Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following through on his commitment to action during his Journey to Justice Tour, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the first in a series of actions on Wednesday responding directly to concerns of communities historically and disproportionately impacted by pollution in the South, including “Cancer Alley”…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — If our democracy is so under threat, Covid is still surging, workers and the economy are still suffering, climate change due to global warming is all around us and we’re about to be at war with Russia, why are these talking heads on TeeVee…
Texas Man Arrested for Making Election-Related Threats to Government Officials – Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Department of Justice has pivoted in its investigation of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to arresting and charging alleged domestic terrorists who pose a continuing threat to elections. In the first criminal case…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is a story lurking in the woods near here that may be a very real on the ground test of whether humans have a chance to save the planet, whether the United States will play a very real key role in this effort, and whether Democrats are…
On 75th Anniversary, The Time is the Closest to Midnight in Clock’s History – Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – While the past year offered glimmers of hope that humankind might reverse its march toward global catastrophe, the Doomsday Clock was set at just 100 seconds to midnight on Thursday. The time is based on…
Guest Column – By Robert Reich – Capitalism and democracy are compatible only if democracy is in the driver’s seat. That’s why I took some comfort just after the attack on the Capitol when many big corporations solemnly pledged they’d no longer finance the campaigns of the 147 lawmakers who voted to overturn election results.…
Guest Column – By U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen – Maryland Democrat – Since the attack on our Capitol the Big Lie has not died, instead, it has metastasized. To protect our democracy, we must step up & pass votings rts legislation & to do that we’ve got to amend the #filibuster. I’m speaking NOW…
By Glynn Wilson – Alabama football coach Nick Saban and other sports leaders with ties to West Virginia are urging Senator Joe Manchin to support voting rights legislation, according to a letter dated January 13 that became public on Wednesday. “We strongly support urgently needed legislation that will protect both the rights of voters and…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol announced subpoenas Tuesday demanding documents from Rudy Giuliani and the legal team that pursued false claims of voter fraud in a series of lawsuits for former President Donald J. Trump. Chairman Bennie G. Thompson announced the…
Guest Column – By Jonathan Sharp – Environmental racism is a kind of racial inequality prevalent in the United States of America and around the world. Environmentally toxic plants, dumping grounds and similar sites are often located in low-income areas populated by people of color. Exposure to materials in and around these sites often lead…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — I’ve got to write this fast. So listen up. A massive winter storm named Izzy is on the way from the west, or really swirling in from the southwest. When did they start naming winter storms like hurricanes? Anyway it will hit this afternoon…
Staff Report – ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general around the country in continuing the court fight to end Facebook’s illegal efforts to stifle competition and protect its monopoly power. The coalition filed an appeal brief on Friday arguing that the district court’s…
By Glynn Wilson – ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Jan. 12) — Two days before Christmas in 1783, George Washington appeared in the old Senate chamber here to submit his resignation as commander in chief to the Continental Congress. “Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action; and bidding an Affectionate…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oath Keepers extremist group founder and leader Stewart Rhodes, 56, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday and charged with seditious conspiracy — the toughest charge to date in the ongoing investigation — along with 10 of his cohorts involved in planning for insurrection on Jan. 6,…
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh Announces 2022 Legislative Priorities – Issues Expected to Dominate: Dealing with Covid, Redistricting, the Environment and Climate Change, Legalizing Pot, Banning Ghost Guns and Landlord Evictions – Editor’s Note: We are taking an interest in the Maryland General Assembly this year, heading into session this week. We are particularly qualified…
The Big Picture -Â By Glynn Wilson -Â WASHINGTON, D.C. – What if the wildlife could vote? I don’t know if the white-tailed deer would be Republicans, Democrats or independents. Would the bucks be conservatives and the does and fawns liberals? Would the male and female Northern cardinals argue about whether the federal government should…
President Joe Biden addressed the nation from Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2022 to mark one year since the deadly assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Following is the video and full text transcript of his remarks. 9:16 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Madam Vice President, my fellow Americans: To…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 6, 2022) — Not long after the sun came up on Jan. 6, 2021, while we got ready to watch Congress affirm the Electoral College results showing Joe Biden the winner in the presidential election of 2020, we found out that two Democrats had…
The Big Picture - By Glynn Wilson - WASHINGTON, D.C. – We are not going to let a few inches of snow prevent the mission from going forward to “preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.†A…
The Insurrection – The Effort to Overturn the Election – By Craig Silverman and Jeff Kao, ProPublica, along with Craig Timberg and Jeremy B. Merrill, The Washington Post — Facebook groups swelled with at least 650,000 posts attacking the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s victory between Election Day and the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S.…
