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- How Could the Beirut Explosion Happen? Experts Explain August 7, 2020
  To get to the roots of disasters like this one, investigators rely on video footage, documents, interviews and other evidence -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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- Higgs Boson Gives Next-Generation Particle Its Heft August 6, 2020
  Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider suggest that muons and other “second-generation particles” obtain their mass from interacting with the Higgs, further strengthening the Standard... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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- Europe's Euclid Space Telescope Will See Cosmos with Panoramic Vision August 5, 2020
  Launching in 2022, the wide-field observatory will be one of three next-generation facilities meant to lift the veil on dark energy, dark matter and other cosmic mysteries -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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  Disinformation expert Carl Bergstrom gives tips on how to stay calm and make sense of pandemic news -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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- Neural Switch Flips on Aggression in Male Mice August 3, 2020
  A separate set of cells in the same region regulate sexual behavior -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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- Concerns about Waning COVID-19 Immunity Are Likely Overblown July 31, 2020
  The decline seen in some studies is normal, experts say. But scientists must wait to see whether infection confers long-term protection -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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  There's a perception that Americans are resistant to wearing masks and are refusing to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival. Still, one hotel workers says, "We are missing the Americans greatly."
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- Remembering Pete Hamill, A Journalist With A Whitman-esque Embrace Of NYC
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- Families Stuck At Home Turn To Board Game Catan, Sending Sales Skyrocketing
  It's a strategy game of trade and development, and it has become a hit as people shelter at home during the pandemic. The German founder of the board game describes how he came up with Catan.
- Long Road To Recovery: Hiring Slows In July, As U.S. Employers Add 1.8 Million Jobs
  U.S. employers added 1.8 million jobs in July, down from 4.8 million the month before. The unemployment rate inched down to 10.2%.
- Congress Fails To Reach Agreement On New COVID-19 Relief Bill
  Congress is stalled in the latest round of stimulus talks, as they try to negotiate another round of pandemic relief payments. What are the economic consequences for Americans?
- President Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting TikTok, WeChat
  President Trump issues an executive order barring "any transaction" with TikTok's parent company, ByteDance Ltd. NPR's David Greene speaks with James Griffiths, author of The Great Firewall of China.
- Colleges Face Financial Crisis As They Struggle To Operate In A Pandemic
  Many colleges are doing remote learning, and much of a college's budget depends on income from students being on campus. Colleges must change how they work, and some may even close.
- Trump Signs Executive Order That Will Effectively Ban Use Of TikTok In the U.S.
  The president also issued an executive order aimed at cutting ties between the U.S. and the owner of the popular Chinese communications and social media app WeChat.
- Prices For COVID-19 Vaccines Are Starting To Come Into Focus
  Moderna, one of the leading horses in the coronavirus vaccine race, has already made deals at between $32 and $37 a dose for some foreign countries. The U.S. price is expected to be lower.
- With $600 Unemployment Aid Gone, Homelessness Is What Keeps This Mother Up At Night
  Sandy Villatoro, a housekeeper who lost her job in March, doesn't know how she'll pay the bills for her family of four now that the additional $600 weekly in federal aid she was receiving has expired.
- 'Fresh Air' Remembers Veteran Journalist Pete Hamill
  Hamill, who died Aug. 5, was a columnist and editor at the New York Post and the New York Daily News, covering wars, crime and the people of NYC's boroughs. Originally broadcast in '94, '08 and '11.
- U.S. Economy On High Alert Over Shaky Future Of Extra Jobless Benefits
  As Congress debates whether to renew supplemental unemployment benefits for people thrown out of work by the pandemic, new research shows those benefits offer a critical boost for the U.S. economy.
- Twitter, Facebook Remove Trump Post Over False Claim About Children And COVID-19
  Both social networks said the president's false claims that children are "almost immune" from COVID-19 violated its policy on coronavirus misinformation.
- Facebook Launches Instagram Reels, Hoping To Lure TikTok Users
  The social network's new Reels feature on Instagram is launching as TikTok faces scrutiny in Washington over its Chinese ownership.
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- Ireland Finds U.S. Tourists During Pandemic May Be Trouble. But So Is Their Absence
  There's a perception that Americans are resistant to wearing masks and are refusing to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival. Still, one hotel workers says, "We are missing the Americans greatly."
- Indian Jetliner Breaks In Two After Overshooting Runway; 17 People Dead
  A Boeing 737 with 190 people aboard skids off the runway and plunges down a 35-foot slope — leaving the airliner cracked in two.
- Melbourne, Australia, Is Shutting Down Due To A New Spike In Coronavirus Cases
  NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist Elizabeth Kulas about the recent increase in coronavirus cases in Melbourne, Australia.
- Beirut Explosion Looks Like An Accident — And A Sign Of The Country's Collapse
  Tuesday's blast came against a backdrop of ongoing, unaddressed government dysfunction. Some of the country's chronic problems may help explain how 2,750 tons of explosives were neglected at the port.
- German Health Officials Warn About 2nd Coronavirus Wave
  Coronavirus infections in Germany are on the rise, and doctors warn the country risks throwing away its earlier success as it opens up after the lockdown.
- What's Ahead For U.S.-China Relations As Trump Takes New Steps Against Beijing
  U.S.-China relations hit another low as the Trump administration attempts to ban Chinese apps and sanctions top Hong Kong officials for curtailing the city's autonomy.
- Opinion: We Are Africans. Here's Our View Of Beyoncé's 'Black Is King'
  Esther Ngumbi, a professor from Kenya, and Ifeanyi Nsofor, a doctor in Nigeria, react to the megastar's movie-length music video — and to criticism from other Africans.
- India's Coronavirus Cases Top 2 Million; More Than 62,000 Reported In A Single Day
  India's fatality statistics might be artificially low because only a small portion of all deaths that occur in India — reportedly around 22%, as of last year — are medically certified.
- Families Stuck At Home Turn To Board Game Catan, Sending Sales Skyrocketing
  It's a strategy game of trade and development, and it has become a hit as people shelter at home during the pandemic. The German founder of the board game describes how he came up with Catan.
- Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak
  A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed thousands of people.
- Italian Wine Windows Open During Pandemic, Bringing Back Bubonic Plague Tradition
  Businesses in Italy are beginning to sell wine and other drinks out of small pint-sized holes. The tradition dates back to the 1600s during the bubonic plague pandemic.
- Belarus' Longtime President Faces Unexpected Competition In Upcoming Election
  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, in power for 26 years, is facing unprecedented opposition in Sunday's election from a political novice who says she only wants a clean vote.
- Wall Street Journal Reporter's Daughter Recovering After Beirut Explosion
  This week, Dion Nissenbaum told us how his four-year-old daughter, Iman, suffered serious cuts after a huge blast in Beirut blew apart their home. Now, Iman's on her feet again — and laughing.
- Trump Signs Executive Order That Will Effectively Ban Use Of TikTok In the U.S.
  The president also issued an executive order aimed at cutting ties between the U.S. and the owner of the popular Chinese communications and social media app WeChat.
- Sweden Records Largest GDP Drop Since 1980, But Outperforms Many Other EU Countries
  The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on Sweden's economy. Despite the country's relaxed response to the virus, its gross domestic product recorded the largest quarterly drop in modern history.
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  Hall of Famer Satchel Paige started his career pitching in the Negro leagues and later became a major league star. Author Larry Tye tells his story in Satchel. Originally broadcast in 2010.
- Remembering Pete Hamill, A Journalist With A Whitman-esque Embrace Of NYC
  Book critic Maureen Corrigan remembers the veteran NYC newsman, who died Aug. 5, as "a tenement kid and high school drop out who never lost connection to where he came from."
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- Muppet Laughs
  Comedians Sasheer Zamata (SNL) and Nicole Byer (Nailed It!), hosts of the Best Friends podcast, play an audio game where they guess the Muppet based on its laugh.
- Opinion: We Are Africans. Here's Our View Of Beyoncé's 'Black Is King'
  Esther Ngumbi, a professor from Kenya, and Ifeanyi Nsofor, a doctor in Nigeria, react to the megastar's movie-length music video — and to criticism from other Africans.
- Diego Luna Says Shared Meals On 'Pan Y Circo' Transformed Cast And Crew Alike
  Scientists, artists, thinkers, activists and journalists gather for meals and conservation in the new Amazon Prime show. "We have to sit at the table," says host Diego Luna.
- 'Tomboyland' Stresses The Importance Of Roots — And Knowing When To Grow Up And Away
  Throughout her essays, Melissa Faliveno is constantly straddling blurry lines, never willing to let any of her topics lie comfortably still, always turning them over to look at another facet.
- 'And The World Went Crazy': How Hollywood Changed After Hiroshima
  Nuclear weapons have given Hollywood a host of dramatic plot possibilities, from the threat of nuclear war to wholesale destruction to over-the-top fireworks.
- 'It Lowers Your Blood Pressure': Spend A Few Moments With These Hypnotic Trees
  In her childhood art classes, Jennifer Steinkamp used to make trees with sponges and paint. Now, as a video artist, her installations feature tree animations — some are named after her art teachers.
- Whatever You're Expecting, 'Harrow The Ninth' Is Not That Kind Of Book
  Whatever you expected from Tamsyn Muir's followup to her lesbian-necromancers-in-space epic Gideon the Ninth, this is not that book — it's something wilder, darker and much, much weirder.
- With 'Star Trek: Lower Decks,' A Venerable Franchise Loosens Up
  The animated series spoofs Trek with in-jokes and easter eggs and even if the gags aren't yet firing on all nacelles, the premise — Starfleet's D-listers — holds promise.
Opinion : NPR
- Opinion: We Are Africans. Here's Our View Of Beyoncé's 'Black Is King'
  Esther Ngumbi, a professor from Kenya, and Ifeanyi Nsofor, a doctor in Nigeria, react to the megastar's movie-length music video — and to criticism from other Africans.
- How The Portland Protest Story Escalated And Why News Consumers Were Frustrated
  The conflict in Portland between federal agents and protesters escalated rapidly. As NPR responded, doing 40 stories over 15 days, some audience members saw bias.
- Opinion: 75 Years On, Remember Hiroshima And Nagasaki. But Remember Toyama Too
  A U.S. firebombing campaign targeted Toyama and other Japanese cities, killing 180,000 before the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, write geographer Cary Karacas and historian David Fedman.
- Black And White Emmy Nominations Prompt #LatinosAreOnTVToo
  While the 2020 Emmy nominations announced this week were notable for the number of Black shows and creators, they were woefully lacking representation of Latinx talent.
- An Oral History Of How Barbie Lost The Presidency Yet Again
  Mattel has released iterations of presidential Barbie since 1992, and this year she has a whole campaign team. In an exclusive interview, those women discuss why Barbie has never won the White House.
- Opinion: An Ode To Manny's Cafeteria And Delicatessen In Chicago
  NPR's Scott Simon tells the story of Manny's, a Jewish-style deli in Chicago that's been struggling during the pandemic.
- NPR Let The US Attorney General Tell A Falsehood On The Air
  Host Steve Inskeep and his team missed several opportunities to hold a powerful official accountable for misleading the public. Instead, they helped him perpetuate a myth.
- Opinion: What Lobsters And Ants Can Teach Us About Social Distancing
  Researchers have reported that some animals take precautions and keep their distance so they're less likely to be infected by another animal. Scott Simon wonders why some humans won't do the same.
- V: How Can An Authentic Apology Lead To Healing?
  The playwright V, formerly known as Eve Ensler, survived horrific sexual violence as a child. Years later, she decided to write what she needed to hear most: a true apology in the words of her abuser.
- Opinion: Companies Have A Duty To Defend Democracy
  A survey of 50 former U.S. ambassadors shows they believe democracy and elections are the top issues that companies need to prepare to publicly address.
- Opinion: Outplaying Segregation, Negro National League Hits 100-Year Milestone
  NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 100th anniversary of the Negro National League as a response to segregation in major league baseball.
- Opinion: Israel's Annexation Plan Dims Hope For Better Ties With Gulf Arab States
  No Gulf Arab country will seriously contemplate normalizing ties with Israel unless Saudi Arabia does it first. The Saudis, who officially condemned the annexation plan, are nowhere close to doing so.
- Opinion: Remembering Michael Hawley, Remarkable Polymath And Exceptional Friend
  Scott Simon remembers his friend, Michael Hawley, who died this past week.
- In Choosing The Wrong Photo, NPR Editors Paved The Way For Partisan Attack
  NPR selected an inaccurate photo for a story about attacks on protesters.
- Opinion: Remembering The LGBT 'Aunts' And 'Uncles' Who Helped Raise Me
  Scott Simon reflects on the LGBTQ people who helped raise him, who would have benefited from the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in an employment discrimination case this week.
Economy : NPR
- U.S. Employers Add 1.8 million Jobs In July
  While U.S. employers added 1.8 million jobs in July, the pace of hiring was slower than a month earlier. And with tens of millions still out of work, it could be a long road back to full employment.
- Long Road To Recovery: Hiring Slows In July, As U.S. Employers Add 1.8 Million Jobs
  U.S. employers added 1.8 million jobs in July, down from 4.8 million the month before. The unemployment rate inched down to 10.2%.
- Gov. Says Florida's Unemployment System Was Designed To Create 'Pointless Roadblocks'
  Gov. Ron DeSantis says the portal was designed to frustrate users, "so people just say, oh, the hell with it, I'm not going to do that." Florida has been among the slowest states to process claims.
- With $600 Unemployment Aid Gone, Homelessness Is What Keeps This Mother Up At Night
  Sandy Villatoro, a housekeeper who lost her job in March, doesn't know how she'll pay the bills for her family of four now that the additional $600 weekly in federal aid she was receiving has expired.
- U.S. Economy On High Alert Over Shaky Future Of Extra Jobless Benefits
  As Congress debates whether to renew supplemental unemployment benefits for people thrown out of work by the pandemic, new research shows those benefits offer a critical boost for the U.S. economy.
- 'Nothing Feels Tangible': Virtual Is New Reality For Grads Starting New Jobs
  Postings for entry-level positions popular with new college grads fell by 73%, compared with before COVID-19 hit. And for those in the class of 2020 who have landed jobs, it's been a strange journey.
- Foreign Workers Living Overseas Mistakenly Received $1,200 U.S. Stimulus Checks
  Thousands of foreign workers who entered the U.S. on temporary work visas received $1,200 pandemic stimulus checks in error, and many of them are spending the money in their home countries.
- Are Conspiracy Theories Good For Facebook?
  Viral conspiracy theories are dangerous, and maybe profitable.
- Religious Groups Received $6-10 Billion In COVID-19 Relief Funds, Hope For More
  More than 400 evangelical churches and ministries each received forgivable loans worth at least $1 million.
- California Has Lost A Greater Share Of Revenue Than Most States Due To COVID-19
  During the coronavirus pandemic, states have struggled with staggering revenue losses and budget shortfalls. Here's what is happening in California.
- Alabama Budget On Stronger Footing Than Other States During COVID-19
  During the coronavirus pandemic, states have struggled with staggering revenue losses and budget shortfalls. Here's what is happening in Alabama.
- The Economy In Nebraska Fares Better Than Other States During COVID-19
  During the coronavirus pandemic, states have struggled with staggering revenue losses and budget shortfalls. Here's what is happening in Nebraska.
- Natural Resource Dependent, Wyoming's Budget Suffers During COVID-19
  During the coronavirus pandemic, states have struggled with staggering revenue losses and budget shortfalls. Here's what is happening in Wyoming.
- North Dakota Lawmakers Will Tap Into State Savings To Endure Through COVID-19
  During the coronavirus pandemic, states have struggled with staggering revenue losses and budget shortfalls. Here's what is happening in North Dakota.
- Louisiana Has Lost A Greater Share Of Revenue Than Many States Due To COVID-19
  During the coronavirus pandemic, states have struggled with staggering revenue losses and budget shortfalls. Here's what is happening in Louisiana.
Law : NPR
- Democrats Worry Attorney General Has An 'October Surprise' In The Making
  Attorney General William Barr says he won't take any action to influence the presidential election, but looming in the background is a probe apparently focused on the Obama administration.
- Drug Companies Face Lawsuits From Opioid Crisis As They Respond To The Pandemic
  As pharmaceutical companies face a tsunami of lawsuits and criminal probes stemming from the opioid epidemic, they are accused of using the coronavirus crisis to rehabilitate their image.
- Texas Governor Faces Lawsuit, Under Fire Over Contact Tracing Deal, Mask Order
  Texas GOP lawmakers have sued Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, saying he's overstepped his authority during the pandemic. He's under fire for issuing a mask mandate and awarding a contact tracing deal.
- Coronavirus FAQ: Can An Airline Put You On A No-Fly List For Refusing To Mask Up?
  The matter of masks on planes has led to some contentious moments — and serious consequences. Is it legal to ban a passenger from flying for violating a mask mandate?
- Kelsey Leonard: What If Lakes And Rivers Had Legal Rights?
  Water is life. Yet in the eyes of the law, it remains largely unprotected. Legal scholar Kelsey Leonard says granting water bodies legal personhood can transform how we value this vital resource.
- Colette Pichon Battle: How Can We Prepare For The Next Hurricane Katrina?
  Sea level rise will displace millions by 2100 — and the Louisiana bayous, where Colette Pichon Battle lives, may disappear entirely. She describes how we can avert the worst when disaster strikes.
- Congress Fails To Reach Agreement On New COVID-19 Relief Bill
  Congress is stalled in the latest round of stimulus talks, as they try to negotiate another round of pandemic relief payments. What are the economic consequences for Americans?
- President Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting TikTok, WeChat
  President Trump issues an executive order barring "any transaction" with TikTok's parent company, ByteDance Ltd. NPR's David Greene speaks with James Griffiths, author of The Great Firewall of China.
- Immigration Officials Unseal Indictments Related To Massive 2019 Raid
  The unsealing follows a workplace raid last year, which led to the arrests of hundreds of suspected undocumented immigrants.
- Ending 'Asylum As We Know It': Using Pandemic To Expel Migrants, Children At Border
  Tens of thousands of migrants, including asylum-seekers and unaccompanied children, have been turned away at the border since March. Now the administration wants to restrict asylum permanently.
- New York Attorney General Moves To Dissolve The NRA After Fraud Investigation
  New York's attorney general announced civil action to dissolve the National Rifle Association after an investigation found millions of dollars in alleged fraud by CEO Wayne LaPierre and others.
- Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Raising New Questions 75 Years Later
  The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were said at the time to be justified as the only way to end World War II. Seventy-five years later, legal experts say they would now be war crimes.
- Louisiana Supreme Court Won't Review Life Sentence For Man Who Stole Hedge Clippers
  In a dissent, Chief Justice Bernette Johnson compared Fair Wayne Bryant's sentence to "Pig Laws" in the years after Reconstruction, which enacted harsh penalties for theft and other petty crimes.
- 'Sick To My Core': Aurora, Colo., Chief Apologizes After Black Family Is Handcuffed
  "I am sick to my core that these children were traumatized the way they were," Chief Vanessa Wilson says. Video of the incident has sparked new anger against Aurora's police.
- Former Atlanta Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Sues City Over Firing
  In the lawsuit, former police Officer Garrett Rolfe alleges that his firing turned him into a "public spectacle." He is charged in Brooks' killing in a Wendy's parking lot.
Religion : NPR
- Indian Prime Minister Lays Cornerstone Of A Hindu Temple On The Ruins Of A Mosque
  India's prime minister laid the cornerstone of a Hindu temple that is being built on the ruins of a mosque destroyed by Hindu extremists — a gesture painful to Muslims, hundreds of whom died there.
- At Site Of Razed Mosque, India's Modi Lays Foundation For Controversial Hindu Temple
  The 1992 destruction of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya by Hindu extremists sparked riots that killed thousands of Muslims, leaving a deep rift between the country's religious communities.
- Indian Prime Minister Lays Cornerstone For Controversial Hindu Temple
  India's Narendra Modi lays the cornerstone for a Hindu temple built on the ruins of a 16th century mosque destroyed by Hindu extremists, where hundreds of Indian Muslims died.
- Are Conspiracy Theories Good For Facebook?
  Viral conspiracy theories are dangerous, and maybe profitable.
- Religious Groups Received $6-10 Billion In COVID-19 Relief Funds, Hope For More
  More than 400 evangelical churches and ministries each received forgivable loans worth at least $1 million.
- Goat Sales For Eid Were Tanking Due To The Pandemic. So Marketers Got Creative
  It's been hard to sell the sacrificial animal in India for the Eid al-Adha holiday amid COVID-19. Goat dealers are trying everything from a pageant hosted by a TikTok star to WhatsApp orders.
- American Christianity Must Reckon With Legacy Of White Supremacy, Author Says
  White Too Long author Robert P. Jones says churches should be more in vocal on issues of social justice: "White Christians have been largely silent ... and have hardly begun these conversations."
- Unable To Travel To Mecca, Muslim Community Holds Drive-Thru Hajj
  Religiously speaking, it was not a substitute for the real pilgrimage, which all Muslims must try to make in their lifetime. But it inspired many to go once it's possible again.
- The Closure Of Catholic Schools Is 'Devastating,' Advocates Say
  Administrators say the COVID-19 economic downturn means many low income families can no longer afford Catholic school tuition fees.
- Hundreds Of Muslims Attend Drive-Through Hajj In Maryland
  Muslims living outside Saudi Arabia cannot make the hajj this year because of the coronavirus. One community in Maryland held a drive-through hajj instead.
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Don’t Forget Your Sam’s Card And Your Pistol

Last post from PHOENIX, AZ: While most of the attention lately has been on the reactionary immigration law passed by the legislature, another unfortunate and reactionary Arizona law went into effect yesterday.

From the Arizona Republic:

Arizona is now the third state, behind Alaska and Vermont, to allow people to carry a concealed weapon without having to get a permit.

And not needing permits means no background checks or gun-safety classes.

Get that? In Phoenix, a massive metropolitan area, folks with varying degrees of mental stability and spotty obeisance to the law can hide weapons in their pockets and purses and head to Sam’s Club for a 30-pack of very expensive Keystone Light, and you, a connoisseur of that fine, if pedestrian, brew, would never know they were packing.

Unless, of course, you grabbed the last available copy of Glenn Beck’s latest book (I think it’s called, “How I Made Millions Peddling Paranoia,” or something like that.) and pissed off a pistol-packing paranoiac.

Or maybe while rushing for the sample cart, featuring the latest incarnation of chicken-on-a-stick, you accidentally brushed up against Arizona’s version of Sarah Palin, knocking her loaded-but-not-locked piece onto the floor, discharging it in the direction of that 50-inch flat screen you had your eye on.

In any case, there is a serious lesson to be learned here. Politics—more specifically, political philosophy—can very quickly change the landscape of any city, state, or nation. When President Obama selected Democrat Governor Janet Napolitano for his cabinet, a Republican took over, and with her came a certain political philosophy.

From yesterday’s concealed-weapon story in the Arizona Republic:

During her time as governor, Janet Napolitano vetoed at least a dozen different weapons bills – several similar to the law going into effect today – that would have eased restrictions on gun owners.

But Napolitano’s departure and the appointment of Gov. Jan Brewer in January 2009 gave the Legislature and gun-rights groups an ally in the executive office. Brewer signed the law April 16.

Like the governor switch in Arizona, the election this November and in 2012 could have major consequences for America. The worst of those consequences could be the restoration of a failed political and economic philosophy, still advocated by right-wing zealots hell-bent on crystallizing the economic inequities exacerbated by the Bush years.

Such a philosophy, like that which led to unfettered gun-toting in Arizona, will eventually move us back to the 19th century, a time in which guns were necessary for survival, and a time in which there wasn’t much of a middle in the middle class.

by R. Duane Graham on July 30, 2010 • Permalink

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This Is America, I Keep Thinking

SAN DIEGO, CA: Traveling here by SUV from Phoenix gave me a chance to see the Border Patrol hard at work. Well, let me explain.

On the six-hour trip to San Diego, we encountered three checkpoints set up along the highway so the Border Patrol could “search” the cars for illegal immigrants.

I say “search” but I wouldn’t exactly call it a search. Here’s pretty much the way two of the encounters went:

Border Patrol: Is everyone in your car an American citizen?

Us: Yes.

Border Patrol: Have a nice day.

In the other encounter, the officer didn’t even ask us a question. He just looked at us and waved us on.

Now, it must have been obvious that we were all pale-faced tourists; otherwise I can’t explain the short encounter and lack of interest in our cargo. For all the officer knew, we could have been smuggling in half a dozen Mexicans in our rented Chevy Tahoe, using clever Midwest redneck disguises.

We saw only one car pulled over, presumably so the Border Patrol could get a closer look. And guess what the folks in that car looked like?

Yep. You got it on the first guess.

There was something disturbing about the whole thing. This is America, I kept thinking. What the hell is going on?

At each checkpoint, there appeared to be between eight and twelve officers, a couple of tents, several official looking SUVs, and lots of hot sun. In one case, traffic was backed up about a mile. It’s not clear to me what they expect to accomplish by these checkpoints, accept to make the public believe something important is going on.

In advance of each checkpoint were signs indicating it was coming up, and any illegal smarter than Sarah Palin could figure out that Uncle Sam was mad as hell and not going to take in any more escapees from the economic prison that is Mexico, at least those dumb enough to travel on the nation’s interstate highways with all that checkpointin’ goin’ on.

Two things became crystal clear to me after our encounters with the Border Patrol in the middle of the desert on the way to San Diego: Such stuff is a big waste of money. And it clearly involved the use of racial profiling.

This is America, I keep thinking. What the hell is going on?

by R. Duane Graham on July 28, 2010 • Permalink

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Phoenix Heats Up On Immigration Law

PHOENIX, AZ: Naturally, much of the news down here is beginning once again to focus on the immigration issue, particularly the controversial state law that is due to go into effect this coming week.

Yesterday, I talked about the law with a Hispanic man who is close to retirement from his job with the city of Scottsdale. I think what he told me probably reflects the opinion of those who are not part of either extreme on this issue.

“Both sides aren’t telling the whole story,” he said. “There are lies on each side.”

Although he admits he doesn’t have an answer to the problem, he believes that part of any solution has to involve making it less difficult to become a citizen of this country.

“I know a guy who took eight years to become legal,” he told me. “That’s way too long.”

In any case, not all folks down here have such moderate opinions. Saturday’s Arizona Republic published this letter to the editor:

Arizona Inherited White bigots

Yes, we have an immigrant problem that did not exist when I was growing up in the 1920s and 1930s.

We went to school with “Mexicans” and lived and worked with them. Our current immigrant problem is with all the White bigots we inherited from the rest of the United States. We have all the hateful talk and racial profiling by our “tough” sheriff and his supporters and a mediocre clerk for a governor who embarrasses us every time she has to make an ad hoc comment. No wonder we are viewed as such racists by many other people. Yes, I long for the good old days.

—William Johnson, Phoenix

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The Globe Gets It Right, And Both Candidates Are Wrong For Joplin

The Joplin Globe has done the right thing and corrected an earlier story on the issue involving Shelly Dreyer and the lawsuit brought by her former partner, Charlie James:

A story in Saturday’s editions incorrectly reported that a deposition in the lawsuit showed that the firm’s majority partner, Charles James, knew about the case referral.

James said that Dreyer while a partner referred a personal injury case to a Chicago attorney and did not keep appropriate records. After she left that firm, Dreyer accepted the direct payment of a fee of more than $35,500 that James contends should have gone to the firm to be reconciled with the division of property due all the lawyers as a result of Dreyer’s departure.

So, now we await both the voters’ decision in the August primary between Dreyer and Bill White and the decision of a court (or negotiated settlement) in the dispute over attorney’s fees.

Which leads me to what I intend as my final word on both Shelly Dreyer and Bill White.

As I have acknowledged, I do not and cannot support either candidate for obvious reasons. When you put an “R” beside your name, especially these days, you are making a statement about your political philosophy that I cannot accept as my representative in the Missouri legislature.

Bill White built a new 7,500-square-foot house outside of the 129^th District (in the Wildwood Ranch Estates) that he intends to live in—unless voters elect him. And even if it’s true, as Mr. White says, that the house, contrary to rumors, is not a multi-million dollar house, or “not even a million dollar house,” it is more than a little troubling that a man who wants to be our representative built a house outside our district that is many times more expensive than most of us, who will likely live here long after Mr. White moves on, could possibly afford.

But, to me, that’s not as troubling as his politics, which besides the standard pro-life, pro-gun rights stuff, includes the following statement, which I found on a flyer his campaign left on my door not long ago. It said:

Bill opposes tax increases.

Since Mr. White has already decided that no matter what, and despite the fact that Missouri’s budget is being cut dramatically and the tax burden in Missouri is near the bottom in the country, he is opposed to raising the money to pay for the services Missouri offers, that statement alone should disqualify him from becoming ours or anyone’s state representative.

As for Shelly Dreyer, that fateful day she dropped by my neighborhood campaigning, she left a printout of what looked like a page from her campaign website, “My Pledge To You.”

I happened to compare the page she had prepared to hand out to my neighbors with the one on her website and I noticed the following website “pledge” missing from the one left on my door:

Require random drug testing for anyone receiving Welfare benefits and stop benefits for those found using illegal drugs.

At least three things disgust me—besides the obvious assumption regarding people on welfare—about this pledge to require “anyone” receiving welfare benefits to be tested for illegal drugs.

One is that “anyone” usually means women with children, and Ms. Dreyer doesn’t explain what happens to those children when she callously cuts off the mothers’ benefits.

The second disgusting thing is that Ms. Dreyer doesn’t have a similar pledge to test randomly for illegal drugs the management of businesses who receive tax breaks, farmers who receive subsidies, and other examples of corporate welfare. Or how about politicians who take taxpayer money in the form of salaries?

The third disgusting thing about Ms. Dreyer’s disgustingly disgusting pledge is that she didn’t have the courage to put it on the flyer she distributed to my neighbors, some of whom just might be on welfare, given the times we’re in. Despite the fact that the flyer was almost an identical reprint of her campaign webpage, she, for obvious reasons, left her nasty appeal to class politics out.

I don’t know, but maybe the campaign has a flyer designed for Snob Hill, which does include the missing pledge to test those drug-doing welfare moms. In any case, I hope I’ve made it clear that such a policy—apparently designed to appeal to at least some residents of the 129^th District—is as disgusting as it can be.

And that’s why, despite all the other associated issues, I could not support either of these Republican candidates.

Here is a screenshot of the offensive pledge:

by R. Duane Graham on July 23, 2010 • Permalink

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Obama Needs To Apologize To Shirley Sherrod

It seemed like a perfect storm. A black Obama official discriminating against a poor white Georgia farmer.

Nothing illustrates more the power of god-awful right-wing media than what Andrew Breitbart, Fox “News” Channel, and talk radio did to Shirley Sherrod, President Obama’s now former USDA Georgia Director of Rural Development.

Nothing, that is, except how the NAACP and then the White House reacted to the smears generated by those god-awful right-wing media.

Shame on both of them, but particular shame goes out to the White House, who without knowing the facts, reportedly forced Sherrod to resign, for fear that she would be an item on a disturbed conspiracist’s Fox program, Glenn Beck’s daily presentation of his many delusions.

Breitbart used a short clip of a 24-year old speech Shirley Sherrod gave to “what appears to be an all-black audience,” the clip being used to expose “Sherrod’s racist tale” of her reluctance to help a white farmer. Breitbart also presented the clip as “conveying a present tense of racism” from an Obama official.

The only problem is that the white farmer and his wife consider Sherrod a friend to this day for helping them keep their farm, and that a look at the full video Breitbart’s “source” clipped reveals that Sherrod was really making the point that despite the fact that the farmer was white and she was black, working with him made her realize that the real problems she needed to work on were a result of “those that have versus those that don’t” and had nothing to do with race.

In other words, the entire video makes the opposite point that Breitbart was trying to make.

President Obama himself should—today—ask Shirley Sherrod to come to the White House for a personal apology and to ask her to come back to work. And the President should find and fire whoever it was that rushed to judgment and forced her to resign, all on the basis of the right-wing smear machine.

What this episode shows about Breitbart and the race-baiting tendencies of the extreme right-wing media we already knew, but what it shows about the fear of right-wing media in the Obama administration is disturbing.

Now that the White House is scrambling to make amends, Sherrod is naturally a little reluctant to get back on board. I don’t blame her one bit. Which is why Obama should intervene and apologize on behalf of his administration.

Here is a clip from the Today show this morning:

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by R. Duane Graham on July 21, 2010 • Permalink

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The Real 100 Words Project

Since it appears the Joplin Globe has seen fit to reject my original question suggestions for its 100 Words Project, “How old is the earth?” or “Were Adam and Eve real people who lived less than 10,000 years ago?” I have suggested an alternative to fellow blogger Jim Wheeler: “Is evolution a fact?”

Now, Jim wasn’t too keen on it, believing it would be considered “impertinent,” so that tells me that once again my question suggestion likely will not be presented to our gallant field of congressional candidates.

But nevertheless, based on the candidates’ previous answers to other more pertinent questions, I was able to determine how the top three Republican candidates would answer my question, and I also included Joplin’s own entertaining Steve Hunter as a bonus. Miraculously, each answer is exactly 100 words long:

JOPLIN GLOBE: The Erstwhile Conservative wants to know what you all think about our origins, how we came to be or how long we’ve been around. He asked, “Do you believe evolution is a fact?”

BILLY LONG: The people I talk to are fed up with career politicians who answer dumb questions like that. I mean, who the heck knows how old the earth is or how we got here? God put us here to make money, through the private sector I might add, and that’s all that matters. Those kinds of questions are just the kind of questions that elitists who love big government would ask. Do you know we have over 2 million federal employees? And I bet every single one of them sit around on taxpayers’ money and think of stupid questions like that.

JACK GOODMAN: I am running for Congress for one reason: To fight with everything in me to save the greatness of America for future generations. Our generation must fight for what our Founders created, so our kids and grandkids will have the freedoms and opportunities we have enjoyed. I doubt very much that our Founders believed in evolution, and since they didn’t, neither should we. I will work to reduce the federal government’s intrusive role in understanding our origins. Whether evolution is a fact is a matter for the states to decide. When I abolish the Department of Education, goodbye to Darwin.

GARY NODLER: My experience in my many years in government did not prepare me to answer authoritatively such an important question for many of my constituents. If you would have asked me a budget question, like should the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy be made permanent, I could give you a positive yes on that one. But as to whether evolution is a fact or simply a theory I would say it is a little of both. It’s kind of like the trouble I had trying to figure out whether the old 80s rocker, Boy George, was a boy or girl.

STEVE HUNTER: First, I would cut every government program by 10 percent, then grow the economy through various tax cuts. I would eliminate the federal system where money is created out of thin air. Which leads me to my evolution position. If the feds can create money out of thin air, what makes you think God couldn’t create Adam and Eve out of thin air? Just like I said I would do if you elect me, God cut out early after reaching his goal of creating Adam and Eve. I have pledged to leave Congress early should I accomplish my 10 goals.

JOPLIN GLOBE: Thank you everyone. And may the best Republican win.

[Hunter image from a video on The Turner Report]

by R. Duane Graham on July 20, 2010 • Permalink

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Bill White Campaign Responds

I requested a comment from the Bill White campaign on the issues raised about Shelly Dreyer’s campaign on my blog. Since I requested it, I thought it only fair to present the entire statement from White’s campaign manager, Jimmy Morris:

If the allegations made by Charles and Lynne James are true, it is a sad day in Missouri politics. Unfortunately, instances like this only serve to reinforce the cynicism many voters have about candidates for elected office. The good news is that voters in the 129th legislative district do have a proven conservative candidate in William “Bill” White, who has lived, worked, and volunteered alongside many in this community over the past 18 years, and whose high standard of honesty and integrity qualify him as an excellent choice in the Republican primary.

Now, obviously, regular readers of this blog know that I cannot support either Shelly Dreyer or Bill White, both of them way too conservative for my tastes. But, I do agree that all this stuff does “reinforce the cynicism” of voters.

As for me, what I find dismaying is that there is no viable Democratic alternative to the Republican candidate who emerges with a win in the upcoming primary.

by R. Duane Graham on July 20, 2010 • Permalink

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Roy Blunt Links Carnahan To Obama In New Ad

Chuck Todd, NBC’s Chief White House Correspondent and political director, pointed out this morning that the following ad, newly released by the Roy Blunt campaign, is a “significant development in the national electoral landscape.” Here’s why, he says:

It’s the most direct anti-Obama message we’ve seen made by a Republican running in a general election in a swing state. Now, that said, Blunt is trying to appeal to primary voters a tad right now. But if this ad against Carnahan, using Obama, does raise the Democrat’s negatives, don’t be surprised if it gets copied by GOP candidates across the country. This is an interesting test to keep an eye on.

The ad is very good, in terms of its potential effectiveness, and it shows that Carnahan will need to get better organized and employ some gifted media folks to combat the attacks coming her way.

by R. Duane Graham on July 20, 2010 • Permalink

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Posted by R. Duane Graham on July 20, 2010

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Rare Praise For The Tea Party

Since I have been more than a little critical of the Tea Party folks for tolerating and in some cases promoting racist elements associated with their rush to take us back to the 18th century, it’s only fair to praise them when they at least attempt to act like they live in the 21st.

Something called the National Tea Party Federation, which is trying to exert some leadership over the disparate groups of disgruntled people who have raised the temperature of our national politics, has kicked out one of the worst among them: Mark Williams and the Tea Party Express.

Mr. Williams was the head of Tea Party Express, which as Politico pointed out, “has organized some of the movement’s biggest events, including rallies with former Alaska GOP Gov. Sarah Palin.”

The Tea Party Express has also been closely tied to Sharron Angle’s campaign in Nevada, which, fortunately, has given Sen. Harry Reid new life out there. In other words, the Tea Party Express is (was?) a big bleeping deal.

The NAACP had earlier urged Tea Party “leaders” to purge their ranks of those “who use racist language in their signs and speeches,” to which Williams replied with what he called a “satirical” letter that began:

Dear Mr. Lincoln

We Coloreds have taken a vote and decided that we don’t cotton to that whole emancipation thing. Freedom means having to work for real, think for ourselves, and take consequences along with the rewards. That is just far too much to ask of us Colored People and we demand that it stop!

He continued with this:

Perhaps the most racist point of all in the tea parties is their demand that government ‘stop raising our taxes.’ That is outrageous! How will we coloreds ever get a wide-screen TV in every room if non-coloreds get to keep what they earn? Totally racist! The tea party expects coloreds to be productive members of society? Mr. Lincoln, you were the greatest racist ever. We had a great gig. Three squares, room and board, all our decisions made by the massa in the house. Please repeal the 13th and 14th Amendments and let us get back to where we belong.

Believe it or not, that is just a sampling of the worst of Mr. Williams’ performances. Check here for a rundown of the dumb stuff he has said, including calling the President of the United States an, “Indonesian Muslim turned welfare thug and a racist in chief.”

But despite the fact that it is a little tardy, the booting of Mark Williams and Tea Party Express is welcome news. Someday, it may be possible to focus only on the misguided political philosophy animating the movement and not on the white angst that fuels so much of the anger behind it.

by R. Duane Graham on July 20, 2010 • Permalink

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Tagged Harry Reid, Mark Williams, NAACP, National Tea Party Federation, Sarah Palin, Sharron Angle, Tea Party Express

Posted by R. Duane Graham on July 20, 2010

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