Assad War Criminal"Repeatedly targeted by airstrikes, Syrian doctors feel abandoned" PBS NewsHour 8/15/2016 ExcerptSUMMARY: In Syria's ongoing war, doctors are under attack in the very… Read More
It is unpopular to admit publicly that Sam Taylor-Johnson‘s Fifty Shades of Grey was actually quite a good movie – compared to a lot of the dredge that earns&n… Read More
"How the deadlocked Supreme Court became a leading campaign issue" PBS NewsHour 10/4/2016NOTE: Mitch McConnell does NOT make a logical (nor Constitutional) argument. He can get w… Read More
"Exclusive: The story behind new allegations against Justice Clarence Thomas" PBS NewsHour 10/27/2016ExcerptSUMMARY: There are new sexual assault allegations aimed at Supreme Cou… Read More
Iowa Democrats on Saturday cracked open the door toward allowing voters to participate in future Iowa Presidential Caucuses by Absentee ballot.
The Iowa Democratic Party Caucus Review Commi… Read More
"Political battle begins for Gorsuch confirmation" PBS NewsHour 2/1/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump is touting the man he wants to join the Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch, named… Read More
"How both sides see the legal challenge on Trump's travel ban" PBS NewsHour 2/6/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: A Constitutional showdown is underway over President Trump's controversial executive… Read More
"Gorsuch in confirmation hearing promises independence from politics" PBS NewsHour 3/20/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: On day one of Judge Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearing, senators outlined p… Read More
"Explaining Trump's travel ban appeals court arguments" PBS NewsHour 5/8/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump's travel ban got its first federal appeals court review today, marking the… Read More
aka "Trump as ISIS Salesman Extraordinaire""Trump's travel ban, reinstated but restricted, will raise questions about who can enter U.S." PBS NewsHour 6/26/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: Presiden… Read More
U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) along with Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Michelle Lujan G… Read More
"Did district lines rig Wisconsin elections? Supreme Court case could reshape politics" PBS NewsHour 10/3/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: The Supreme Court is considering a lawsuit that chal… Read More
Reminder, the extreme interpretation of Islam by ISIS is an idea, and ideas are never defeated by military action."The battle for Mosul is over, but this hidden ISIS danger could lurk for ye… Read More
Reminder, the extreme interpretation of Islam by ISIS is an idea, and ideas are never defeated by military action."The battle for Mosul is over, but this hidden ISIS danger could lurk for ye… Read More
"Can police use cellphone location data without a warrant? Supreme Court ruling could have wide impact" PBS NewsHour 11/29/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: A Supreme Court case centering around a p… Read More
"Can police use cellphone location data without a warrant? Supreme Court ruling could have wide impact" PBS NewsHour 11/29/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: A Supreme Court case centering around a p… Read More
At its Final Meeting for 2017, the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) Unity and Reform Commission agreed to a set of dramatic Revisions aimed at restoring faith in the Presidential… Read More
"Why Ohio’s way of purging voter rolls is at the Supreme Court" PBS NewsHour 1/10/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: A case challenging the removal of hundreds of thousands of people from voter… Read More
"Can the U.S. force Microsoft to give up emails stored abroad? Supreme Court weighs privacy vs. security" PBS NewsHour 2/27/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: A case involving Microsoft and ove… Read More
Legislative Updates
Georgia: The House Government Affairs Committee has approved Senate Bill 403 which would Replace the State’s Aging Electronic Voting Equipment with Paper-Based sys… Read More
"Truth in advertising or free speech burden? California law on ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ tested at high court" PBS NewsHour 3/20/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: A Supreme Court… Read More
I have less faith in our Supreme Court since it sold our elections to the rich. The question will they sell our elections to increasing the political power of one side over the other."… Read More
"Can states require online sales tax? Billions at stake in case at Supreme Court" PBS NewsHour 4/17/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: On this Tax Day, while many Americans rush to file their income… Read More
"Supreme Court delivers blow to workers’ rights, making it more difficult to sue employers" PBS NewsHour 5/21/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: In its latest major ruling affecting corporate A… Read More
"Supreme Court sides with Christian baker who denied cake to same-sex couple" PBS NewsHour 6/4/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: The Supreme Court ruled on Monday in favor of a Colorado baker who re… Read More
aka Law Catches Up to the Digital Age"What the Supreme Court’s cellphone location data ruling could mean for your digital privacy" PBS NewsHour 6/22/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: The Supre… Read More
Note that some colleges and admission organizations have already told Trump where he can put his 'rule.'"How will colleges react to Trump policy on race in admissions?" PBS NewsHour 7/3/2018… Read More
Lets start with some definitions:Conservative1: Having the power or tendency to preserve in a safe and entire state3: One who adheres to traditional, time-tested, long-standing m… Read More
COMMENT: This whole subject is a glaring spot light on male chauvinist attitude toward women, the woman is always at fault. It is complete ignorance that sexual assaults are neve… Read More
"Will the Kavanaugh saga tarnish the Supreme Court’s image?" PBS NewsHour 10/9/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: As Justice Kavanaugh’s tenure on the Supreme Court begins, echoes from hi… Read More
Celebrate
– Fierce Fiction by William Cass –
Marcia chose the little photography shop in North Park because one of her work colleagues had recommended it. She’d called the… Read More
"Why Chief Justice Roberts’ response to Trump matters" PBS NewsHour 11/21/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: In a rare move, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts responded to Preside… Read More
By Martine Ehrenclou
Currently on tour with the legendary John Mayall, Texas guitar slinger Carolyn Wonderland is the first female lead guitarist to join any of Mayall’s band lineups… Read More
"Could Supreme Court’s double jeopardy case reverse 170 years of precedent?" PBS NewsHour 12/6/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: A Supreme Court case is challenging a long-held interpretation… Read More
Five of Our Favorite Artist Interviews of 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, Rock and Blues Muse looks back on five of our favorite artist interviews of the year. We have the privilege of talki… Read More
Congratulations to all of the Blues Music Award nominees!
The Blues Music Award nominees 2019 are announced. Congratulations to all.
Leading the way this year with the most nomination… Read More
"Supreme Court takes action on transgender military ban, gun case" PBS NewsHour 1/22/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: The Supreme Court dealt with some of the most politically charged issues in the… Read More
"Unanimous Supreme Court decision limits states’ ability to seize personal property" PBS NewsHour 2/20/2019This is a BIG one.ExcerptSUMMARY: The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to… Read More
Q: The real question, state's rights vs political rigging (aka unfair elections)?My Answer: You take any state total population and divide that by the number of House Representat… Read More
"Why Trump wants to cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras" PBS NewsHour 4/1/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen recently declared a "compact&rdquo… Read More
Note that the census is supposed to be an 'enumeration' (count) of the people in the U.S., not a count of citizens."Supreme Court hears arguments over citizenship question on census" PBS New… Read More
Congratulations to Blues Music Award Winners!
SHEMEKIA COPELAND, MIKE WELCH, AND MICHAEL LEDBETTER
SCORED BIG AT THE BLUES FOUNDATION’S
40TH ANNUAL BLUES MUSIC AWARDS … Read More
"Why Supreme Court ruling on Ind. abortion law reflects deep division" PBS NewsHour 5/28/2019The slow march to theocracy, the Bible over the Constitution.ExcerptSUMMARY: The lega… Read More
Another very bad decision that threatens or election system. Gerrymandering should be un-constitutional."Supreme Court ends term with major rulings on census, gerrymandering" PBS NewsH… Read More
Legal Updates
Illinois: Champaign County Judge John Kennedy has ordered Democratic county Clerk Aaron Ammons to make election information sought by local Republicans available and accessibl… Read More
Biden and Harris White House/Cabinet Picks:
Position/Senate Confirmation Review Committee
Secretary of Agriculture: Tom Vilsack / Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Secretary… Read More
The Progressive Group Justice Democrats is throwing their Support behind former Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner, a Top ally of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, in her Campaign to Succeed Ohio Rep. M… Read More
Almost Eight years after the Supreme Court Struck Down Preclearance Provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Virginia has become the First Southern State to Restore Protections for Minority… Read More
Many Nigerians trapped as volcano hits Caribbean Island
Many Nigerians are currently trapped in the Caribbean Island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines as a result of volcanic eruption.
Dr… Read More
President Biden announced his intent to Nominate Nine Diplomats for Ambassadorships, on Thursday, marking his First selection of Ooverseas Envoys since taking Office.
He also named his pic… Read More
President Biden, on Friday, Nominated ex-Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM, 2nd District) to a Top Administration Post, the Agriculture Department Undersecretary of Rural Development, tapping… Read More
Florida District Judge, Marcia Morales Howard, issued a Preliminary Injunction in a Lawsuit, brought by a White Farmer, alleging the Debt Relief Program, authorized under the $1.9 Trillion S… Read More
Carolyn Wonderland Carolyn Wonderland To Release Tempting Fate On October 8 Alligator Records Debut Album Produced by Dave Alvin Guests Include Marcia Ball, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Cindy Cashd… Read More
Dion Dion Announces All-New Album ‘Stomping Ground’ Out November 5 On KTBA Records Includes Collaborations with Boz Scaggs, Mark Knopfler, Pati Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Keb&r… Read More
A Political Trial that has mostly been Dominated by Math and Academic Research, erupted in drama late Wednesday, when a Top Republican Redistricting Leader, said on the Witness Stand, that h… Read More
“It’s electric!”, the hook from Reggae icon Marcia Griffiths’ version of the Bunny Wailer-written Electric Boogie is trending on Twitter after being sampled by rapper… Read More
Manchester United closing in on move for new goalkeeper
Manchester United appear to be closing in on their second signing of the summer transfer window.
The Red Devils have already signed T… Read More
The family of a woman killed after she was hit by a car in Sheffield have described her as a “loving and dedicated” mother and grandmother. Marcia Grant, 60, died on Wednes… Read More
.Sei appassionato di corse di cavalli? Trovi eccitante l'idea di piazzare una scommessa e vedere il tuo cavallo sprintare verso la vittoria nel 2023? Ma sei incerto su come scegliere il cava… Read More
A 13-year-old boy has admitted killing a grandmother by driving over her in her own car. Marcia Grant, 60, died outside her home in the Greenhill area of Sheffield on April 5. The youngster… Read More