept of Reciprocity and one which is fundamental to the Haudenosaunee of…

Another School Shooting. 1 Student Dead, 8 Students Injured. Shooting at Highlands Ranch Charter School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado. (more…)

‘Divide and conquer’ is one of the oldest strategies in the demagogic playbook: keep the public angry at each other so they don’t unite against those who are running off with the goods. ...…

Sheng Wang.  Andrea Dworkin. Maya Angelou. Why do people say “grow some balls”? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding. - Sheng…

Yeah, It’s A Thing: Trump Won’t Cede Power If He Loses In 2020. “Some warn Trump is already laying the groundwork to contest the 2020 election results should they not go in his favor”. …

William Barr is in contempt. Congress should send him to jail. Joel Mathis, The Week. So-called Attorney General William Barr has shown nothing but contempt for the rule of law and time is running…

Meg Greenfied. Claire Sargent. Caroline Baum. If a politician murders his mother, the first response of the press or of his opponents will likely be not that it was a terrible thing to do,…