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“Recession Will be Hard to Avoid”
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Econ 101: The World Bank issued a grim forecast for economic growth trimmed 2.9 percent this year, down from 5.7 percent in 2021. The world economic growth prediction is even lower than the pessimistic 3.6 percent forecast issued by the International Monetary Fund in …
Proud Boys Indicted for Sedition
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Be Not Proud: Five members of the right wing Proud Boys, including former chairman Enrique Tarrio, were indicted yesterday for seditious conspiracy in connection with the January 6th capitol insurrection, the most serious criminal charges to be brought so far in the violent …
A Weekend of Mass Shootings
Monday, June 6, 2022
The Shooting Gallery: Three people are dead and 14 wounded, during a shooting incident at 2 am yesterday in Chattanooga. Two people died of gunshot wounds and a third died after being hit by a car escaping the melee. The city’s …
The Chief Had No Radio
Saturday, June 4, 2022
The Shooting Gallery: Digging into the Uvalde, Texas school massacre, The NY Times reports that the chief of the school police who was the commander at the scene arrived without a police radio and proceeded to operate with a cellphone. It’s …
Mass Shooting in Tulsa
Thursday, June 2, 2022
The Shooting Gallery: A man armed with a rifle and a handgun killed four people in a medical office building in Tulsa, Oklahoma yesterday afternoon before taking his own life. The Tulsa police said the attack was not random but did …
“A War of Oblivion”
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
The War Zone: As the war in Ukraine wears on, the Pentagon confirmed that the US is sending over its latest mobile rocket launch system, capable of hitting targets from a range of 50 miles. The full weapons package includes air …
Europe Bans Russian Oil
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Oil War: The European Union has agreed to ban most imports of Russian oil, the harshest economic penalty yet to be imposed on Russia for invading Ukraine, and a big sacrifice for Europe itself. The agreement applies to oil delivered by …
Governors Promise Gun Laws
Monday, May 30, 2022
The Shooting Gallery: Given the unlikelihood that Congress will act, Democratic leaders in several states are moving ahead with efforts to control guns. In New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy wants to raise to 21 the legal age for buying long guns and …
Waiting Was a Mistake
Saturday, May 28, 2022
May 28, 2022 Vol. 11, No. 121 _____________________________________________ The Shooting Gallery: For an hour while the gunman controlled two classrooms and entrapped children used cellphones calling 911, nineteen police officers stood in hallway of the Uvalde, Texas elementary school waiting for room …
Uvalde Families Have Questions
Friday, May 27, 2022
The Shooting Gallery: Families in the Uvalde, Texas school massacre are questioning why it took as long as 90 minutes to neutralize the shooter who was killing children and teachers. The officers who initially entered the school were fired upon and …
