me Kim Long: We can’t ignore the importance of mental health during lockdown By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:00:00 +0100 Our Green Party columnist has her say. Full Article
me Times Past: When Charlton Heston brought Glasgow street to a standstill... By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 05:00:00 +0100 Shops are closing. Newspaper sales are falling. But we’ve chosen to keep our coverage of the Coronavirus crisis free because it’s so important that the people of Glasgow stay informed during this difficult time. Full Article
me Secret Cinema starts virtual film club with immersive screenings - here's all you need to know By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 05:00:00 +0100 Secret Cinema has invited fans to enjoy past events from the comfort their home to sign up to their virtual film club. Full Article
me Full-time clubs facing "significant problems" as owners brace themselves for 2020/21 season without fans By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 08:06:39 +0100 SFA vice-president Mike Mulraney believes it would be “foolhardy” to dismiss the chances of any of Scotland’s major clubs going out of business due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Full Article
me Glasgow University Charity Fashion Show raises thousands for Glasgow Women’s Aid By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 05:00:00 +0100 STUDENTS at Glasgow University raised thousands for Glasgow Women's Aid at the Charity Fashion Show. Full Article
me Homeless Isolation Shelter In Colorado Springs Expects Coronavirus Testing Uptick By www.krcc.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 21:52:48 +0000 The isolation shelter at the Colorado Springs City Auditorium for people experiencing homelessness and COVID-19 symptoms has seen around 30 people since opening April 5. At this time, it's unknown if they were positive for the new coronavirus. Jennifer Mariano, director of homeless programs with Community Health Partnership , said the location recently received COVID-19 testing supplies, and will begin testing people this week. Full Article
me Coronavirus In Colorado-Wed., April 29 Updates: El Paso County Backs State's Safer At Home Approach By www.krcc.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:46:22 +0000 This page will continue to be updated throughout the day. Update-4:15 p.m. ---Updated Data From The Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment--- There are 14,758 known confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This includes both people who tested positive for the virus and people who have been in contact with someone who tested positive and is exhibiting symptoms. Full Article
me Management Plan Adopted For Long-Awaited Arkansas Valley Conduit By www.krcc.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:44:07 +0000 The long-awaited Arkansas Valley Conduit has gained more traction. The Bureau of Reclamation and the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District have adopted a management plan for the pipeline. It will eventually channel clean drinking water from Pueblo Reservoir to six counties in the lower Arkansas River Valley, serving an estimated 50,000 people. Full Article
me This time around, the flu can't stop 'The Soldier's Tale' By www.interlochenpublicradio.org Published On :: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:45:39 +0000 When "The Soldier's Tale" premiered in 1918, an influenza epidemic cut short it's European performance tour. Ironically, the flu caused some problems for Interlochen Arts Academy students as they practiced for the show earlier this year. Full Article
me 'Gamebreaker' shatters sports podcast stereotypes By www.interlochenpublicradio.org Published On :: Fri, 09 Mar 2018 11:30:00 +0000 When Anders Kelto listened to sports podcasts, what he usually heard was a couple of guys sitting around bantering with each other. “There was no good audio sports journalism in the world, at least that I had been exposed to,” he says. Anders is changing that. Today, the Traverse City native is out with his own podcast — it’s a sports documentary series. Full Article
me Dennos Museum says less is more when it comes to viewing art By www.interlochenpublicradio.org Published On :: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 20:58:28 +0000 The Dennos Museum in Traverse City has almost three-thousand works of art in its collection. At any given time, around 280 of those works are on display, including Inuit sculptures, contemporary paintings and modern photographs. But on April 14th, the museum wants visitors to ignore most of these works and just focus on a handful of them. Full Article
me City Visions: Are lawyers to blame for inequities in our criminal justice system? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 19:41:38 +0000 On tonight's show host Joseph Pace will examine the flaws in our legal system that have contributed to the mass incarceration of Americans, particularly impoverished Americans. The discussion will include San Mateo DA Steve Wagstaffe and lawyer Alec Karakatsanis, author of Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System, whose ideas often challenge our assumptions about justice, poverty, and opportunity in our country. Guests: Steve Wagstaffe, District Attorney of San Mateo County. Alec Karakatsanis, Lawyer and Author of Usual Cruelty, The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System. You can join Alec for a lunch and talk about his book on Thursday, Dec 5 from 12:30-1:30 in the Google Community Space (188 Embarcadero). Sponsored by Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights . RSVP to Producer: Wendy Holcombe Full Article
me City Visions: Lessons from Japanese internment camps By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 23:13:00 +0000 Host Joseph Pace and guests explore the history of discrimination against Japanese Americans and immigrants in the first half of the 20th century. What parallels can be drawn between their experiences and today’s debate over immigration and national security? Full Article
me City Visions: E.J. Dionne: How progressives and moderates can unite America By www.kalw.org Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 05:31:00 +0000 Will progressives and moderates feud as the country burns? Or will they unite to defeat President Trump and usher in a new era of reform? Full Article
me City Visions: What Does The COVID-19 Pandemic Mean For Our Mental Health? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Is COVID-19 impacting your mental health? You're not alone. Host Grace Won speaks to healthcare professionals about strategies to combat loneliness, anxiety and depression during this pandemic. Full Article
me Landlord-Tenant Updates Summer 2018 By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 22:08:03 +0000 Landlord-Tenant laws, disputes, issues & updates: Summer 2018. Host Jeffrey Hayden welcomes Jessica Chylik and Sal Timpano. With offices in San Francisco, both represent Landlords and Tenants. Questions for Sal and Jessica? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255. Also, this is our once-a-month Call-A-Lawyer Night. So, while Your Legal Rights broadcasts on 91.7 FM (online kalw.org) 7 'til 8pm PDT, attorneys are available off-the-air as well -- 800-525-9917, for private no-fee consultation on a variety of legal questions. Lastly, Thursday, July 26th: 1] Janet Frankel, Certified Specialist, will take Family Law questions from 10:00-11:30 AM PDT, 415-362-9533; & Friday, July 27th: 2] Leon Bayer, Certified Specialist, will take calls on Bankruptcy Law, 9am-Noon PDT, 800-477-3111 -- Ms Frankel's & Mr Bayer's public service without obligation to KALW listeners. Full Article
me Domestic Violence Prevention By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 21:39:22 +0000 Prevent domestic violence with the Domestic Violence Prevention Act. Host Jeffrey Hayden welcomes Lauren Zorfas and Melissa Gibbs. Ms Zorfas practices Family Law at ADZ Law, LLP, San Mateo (www.adzlaw.com). She is formerly Family Law Facilitator for the San Mateo County Superior Court. Ms Gibbs is Manager of Legal Services at CORA, Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse, in San Mateo (www.corasupport.org). Questions for Lauren and Melissa? Please call Your Legal Rights toll-free 866-798-8255. Full Article
me Mental Health By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 23:38:57 +0000 Last week we discussed nuts and bolts of the Collaborative Courts Models used in the Bay Area. This week’s program, Inside the Justice System: Evolving Treatment of the Mentally Ill, continues that discussion, and considers the new law providing for Mental Health Diversion. This Wednesday, our guests are three attorneys -- First, Paula Spano and Deedrea Edgar, who come to a criminal defense practice after much experience as Public Defenders in Sacramento County and Santa Barbara County, respectively; in disentangling mentally ill defendants from criminal courts practice, each has had extensive training and experience. Then, As Assistant DA of San Mateo County, Al Serrato brings his extensive experience as County Prosecutor, as administrator within the DA's office, and as a law enforcement officer with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Questions for Jeff's guests? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255. Full Article
me Employment Law: Special Topics -- YLR KALW 7PM PDT 26 September 2018 By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 23:25:39 +0000 Host: Jeff Hayden, certified criminal law specialist, California Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California. Jeff welcomes employment law specialists: -- Margaret Grover, Esq., Partner, Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP, Oakland, CA. Maggie is a 30-year attorney practicing employment law and member of the Labor and Employment Section of the California Lawyers Association (CLA). -- Ellen Mendelson, Esq., San Francisco, CA. The law office of Ellen A Mendelson focuses on representing public and other employees. With over 25 years experience, Ellen is a member of the Labor and Employment Section of the CLA. -- Douglas Robbins, partner in Wood, Robbins LLP, San Francisco, California. Wood Robbins focuses their Employment Law practice in three areas of Employment Litigation: Trade Secret Litigation; Misclassification (Independent Contractor/Employee) Litigation; and Wage & Hour Litigation. Douglas is a member of the Board of Directors of the San Mateo County Bar Association. Full Article
me Farmworkers & Meatpacking Workers Say They Aren't Being Protected From COVID-19 By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 08:00:00 +0000 On this edition of Your Call, we’ll talk about farmworkers and meat processing plant workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. Full Article
me 'Shelter In Place' Has Increased Domestic Violence Calls. What Support Is Available? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:58:07 +0000 On this edition of Your Call, we’re hearing how people experiencing domestic violence are receiving support while sheltering at home during the COVID-19 crisis. Organizations around the globe are seeing an increase in domestic violence calls. Full Article
me Media Roundtable: The COVID-19 Crisis In Iran - US Media Outlets Face Layoffs, Furloughs & Closures By www.kalw.org Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 09:03:09 +0000 On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we're discussing the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran, which continues to be the worst hit country in the Middle East. The virus has infected more than 76,000 people in Iran. More than 4,800 have died. Full Article
me FRONTLINE's 'Coronavirus Pandemic' Traces How The US Became The World's Virus Hotspot By www.kalw.org Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 08:00:00 +0000 On this edition of Your Call, we speak with veteran science journalist Miles O’Brien about his new FRONTLINE documentary Coronavirus Pandemic. Full Article
me Media Roundtable: The COVID-19 Outbreak In Ciudad Juárez Factories & The Paycheck Protection Program By www.kalw.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 07:00:04 +0000 On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, factory workers in Ciudad Juarez are protesting to demand the closure of assembly plants along the US-Mexico border. Many are still open despite the growing coronavirus death toll among the workers. Full Article
me Media Roundtable: Amid Pandemic, Brazil's Poor Pay A High Price & COVID-19 Outbreaks On Cruise Ships By www.kalw.org Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 07:42:24 +0000 On this edition of Your Call's Media Roundtable, we're discussing the COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil and its impact on p oor and marginalized communities . So far, more than 81,000 people have tested positive and at least 6,000 have died. Full Article
me Why Are Meat Processing Plants Reopening After Major COVID-19 Outbreaks? By www.kalw.org Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 08:00:00 +0000 On this edition of Your Call, we're getting an update on the COVID crisis in meatpacking plants. At least 31 meat processing plants owned by Smithfield, JBS and Tyson Foods have had coronavirus outbreaks. Full Article
me How California's For-Profit Nursing Homes Became COVID-19 Hotspots By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 08:00:00 +0000 On this edition of Your Call, we're discussing rampant coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes around the country. In California, approximately one-third of all COVID-related deaths are tied to nursing facilities. Full Article
me Media Roundtable: The EU Warns Of 'Recession Of Historic Proportions' -- Big Pharma & COVID-19 By www.kalw.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:05:50 +0000 On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we're discussing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Italy and other hard hit European countries. According to The European Commission, Europe’s economy will shrink by 7.4 percent this year. Full Article
me Neil Cameron: Newcastle United are selling their soul to worse than Mike Ashley By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:28:24 +0100 WOULD you still celebrate a cup final win for your team if you knew for absolute certain the game had been rigged? Full Article
me Football teams to be allowed to make five substitutions per game when play resumes after coronavirus By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:53:05 +0100 FOOTBALL teams will be allowed to make no fewer than five substitutions in a game when play restarts following the coronavirus pandemic after the International Football Association Board (IFAB) approved a temporary rule change. Full Article
me SPFL come under fire for "giving clubs hope" in resolution as reconstruction plans are suddenly shelved By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:31:07 +0100 THE SPFL were tonight criticised for giving Scotland’s clubs hope that league reconstruction was a possibility in their controversial end-of-season resolution. Full Article
me Former Hearts chairman Leslie Deans urges club to take legal action against SPFL and clubs who 'voted for Hearts ejection from league' By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:42:15 +0100 Former Hearts chairman Leslie Deans has urged the club to take legal action against the SPFL as well as those who voted to end the season early, effectively relegating the Jambos. Full Article
me Cirque du Soleil: Amaluna - Ermelinda Rediscovered - Leif Ove Andsnes - The Art of Memoir Writing By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 22:03:31 +0000 This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks with cellist and singer Amanda Zidow (pictured), who plays the role of the Island Queen Prospera, in Cirque du Soleil’s production Amaluna , currently visiting the Bay Area. Full Article
me Groundhog Day the Musical - The Donna Summer Musical - Scrooge in Love! - Chez Joey By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 22:45:26 +0000 This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks with Rinabeth Apostol (pictured, right) and Ryan Drummond (left), who are the lead actors in the San Francisco Playhouse production of Groundhog Day the Musical , which runs through January 18, 2020 at SF Playhouse (450 Post Street) in San Francisco. Full Article
me AASC’s ‘Cinderella’ - NCCO & Anne Sofie von Otter - Kung Pao Kosher Comedy - Peter Robinson By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 23:51:43 +0000 This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the performing arts, guest host Leah Garchik talks about the African-American Shakespeare Company's unique annual holiday offering of Cinderella , with AASC founder and executive director Sherri Young and lead actress Funmi Lola (pictured). Cinderella, the often told tale of a scullery maid determined to take her life into her own hands and make it better, runs for 4 performances, December 20-22 at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco. Full Article
me Sting in his musical ‘The Last Ship’ - Volti: ‘Almost Speechless’, the voice as an instrument By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:25:32 +0000 This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks with composer, singer-songwriter, actor, author, activist, international rock star, and 17-time Grammy Award-winner Sting (pictured, center), who is in town to star in his own new musical, The Last Ship , playing at the Golden Gate Theatre (1 Taylor St.) in San Francisco, through March 22. Full Article
me Hindsight is 2020: Reimagining Women’s History – Pocket Opera’s 2020 Season By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 02:36:38 +0000 This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts in times of Coronavirus , host David Latulippe talks with AJ Baker, founder and executive artistic director of 3Girls Theatre Company , about their 8th New Works Festival, titled Hindsight is 2020: Reimagining Women’s History . The festival runs from runs from March 20-29 at Z Below (470 Florida St.) in San Francisco. Full Article
me West Edge Opera Festival Full Steam Ahead - Mezzo-Soprano Leandra Ramm By www.kalw.org Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 06:16:47 +0000 This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks, appropriately socially distant, with Mark Streshinsky, general director of West Edge Opera , about the annual summer festival, thus far going full steam ahead from July 25th through August 9 th at The Bridge Yard in Oakland. Full Article
me Of Note: Philip Glass' Composition Metamophosis is 'Like Color Coating a Glacier' By www.kuaf.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 20:07:00 +0000 When violinist Anne Akiko Meyers embarked on a new interpretation of Philip Glass' "Metamorphosis ," the composer directed her to his longtime collaborator Michael Reisman. Turns out Reisman was already collaborating with Meyers in her new release in an arrangement of Arvo Pärt's "Fratres." These two meditative pieces on Meyers' album Mirror in Mirror (itself a reference to Pärt) contribute to a whole characterized by haunting beauty—featuring lullabies and sunken ships. "You have to create this beautiful sonic world full of color and movement and breath, and to make it sing, yet while sculpting these long, slow notes," says Meyers of Reisman's adaptation. "It felt to me like color coating a glacier." Listen to the full conversation between Of Note's Katy Henriksen and violinist Anne Akiko Meyers by clicking on the streaming link above. Full Article
me Of Note: When the Past Becomes Present with Composer Reiko Futing By www.kuaf.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:14:09 +0000 Composer Reiko Futing redefines contemporary composition with the incorporation of early music. In Futing's newest international portrait album "distantSong," he draws on music of the past to reflect on the art and culture of today. Futing was inspired by a professor at the Hochschule fur Musik in Dresden to incorporate early music into his own compositions. Futing says this led him to produce a subtle, yet noticeable, marriage of past and present musical languages for something completely new, yet familiar. Listen to the full interview with Of Note's Katy Henriksen with the streaming link above. Full Article
me KUAF Arts Beat: Infringing on Peoples' Environments Through Sidewalk Concerts By www.kuaf.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:08:50 +0000 Live music takes to the streets with “Live at the Five and Dime,” a series of intimate sidewalk concerts presented by the University of Arkansas Music Departmenton the downtown Bentonville Square. “It’s a really great opportunity to infringe on people’s environment. That’s honestly where [music] belongs,” upright bassist Garrett Jones says about incorporating passers-by. “Art’s all around you on a day-to-day basis. Music is up the same alley.” Spearheaded by Alan Gosman, the department's associate chair, this intimate outreach effort features a local musicians performing a wide array of sounds including jazz, classical, Latin, and more. The intimate concerts are a collaboration with The Walmart Museum and Downtown Bentonville Inc. “Live at the Five and Dime” performances continue throughout the summer on Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m. in front of the Walmart Museum in Bentonville, with the Jake Hertzog Trio set to perform Aug. 21. Speaking of jazz, there's now a program to offically study it Full Article
me Of Note: Expressing American Rapture with Fluid, Childlike Composition By www.kuaf.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 22:41:43 +0000 Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis’ newest album “dreams, soars and levitates” through an intricately flowing compositional architecture with the inclusion of a newly commissioned harp concerto by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon . “The idea was the interplay and the precociousness, and the childlike wonder,” Kondonassis elaborates on how Higdon encompassed her emotions in the composition. “She really impressed upon us that this is fluid and full of wonder, rather than the somnambulant kind of experience.” Kondonassis’ album “American Rapture” expands upon how North American compositions have developed through three generations and features the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Ward Stare. Listen to the full interview between Kondonassis, Stare and Of Note’s Katy Henriksen with the streaming link above. Full Article
me Of Note: Music as 'a Medium for Something Human' By www.kuaf.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:59:37 +0000 Women composers and performers united to create art from the human condition with pianist Lara Downes’ latest album “Holes in the Sky,” named for a poem by Georgia O’Keeffe. In addition to representing women in music, “Holes in the Sky” also served to support human welfare efforts, including PLAN International to support impoverished children. “These are stories about the power of the expressive urge, the creative urge, to come forward,” Downes says about the potential of music. “It will come forward, despite anything else trying to constrain it.” Downes will represent women’s contributions to the past, present and future of American music by performing music from “Holes in the Sky” 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art as part of the Van Cliburn Concert Series . Listen to the full interview between Downes and Of Note’s Katy Henriksen with the streaming link above. Full Article
me Glasgow comedian Larry Dean on how to self-isolate in style By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 05:00:00 +0000 Even in self-isolation, we can learn something new every day. Full Article
me Glasgow's funniest Granda Gary Meikle talks us through his coronavirus lock-down By www.glasgowtimes.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 05:00:00 +0100 WHEN the world first came across Gary Meikle, we met his eyebrows before his face. Full Article
me PHOTOS: The Powerful Faces Of Women Who Faced Danger By www.krcc.org Published On :: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 19:51:00 +0000 Fatima, now 17, was eating dinner with her family in Nigeria two years ago when she heard the gunshots. "Unknown to us, the village had been surrounded and was being invaded," she says. "We covered ourselves with [a] mattress and cried for help to no avail." Fatima and her mother fled into the bush, where they were separated; they didn't see each other again for 18 months. Fatima – and other women in conflict zones – are often perceived as victims. They may be in many cases, but they also hold multiple and sometimes conflicting identities: as fighters, breadwinners and leaders. Photographer Robin Hammond sought to capture the many roles they play in his series of portraits, "Making the Invisible Visible," which had its first public showing this past week at the Women Deliver 2019 Global Conference in Vancouver, Canada. Noraisa Macud, 52, fled the fighting between Philippine military forces and Islamic militants in Marawi, a predominantly Muslim city, in 2017. Hundreds of thousands of Full Article
me Trump: U.S., Mexico Reach Deal To Avoid New Tariffs By www.krcc.org Published On :: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 11:43:03 +0000 Updated Saturday at 10:30 a.m. ET A day after U.S. and Mexico officials announced an agreement to avert tariffs — set to begin on Monday — affecting billions of dollars in imports from Mexico, President Trump took a victory lap on Twitter. Under a joint agreement released by State Department officials, Mexico will assist the United States in curbing migration across the border by deploying its national guard troops through the country, especially its southern border. The deal also expands a new program called Migrant Protection Protocols, allowing U.S. immigration enforcement officials to send Central American migrants to Mexico as their asylum claims are pending Mexico says those migrants will be offered jobs, health care and education, though critics question how safe migrants will be as they await the conclusion of their claims. In addition, the agreement says Mexican authorities will work to dismantle human smuggling operations. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador praised Full Article
me Trump: If Offered Dirt By Foreign Government On 2020 Rival, 'I Think I'd Take It' By www.krcc.org Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:43:05 +0000 Updated at 8:45 p.m. ET President Trump says he might accept dirt from another country on his potential Democratic rivals if offered, raising new questions and concerns about foreign influence on American elections. "It's not an interference, they have information — I think I'd take it," Trump said. "If I thought there was something wrong, I'd go maybe to the FBI — if I thought there was something wrong." Trump made the comments in an Oval Office interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos , after being pressed about the Trump Tower meeting in June 2016 with Russians and Trump officials. Ahead of that meeting, which former special counsel Robert Mueller probed , the Trump campaign was offered damaging information on Trump's opponent, Hillary Clinton. Full Article
me 'Go Back Where You Came From': The Long Rhetorical Roots Of Trump's Racist Tweets By www.krcc.org Published On :: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:47:30 +0000 When President Trump tweeted his racist remarks Sunday, asking why certain Democratic congresswomen don't just "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came," he did not just take aim at the four women of color — three of whom were born in the U.S. He did so using a taunt that has long, deeply entrenched roots in American history: Why don't you just go back where you came from? The question doesn't always appear in those precise words, nor does it always surface in the same situations. And it doesn't always get directed at the same groups of people — far from it, in fact. But more often than not, it conveys the same sentiment: You — and others like you — are not welcome here. "There have been different phrases that have been used," says Michael Cornfield , a scholar of rhetoric at George Washington University , "but the idea that we don't have any more room for people, or those people don't look like us, this is a long, ugly strain in American Full Article
me House Votes To Condemn Trump's 'Racist Comments' By www.krcc.org Published On :: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 22:11:00 +0000 Updated at 7:05 p.m. ET The House of Representatives approved a resolution Tuesday evening condemning the president for a series of racist tweets about four Democratic lawmakers. The vote was mostly along party lines, as the House split 240-187, with four Republicans supporting the nonbinding measure. Republican Reps. Fred Upton of Michigan, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Susan Brooks of Indiana and Will Hurd of Texas joined with Democrats to rebuke the president, as did Michigan Rep. Justin Amash, who recently left the Republican Party to become an independent. The House was paralyzed for a substantial portion of the afternoon over legislative procedure. Republicans sought a ruling on the question: Does calling the president's tweets "racist" violate the rules of decorum established in the House? So an already heated debate turned to farce as the House voted on whether to sanction House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for characterizing the president's remarks as "racist," as part of a Full Article