Tag: Social Issues

Florida Prosecutor Suspended by DeSantis Defiant, Says He’ll Keep Serving in Position

The Florida prosecutor suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Aug. 4 was defiant in his first remarks since the move, vowing to continue serving in his position despite the suspension. “I’m still doing this job, the state attorney … and the governor signing something with a pen or crayon doesn’t change that,” Andrew Warren told…


The ‘Social’ in ‘ESG’ Investing Means Whatever Issuers Want It to Mean

Commentary This is the second installment of a three-part commentary on ESG investing. The first installment, “The USA Should Clarify the ‘E’ in ‘ESG’ and Use Carbon Standards to Our Advantage,” was published on May 25. SOURCE:  “Through the Looking Glass” by Lewis Carroll. (Wikimedia Commons, public domain.)  After that statement in the illustration, Lewis Carroll…


Christian Flag Raised in Boston After Supreme Court Ruled Refusal Violated First Amendment

The Christian flag was raised over Boston’s City Hall Plaza on Aug. 3, marking a triumphant win for the conservative Christian group Camp Constitution following a legal dispute that has dragged on for years. The Camp Constitution flag was hoisted up on Boston City Hall Plaza public forum’s flagpole at around 11 a.m., as a cheering crowd…


Conservatives Wary of Bill to Increase Civics and History Lessons in US Schools

The lessons taught to children today are the values we will live in our future when they run the world. That is why there is an intense battle in U.S. schools over who gets to determine the curriculum. Schools have veered beyond the classic core subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic and moved into teaching…


Conservatives and Union Members Battle For Control of Town’s Schools

Conservatives and a teachers union have squared off over a small Colorado town’s schools. After years with no contested school board election, a conservative slate last November took four of five seats on the Woodland Park School Board in Teller County outside Colorado Springs. They started delivering on campaign promises quickly but just as quickly…


Hospital Patients Need an Advocate to Fight the ‘White Coats’ in the Medical Establishment, Former Nurse Says

The need for medical patients to have their own advocates has become critical in light of increasing reports from family members who believe their loved ones died in the hospital because of the COVID-19 treatment protocols prescribed by doctors. To assist in breaking up what Priscilla Romans called “an unhealthy co-dependency” between patients and the…


Depositors Frustrated by Regime’s Reparations For Frozen Accounts

When banks in Henan Province refused to let people access their deposits, large-scale protests broke out in July. The local authorities responded with plans to repay those with frozen accounts in rural banks. The reimbursements reportedly entered a third stage on Aug. 1. However, one protester revealed that the first two rounds of repayments weren’t…


The CCP Claims New Growth Despite 18Years of Membership Withdrawals

Propagandists within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would have the public believe the Party is growing due to people’s love of communism and that its members are cohesive from top to bottom. But when this curtain of disinformation is pushed aside, you see that Party membership is forced or sought after for personal gain rather…


Biden Administration ‘Full Steam Ahead’ With Electric Vehicle Integration Despite Potential Issues

Thanks to the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, there’s more than $60 billion available for grid transportation investment. Plus, $5 billion is earmarked for state grants to help establish high-capacity charging stations on every highway in the United States, and an additional $2 billion for community charging. The hope, according to Alex Schroeder, executive lead…


Michigan Judge Says Local Prosecutors Can’t Enforce Abortion Ban

A county judge in Michigan issued an extended order on Aug. 3 stopping the enforcement of a 1931 abortion ban just days after the state Court of Appeals upheld the law. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer filed a restraining order on Aug. 1 after the Court of Appeals ruled that county prosecutors could go ahead and enforce…