Maybe some good news
Some possible good news. Apoorva Mandavilli (NEW YORK TIMES) reports: As the number of people infected with the coronavirus surpasses 450,000 worldwide, and more than one billion are locked in their...
View ArticleCoronavirus and Biden assault allegations roundtable
C.I.: We're doing another roundtable and it wasn't planned but the Biden campaign really ticked me off so Ava and I called around and invited everyone to attend. Participating in our roundtable are...
View ArticleStories from the past
Can we learn from the past? I hope so. But maybe not. At any rate, I found two recent reports that look back on the 1918 pandemic.First, Stan Evans (THE BUFFALO NEWS) reports:Julia Scoltic Valley...
View ArticleThere's a reason that US Socialist Worker dying wasn't a bad thing
Once upon a time, the US had a publication entitled Socialist Worker. It really wasn't Socialist. Though it called itself Socialist Worker, it really should have been called Democratic Apologist...
View ArticleWhat we need is clear
Tim Higginbotham (Jacobin) notes:The US health care system is going to be overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic for months to come. But when the spread of the virus finally does subside, many of its...
View ArticleDenying the American people is what Congress does
BBC NEWS reports: The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits has hit a record high for the second week in a row as the economic toll tied to the coronavirus intensifies. More than 6.6...
View ArticleSauteed Yellow Squash in the Kitchen
Loraine e-mailed that she is just waiting for summer to get here. She feels that summer will be better regarding the coronavirus. I hope she's right. When summer gets here, this Rachel Ray recipe is...
View ArticleTrashy Jill Biden
Okay, we all know Joe Biden's senile. Jill Biden? I guess she's just a liar. Read this:Dr. Jill Biden (Ed.D.), the wife of former vice president Joe Biden, attempted to clarify her husband's...
View ArticleMedicare For All and the coronavirus pandemic
Rebecca Klar (The Hill) reports:Human testing is beginning on a second coronavirus vaccine candidate after approval from the Food and Drug Administration, Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced Monday. The...
View ArticleWe owe him nothing but scorn
I was going to highlight from an article at In These Times. Then I saw the garbage they were running.Bernie didn't do crap. He bowed out. He cut and run. He's a coward. That's all he is.We brought...
View ArticleLemony Lentil Soup in the Kitchen
I love lentils. They're good for you. They help your digestion. They can help you maintain weight or lose some. And they're so tasty. They're soft and wonderful. I like to saute a chopped onion (you...
View ArticleBlack Eyed Pea Stew and other dried bean recipes in the Kitchen
"Lemony Lentil Soup in the Kitchen" resulted in requests for more recipes that use dried beans. Why? Probably because we're hoping to use staples and avoid trips to the grocery store (or ordering...
View ArticleThey don't care about Americans, they just care about corporations
Patrick Martin (WSWS) reports:In an op-ed column posted on the website of the New York Times Sunday, to be published in the newspaper’s print edition Monday, presumptive Democratic Party presidential...
View ArticleI'm over Bernie
Joseph Kishore is the US presidential nominee for the SEP. This is from his latest at WSWS:On Monday afternoon, Bernie Sanders ended his second presidential campaign, not with a bang, but a whimper....
View ArticleIt's always one betrayal after another
That's two weeks old but, sorry, I just saw it a few minutes ago for the first time. Matt Stoller is explaining how the hideous bail-out-corporations bill passed and how we were betrayed.Joe Biden,...
View Article10 silly movies to make you smile
In the midst of a pandemic, we can all use some pleasure.  The grandkids were nervous and on edge tonight. I popped in the original Overboard, Goldie Hawn's movie, and it was new to them and quickly...
View ArticleLightened-Up Smothered Chicken Casserole in the Kitchen
An e-mail that was intended to shame me has just left me laughing. The e-mailer wants me to know that I'm an elitist with my elitist recipes.Elitist? I just did a series of recipes using dried beans....
View ArticleThe disgusting Joe Biden
Fiona Apple has a new album, Fetch The Bolt Cutters and Kat's "Kat's Korner: Fiona says free yourself" is a review of that album. Kat's review went up Sunday and so did the comic above, Isaiah's THE...
View ArticleServing up a plate of blame to Barack and Joe in the Kitchen
Donald Trump has plenty of blame to accept for the coronavirus pandemic -- his response was sluggish, at best. I hope he comes to his senses and doesn't try to reopen everything in nine days. The...
View ArticleThe government is disgusting
Who does the US Congress serve? It's clearly not We The People. Was it ever We The People? The blinders have come off. What we see is disgusting, ugly and corrupt. Jake Johnson (COMMON DREAMS)...
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