There’s no organized movement, but there’s a debate. A majority of states still have the death penalty on their books, so that campaign is far from over. But prisoner advocates are also turning their attention to life sentences. Lifers constitute no small number of prisoners. “Acco[...]
Archive for March, 2021
March 13th, 2021 - 10:26 am § in Foreign Affairs
Myanmar coup opponent vows “revolution”
“The acting head of Myanmar’s civilian government addressed the public from exile Saturday, vowing to fight against the military’s rule,” The Hill reported on Saturday, March 13, 2021. “Mahn Win Khaing Than, who was appointed … by ousted lawmakers … vowed there woul[...]
Living in a red state during the pandemic
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March 12th, 2021 - 7:48 pm § in Politics
Radical Democrats
“Democrats embrace radical new message: ‘Government can function'” is the mocking headline AOL News ran on Friday, March 12, 2021. (See headline and read article here.) It’s a jibe at Republicans, and they deserve it. Reagan, who famously called government “the problem,[...]
March 12th, 2021 - 7:04 pm § in Politics
What should Gov. Cuomo do?
“New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday rebuffed fresh calls for his resignation from Democratic lawmakers in Congress despite mounting allegations of sexual harassment and assault made against him,” AOL News reported on Friday, March 12, 2021. He defended himself by saying, “Women h[...]
What the city paying George Floyd’s family $27 million means
It means “we screwed up BIG TIME.” “We” refers to the four cops, the police department that failed to properly supervise them, and the city government that failed to properly oversee the police department. It also says, “We’re sorry,” but no apology can be a[...]
March 11th, 2021 - 8:37 pm § in Donald Trump
Was Trump booted from world’s most exclusive club?
Or did he refuse to join? He seems to want nothing to do with the other four members, nor they with him. Whatever the reason, the estrangement is palpable. When the club put together a public service announcement urging Americans to get vaccinated, Trump wasn’t in it. “There does not app[...]
Video: What Trump’s election lies and the Capitol riot are really about
More than anything, they’re about dishonoring these men and everything they fought for. This is just an old Budweiser ad, but it captures the real America. Trump and the Capitol insurrectionists could hardly be more distant from it. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
March 10th, 2021 - 10:17 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
I can’t believe these people got on the George Floyd murder trial jury
So far, 5 of 12 jurors have been picked for the murder trial of the ex-police officer who killed George Floyd, consisting “of two people of color, a man and a woman, and three white men in their early 30s or 40s” (read story here), and I’m genuinely surprised by who got on the jury[...]
March 10th, 2021 - 9:10 pm § in Politics
GOP senator votes against Covid relief, then takes credit for it
No Republican in either chamber voted for it, but that doesn’t stop them from crowing about what a great thing it is for their constituents. Read story here. And don’t forget, this relief is possible only because voters elected Biden and a Democratic Congress. Especially thank the voters[...]