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The United Nations special reporter on poverty visited Alabama to investigate poverty as it is experienced in that state and specifically as it is manifested in Lownds county. The report is discussed on PBS Newshour. Here

One cannot help but have a wry smile at the acronym for the Fair and Reciprocal Tariff bill. Makes a chap wonder if there's a smutty comedian in charge of naming legislation somewhere in the White House :disgonbegood:

If you do not mind watching video clips then this clip may be interesting for you. It is an Australian investigative journalism TV show called Four Corners. this episode covers the allegations about Donald Trump colluding with Russian government representatives.

David Brooks says that the policy of separating children from their parents if the parents either entered the USA without a valid visa or applied for refuge after entering the USA is abhorrent.

Paul Manafort sent to jail by judge because of alleged witness tampering in breach of his bail conditions.

Okay. Now the USA really has abandoned the idea of being a republic. You have a King who is above the law. Donald (the first of that name) is above the law, he can self-pardon to his heart's content.

Today Canada invaded the USA using a new technology for its weapons. They have perfected the Aluminium super laser weapon and the Steel powered force shield. No one can stand against the Canadian Overlords! Help! Who will think of the Children!! Won't anybody think of the children???

The user pays for their services and goods sounds so reasonable and just. But what if you are a student, a caregiver who cannot work because the needs of the one you care for are so great that you must be there for them all the time, or too sick to work full time? Who pays then.

Syria has had a terrible civil war for six years now. When will peace come?

One can never be too blatant :smirk:

The USA Department of Justice wants to access Microsoft data about non-USA people held on Microsoft Servers in non-USA territory. What do you think of that?

Japanese governmental duplicity and the role of their emperor has long been contentious ...

To refuse the obligations of international leadership and our duty to remain ‘the last best hope of earth’ for the sake of some half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems is as unpatriotic as an attachment to any other tired dogma of...

The USA has a slogan "Make American Great Again" which echoes the slogan that Italy had seventy years ago. The sloganeer in Italy ...

I thought I'd share this with you because it made me laugh.

Okay, the USA is not likely to pass any significant gun control laws in the foreseeable future. It doesn't matter why that is so, it just is. But that raises a question. After more than 200 mass shootings in 2017 and the killing of 59 people in Law Vegas a few days ago what can be done to reduce...

The survey conducted by The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on same sex marriage closes in a few weeks. Today (Tuesday) the ABS announced that so far 57.5% of registered respondents have returned their survey answers. This is a voluntary survey that asks one question Should the Law be...

In the USA 71% of Evangelical Christians - a group usually associated with "moral values" in their voting - voted for Donald Trump. A man divorced and remarried several times, alleged to have made unwelcome and improper sexual advances to numerous women, who concealed his tax status both prior...

Can a president fire a vice-president? If vice president Pense voted down the senate health care bill could Donald sack him?

Donald is under investigation for obstruction of Justice. Can we impeach him yet? :smirk: