The 1977 White House climate memo that should have changed the world Years before the climate crisis was part of national discourse, this memo to the president predicted catastrophe The Guardian - US · Jun 14, 2022
US Southern Baptist churches facing ‘apocalypse’ over sexual abuse scandal A report named hundreds of church leaders accused or found guilty of abusing children and says survivors were mistreated The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2022
NASA’s Voyager may carry human artifacts into the cosmos for trillions of years Both Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, carry little pieces of humanity in the form of their Golden Records. A recent analysis suggests they may persist for trillions of years. Inverse · Jun 4, 2022
Platinum Jubilee: All US Presidents the Queen has met during her 70-year reign Throughout the last seven decades the Queen has given official state visits to just three presidents. Daily Record · Jun 2, 2022
Commentary: The Southern Baptists are having a come-to-Jesus moment When Jesus became exasperated with the religious leaders of his day, he called them “blind guides” who “strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.” In the wake of the recent searing public revelations of sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention, that description applies to the leadership of the… Los Angeles Times · Jun 1, 2022
Biden is running out of options to tame soaring gasoline prices WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has vowed to do everything in his power to fight record-setting gasoline and diesel prices, but he’s up against a stark reality: There are few options for taming the surge. Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022
Today in Supreme Court History: May 26, 1868 5/26/1868: Senate acquitted President Andrew Johnson and adjourned as court of impeachment. Chief Justice Chase presided over that trial. Johnson is one of four presidents that did not appoint any Supreme Court Justices. The others are William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and Jimmy Carter. Reason · May 26, 2022
Tribute for late VA chief Max Cleland, who lost limbs in war President Joe Biden and three former presidents have paid tribute to late Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator Max Cleland, who lost limbs while serving in Vietnam The Independent UK · May 25, 2022
What the Voyager space probes can teach humanity about immortality and legacy as they sail through space for trillions of years Voyager 1 is the farthest human-made object from Earth. After sweeping by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, it is now almost 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth in interstellar space. Both Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, carry little pieces of humanity in the form of their… The Conversation · May 25, 2022
From Pat Boone to the Sex Pistols: Inside the secret White House record collection John Chuldenko, a grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, is shining a light on the White House vinyl collection, which is outdated. The last records were added in 1980. WEKU · May 18, 2022
Congress is taking UFOs more seriously, but many questions remain WASHINGTON — Unidentified flying objects were a punchline for years, but now Congress is taking these unexplained encounters more seriously. Tribune News Service · May 17, 2022
Love Canal disaster gets book treatment Keith O’Brien’s “Paradise Falls” tells the story of how local mothers put the Love Canal disaster on the map Salon · May 12, 2022
It's not just a meal: Inside the nation's most secretive and exclusive power lunch WASHINGTON — Al Gore came armed with policy memos, George H.W. Bush with jokes and Dan Quayle with requests from Cabinet secretaries. Mike Pence brought plenty of patience. Los Angeles Times · May 12, 2022
Carter asks court to defend Alaska's 'unrivaled wilderness' Former President Jimmy Carter is weighing in on a court case involving his landmark conservation act and a remote refuge in Alaska The Independent UK · May 10, 2022
WEKU · May 8, 2022 The leaked abortion decision blew up overnight. In 1973, Roe had a longer fuse The reaction to Roe vs. Wade was immense, but not immediately so. It took months and years for the anti-abortion movement to fully form, to organize and gain political power.
The Independent UK · May 4, 2022 EXCERPT: Jill Biden, into the public arena The following excerpt is from “Jill: A Biography of the First Lady,” by Associated Press journalists Julie Pace and Darlene Superville. The book details the life of Jill Biden. Superville covers the White House for the AP; Pace, a former White House correspondent and Washington bureau chief, is now AP’s…
Los Angeles Times · May 3, 2022 ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ is getting a guest host this week. Here’s why “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host Jimmy Kimmel is handing over hosting duties to comedian Mike Birbiglia for a few days as he recovers from COVID-19.
Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022 Leaders, family, friends remember Mondale MINNEAPOLIS — A preacher's son guided by a quiet faith, Walter "Fritz" Mondale ascended from humble beginnings in southern Minnesota all the way to the White House, forever changing the role of the vice president and acting as a "guiding light" to a generation of politicians who followed him.
The Independent UK · May 1, 2022 Krueger, ex-Texas congressman and diplomat, dies at 86 Robert Krueger, who followed two U.S. House terms with a brief interim appointment to the Senate before launching a sometimes-hazardous diplomatic career, has died at age 86
Salon · May 1, 2022 Jimmy Carter and disability rights In 1977, people with disabilities occupied federal buildings across America. It was the beginning of something big
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 29, 2022 Editorial: Like pet rocks and bell bottoms,1970s bad economic news is back to haunt Biden U.S. gross domestic product shrank 1.4% in the first quarter at the same time inflation continued to soar. For older Americans, that combination conjures memories of 1970s stagflation, a nightmarish combination of double-digit inflation, double-digit interest rates, soaring gasoline prices and persistently high unemployment. The entire economic mess got dumped…
Tribune News Service · Apr 26, 2022 Stuart Rothenberg: In 2024, it could be Biden, Harris or bust WASHINGTON — More than a handful of Republicans are already sniffing around the 2024 presidential contest.
Roll Call · Apr 25, 2022 In 2024, it could be Biden, Harris or bust - Roll Call President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris start out with strong advantages to top their party's 2024 ticket, Stu Rothenberg writes.
The Conversation · Apr 25, 2022 The Cleveland Indians changed their team name – what's holding back the Atlanta Braves? In October 1995, as the Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves prepared to face off in the World Series, a group of Native Americans rallied outside Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium to protest what they called both teams’ racist names and mascots. Some protesters carried signs, including one that said, “Human beings as…
Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2022 Walter Mondale's memorial service scheduled for May 1 MINNEAPOLIS — The late Vice President Walter Mondale will be remembered in a May 1 service on the University of Minnesota campus, about a year after his death at age 93.