Glynn Wilson

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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Well, just as I was considering retirement from the news business, Donald Trump is running for president again, even as he faces multiple lawsuits over his character and business — and multiple indictments and charges for his behavior before, during and after his time…

Was This Fourth of July Earth’s Hottest Day on Record?

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Staff Report – Tuesday was the hottest day on Earth since at least 1979, with the global average temperature reaching 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit (17.18 degrees Celsius), according to data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction. As a result, some scientists believe July 4 may have been one of the hottest days on Earth…

American Ambivalence About the State of Freedom on the Fourth of July

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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — It is understandable why many Americans are having mixed feelings about celebrating Independence Day this year. So many things seem conflicted in our divergent feelings about what freedom, liberty and independence mean in these trying times when the vox populi seems so divided. Many…

Conservative Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action

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Legal Analysis – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — It is great to find out on Thursday, June 29, 2023 — thanks to a conservative majority on the Supreme Court — that on the eve of American Independence Day, the United States has finally reached the zenith of its founding, self-evident pledge, “that all…

The U.S. Justice System Faces Major Tests and Crises

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“You shoot an arrow into a far-distant future, when you appoint a justice” to the United States Supreme Court. — President Dwight D. Eisenhower The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The first of the summer heat and humidity arrived in the nation’s capital this week, and unfortunately, I’m not heading…

EPA Announces New Standards for Renewable Energy Sources, Reducing Reliance on Foreign Oil Imports

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Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden administration made moves this week to strengthen the nation’s energy independence, advance low-carbon fuels and support agricultural communities as well as fight climate change due to global warming from the burning of fossil fuels for energy and transportation. The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule under…

Abortion Remains a Potent Issue for Pro-Choice Voters

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Public Opinion Analysis – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A year after voters in the United States attached record-high importance to abortion as an election issue after the Supreme Court overturned decades of settled law to make its legality questionable again, a new Gallup poll finds the issue retaining its potency especially for…

Why Do MAGA Republicans Claim Democrats ‘Hate America’ When the Evidence Supports the Opposite?

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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — After Donald Trump faced arraignment on charges Tuesday for mishandling classified documents critical to national defense, conspiracy to obstruct justice by concealing the possession of said documents and making false statements to the FBI, there was only a small contingent of Trump supporters gathered…