Evening Roundup, June 18
Is this real life?, take action for Juneteenth, Obama Presidential Center is here!, Knicks win is healing, 250 but for women, Iran is happy to wait, and April Ryan w/ Iyanla Vanzant
Spotlight Story
From FDR to the Obama Center
In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first president to donate his personal and official papers to the public, ending the long-standing tradition in which presidential papers were considered personal property. FDR also donated to the public a building on the grounds of …
Hot Mic
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Friendly Toss-Ups
The New York Knicks Are the Perfect Antidote
By Megan Armstrong
This won’t last forever. It’s not supposed to. But let America's team cure what ails you.
Women 250 Years In
The State of Women on Our Country’s 250th Birthday
When the United States celebrated the bicentennial in 1976, the national mood was far from one of unity. The country was roiled in the aftermath of an unpopular war, the scandal of Watergate, and a series of political assassinations. The Black power, civil rights, and second wave feminism movements were increasingly popular and powerful. And yet, someho…
Foreign Affairs
The Clock Is Tehran’s Friend
Donald Trump got what he wanted first with the Iran conflict: a scoreboard.
Iran Deal: 'A Disastrous Humiliation'
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CN): The net result of a war that cost $60 billion, killed 13 Americans and thousands Iranian civilians, set off a new war between Israel and Lebanon, and caused massive U.S. inflation: America agrees to give Iran billions in exchange for nothing. A disastrous humiliation.
What a mess. And you can blame all of our lawyers, Congress, local law enforcement, local judicial employees, federal workers, and SCOTUS - all who took an oath to preserve and protect the constitution. And they decided voting party line, accepting bribes and/or being spineless was better for their long term success - THESE FOLK ARE NOT GOOD AT KEEPING THE OATH. Worse is the Senate and House Judicial Committees, SCOTUS, Patel, the FBI.
Barack Obama is one of my favorite presidents. I'm 70 and raised in a red state, red religion, red culture, etc. I voted red until Republicans became a cult of personality in 2016, so I didn't vote for Obama either time, but I'm so proud he was my president. I admire him greatly.