Category Archives: Governance

Sint Maarten Accuses the Netherlands of Neo-colonial Paternalism in Covid-19 Assistance.

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Bruce

The Americas — this appeared in the 14 March, 2021, print edition of the Washington Post and at <https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/coronavirus-sint-maarten-netherlands/2021/03/10/d2f58bea-80e9-11eb-81db-b02f0398f49a_story.html > Racial reckoning in the Caribbean: Former colony confronts the Netherlands over coronavirus aid conditions Sint Maarten Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs … Continue reading →

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Organizing Opportunity?

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Bruce

From today’s NY Times — Maybe we could get schools like Notre Dame to adopt the Duke-UNC curriculum . . . U.S. Orders Duke and U.N.C. to “Recast Tone” in Mideast Studies Caption — The chapel at Duke University. The … Continue reading →

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Island Obliteration

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Bruce

This is simply a horrible story and I have no comment. . . . from Business Insider F-35s and F-15s just obliterated an entire Iraqi island to root out ISIS fighters by Ellen Ioanes        Sep. 10, 2019, 12:55 PM US … Continue reading →

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At Last! An Understandable ICE Policy

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Bruce

News in Brief from The Onion ICE Opens Interdimensional Detention Center To Indefinitely Imprison Immigrants Across Infinite Number Of Multiverses Today 11:36am BRANE MULTIVERSE 378-C—In an effort to better comply with recent moves to abolish limits on migrant detention, ICE … Continue reading →

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Knee-Capping Core Responsibilities of Critical Federal Agencies (yet again)

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Bruce

From Catherine Rampell’s column in the on-line Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-draining-the-swamp–of-needed-experts/2019/08/08/7ec457e4-ba12-11e9-a091-6a96e67d9cce_story.html&gt; , print edition on August 9th, 2019. Opinions For Trump and his cronies, draining the swamp means ousting experts Mick Mulvaney at the Justice Department in Washington on July 11, … Continue reading →

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Even Worse News about the Bureau of Land Management

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Bruce

Climate and Environment Trump’s pick for managing federal lands doesn’t believe the government should have any Weashington Post Online < https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/trumps-pick-for-managing-federal-lands-doesnt-believe-the-government-should-have-any/2019/07/31/0bc1118c-b2cf-11e9-8949-5f36ff92706e_story.html > By Steven Mufson July 31 President Trump’s pick for managing federal lands doesn’t think the federal government should … Continue reading →

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Gerry Mander

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Bruce

Ah yes gerrymandering. Only the R’s do this, right? See attached lest we forget the father of all modern gerrymandering. After the election de Lugo won in 1980 Phil Burton gave us room in his office to use during the … Continue reading →

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Another good one to toast. . .

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Bruce

From the Washington Post  When you make your list of heroes, save a spot for Ernest Fitzgerald: smart, fearless, witty. Makes James Comey (whom I like) look like sort of a doofus. He also gets bonus points for continuing to … Continue reading →

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Playing Catch Up in the War Against Domestic Terrorism

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Bruce

This article from Janet Reitman appeared in the NY Times Magazine — I’d urge you to read it there (in hard copy or the link here —<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/magazine/FBI-charlottesville-white-nationalism-far-right.html&gt; — for the graphics, but the information is important enough that I thought … Continue reading →

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Chesapeake Bay Program version 1.0, 35 Years Ago

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Bruce

This is the Chesapeake Bay Program that was voluntary and did not work. Celebrating 35 Years of Restoration In 1983, a partnership was born with the signing of the first Chesapeake Bay Agreement The Chesapeake Bay Agreement is signed on … Continue reading →

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