COSTA MESA, Calif.—Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) shadowed construction workers as they pushed to complete a multi-million-dollar freeway expansion project off the San Diego Freeway (405) and State Route 73. Porter discussed federal funding for the project with the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters as they work around the clock through challenges ranging from shipping delays…
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds Freeway Expansion In Orange County
How Corporations Replacing Family Farms Changed California | Victor Davis Hanson
With technological advancements, farming is becoming more efficient—delivering more food to more places. But family farmers are shrinking in California. My guest is Victor Davis Hanson, a historian and farmer. He explains what is lost in the transition to corporate farming and its impact on our farming communities. * Click the “Save” button below…
Quebec Judge Favours Mother’s Wish to Have Son Vaccinated for COVID Without Father’s Consent
A Quebec judge has ruled in favour of a mother who wants to have her son to receive COVID-19 vaccination without the father’s consent, and has also banned the father from taking the child to participate in COVID-19 protests. In a ruling dated April 12, Superior Court Justice Nathalie Pelletier sided with the 10-year-old’s mother,…
Quebec Judge Favours Mother’s Stance to Have Son Take COVID Shots Without Father’s Consent
A Quebec judge has ruled in favour of a mother who can have her son receive the COVID-19 shots without the father’s consent, and the father is banned from taking the child to participate in COVID-19 protests. In a ruling dated April 12, Superior Court Justice Nathalie Pelletier sided with the 10-year-old’s mother, who said…
Shanghai as a Front Line in China’s New Civil War
Commentary China’s “new civil war”—with Xi Jinping’s ultra-Maoists pitted against the “moderates” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the free-wheeling private sector—accelerated with Xi’s lockdown of Shanghai beginning in March. The lockdown of Shanghai (population of 25 million) was supposedly carried out to suppress a COVID-19 outbreak. In reality, it was nothing of the…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Assassin’: Every Frame Is a Painting to Meditate On
Not Rated | 1h 45m | Wuxia, Kung Fu, Martial Arts, Thriller | May 21, 2015 Two donkeys. That’s the opening shot. You’ve never seen such artistically rendered cinematic donkeys. Shot in black and white, the framing, the geometry, the rhythm of swaying branches, morphing abstract shapes suddenly recognizable; the image absolutely sings. Nie Yinniang, an apprentice assassin…
Apple Retail Employees in Atlanta Attempt to Organize First Union in the US
April 21, 2022
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Apple store employees at the Cumberland Mall in Atlanta filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on April 20 to hold a union election amid a wave of unionization attempts at retail stores across the country. If the vote is successful, the workers would be the first Apple retail store to unionize…
In the Starlight
This film is only available in the US because of territorial licensing. During the darkest hours of the night, while the rest of the world is sleeping, outdoor photographer Paul Zizka ventures out into the wilderness in search of the world’s starriest skies. His journey to photograph the celestial wonders takes him from his home…
Risk Non-Parity
Commentary “Risk management is the bedrock of our firm” is often a line you hear when managers or advisers talk about their strategy and approach to the markets. What you rarely hear is an in depth explanation of what that supposed bedrock is actually made up of. What is the actual process a manager goes…
Oldest Texas Death Row Inmate Faces Execution in Cop’s Death
HOUSTON—Texas’ oldest death row inmate faces execution Thursday for killing a Houston police officer nearly 32 years ago during a traffic stop. Carl Wayne Buntion, 78, was sentenced to death for the June 1990 fatal shooting of Houston police officer James Irby, a nearly 20-year member of the force. Buntion had been on parole for…
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