Rod Serling, Playhouse 90, and In the Presence of Mine Enemies”In an earlier posting about the Playhouse 90 presentation of Judgement at Nuremberg, television censorship was noted. Now, thanks again to the UCLA Film Archive Department, here is the backstory on Rod Serling's Holocaust-themed teleplay entitled... See More »
Revisiting television censorship: Judgement at NurembergJudgement at Nuremberg is a play written by Abby Mann in 1957. Many of you are familiar with the 1961 Stanley Kramer film of the same name, starring Spencer Tracy and many other well known actors. But before the film, there was the Playhouse 90... See More »
The US ‘war on terror’ has killed millions. Now Trump is bringing it to Venezuela.After decades of terrorizing civilians in the name of fighting terror, the White House is trying to do it with even less oversight By Daniel Mendiola/The Guardian Mon 24 Nov 2025 06.00 EST For the last two months, US forces have amassed outside... See More »
Israel Doesn't Care About CeasefiresISRAEL STRIKES BEIRUT FOR FIRST TIME IN MONTHS: Israeli forces struck a building in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday, killing Hezbollah’s military chief of staff. A ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel was put in place a year ago, but Israel has... See More »
Happy Birthday William Henry Pratt!Born on November 23, 1887, this obscure actor became an overnight sensation when he was chosen by director James Whale to portray the monster in '31 Frankenstein. Listed in the credits as "?" it wasn't long before he was billed simply by his stage... See More »
Who can tame Trump? An unlikely candidate is emerging: the Catholic Church.Inequality, immigration and civil rights are the battlegrounds on which the church, and some other Christian denominations, are fighting. By Simon Tisdale/The Guardian Sun 23 Nov 2025 01.00 EST The supreme court can’t do it – it’s packed with... See More »
Cease-fire? Israeli strikes have killed more than 50 people and injured over 100 in recent days.Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue, medics say ‘Severe lack’ in territory where Israeli strikes have killed more than 50 people and injured over 100 in recent days By Jason Burke in Jerusalem/The Guardian Sun 23 Nov 2025... See More »
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice.Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system By Eduardo Porter/The Guardian Sun 23 Nov 2025 06.00 EST The Chinese did rather well in the age of globalization. In 1990, 943 milli... See More »
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign in JanuaryThe Georgia Republican's resignation comes after recently butting heads with President Donald Trump. By Raquel Coronell Uribe/NBC News Nov. 21, 2025, 7:39 PM CST Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced on Friday that she is resigning from... See More »
Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trapBy JOSHUA GOODMAN and TIM SULLIVAN/AP Updated 2:41 PM CST, November 19, 2025 This year, Associated Press reporters observed immigration court proceedings in 21 cities. Hearings repeatedly ended with cases dismissed by the government, allowing... See More »
Coast Guard reverses course on policy to call swastikas and nooses ‘potentially divisive’AP News By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, LISA MASCARO and SUSAN HAIGH Updated 11:45 PM CST, November 20, 2025 The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was... See More »
The worst of the worst......ICE arrested for sex trafficking.ICE Worker Arrested in Sex Trafficking Sting Told Police, ‘I’m ICE, Boys’ Newsweek Nov 19, 2025 at 03:39 AM EST A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement worker was among 16 men arrested in a Minnesota trafficking investigation that targeted indiv... See More »
Israel bombs refugee camp...but, but ceasefire a year ago!Israel bombed the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh near the southern Lebanese town of Saida on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and wounding several others in the deadliest Israeli attack on Lebanon since a ceasefire was declared a year... See More »
What cease-fire? The Genocide in Gaza continues.Israel launched new air strikes across southern Gaza on Wednesday, targeting areas in Rafah and Khan Younis, as well as earlier strikes hitting eastern Gaza City, according to Al Jazeera. At least one person was killed and a woman and a child... See More »
Trump shrugs off Khashoggi murder during Saudi prince’s White House visit.Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to major non-Nato ally after claiming Mohammed bin Salman ‘knew nothing’ about murder of journalist. By Julian Borger in Washington/The Guardian Tue 18 Nov 2025 16.40 EST Donald Trump has shrugged off the Saudi... See More »
More than 97% of immigrants detained in the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago had no criminal convictionNearly all immigrants detained in Trump Chicago raid had no criminal conviction Data sharply contradicts officials’ portrayal of immigration sweeps as effort to fight ‘worst of the worst’ criminals. By Roque Planas/The Guardian Wed 19 Nov 2025... See More »
Welcome to Trump’s America! A place where people can’t afford to call an ambulance.How are people expected to handle increased health insurance costs when everything else in life has become more expensive? I think the answer is: they’re not By Arwa Mahdawi/The Guardian Wed 19 Nov 2025 06.00 EST I’ve got a genius business idea... See More »
The Saudification of America is under way.Jamal Khashoggi’s plight and murder was a warning sign for the US, of the impending loss of freedom and censorship that would sweep the country. By Karen Attiah/The Guardian Tue 18 Nov 2025 15.59 EST The first time I ever used the words... See More »
Senate Agrees To Pass Epstein BillThe Senate agreed by unanimous consent Tuesday to approve a House-passed bill to require the Justice Department to release all unclassified records and documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sending the bill to President... See More »
House approves Epstein files bill in near-unanimous vote.427-1. The legislation is now on track toward the desk of President Donald Trump, who spent months trying to kill it. The 427-1 vote came after a long campaign to circumvent House Republican leaders and White House officials who fought tooth and... See More »
They have total impunity’: West Bank settler violence surges after Gaza ceasefire.UN logs 260 attacks in October alone, its highest monthly tally, as settlers attack farmers and burn olive trees. By Jason Burke in Jerusalem/The Guardian Tue 18 Nov 2025 00.00 EST Violence has increased across the occupied West Bank as... See More »
Israel needs to face accountability for our genocide. And so does the US.The international community allowed all of this to happen. We must not look away or move on. By Yuli Novak/The Guardian Tue 18 Nov 2025 06.00 EST Genocide is a process, not an event. When genocide happens, its roots, and the conditions that... See More »
Trump Loves McDonalds!Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters recently divulged what Trump eats from McDonald’s. “He had hot fries waiting for him from McDonald’s. ... And then he had a Filet-O-Fish, a Quarter Pounder, and a Big Mac, and I think he combined two... See More »
Why the ultra rich are buying up so much of the media.By Robert Reich/The Guardian Nov. 16, 2025 The richest man on earth owns X. The family of the second-richest man owns Paramount, which owns CBS, and could soon own Warner Bros, which owns CNN. The third-richest man owns Facebook, Instagram and... See More »
The end of the shutdown isn’t enough for Americans who still need ACA subsidies.As an emergency physician, I have cared for marginalized patients who came into public hospitals after delaying care because they had nowhere else to turn. Nov. 13, 2025, 1:15 PM EST By Dr. Uché Blackstock A government shutdown that lasted more... See More »
