Speakers' Corner Archives - Page 18 of 63

Eye For An Eye: A History of the Death Penalty

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - October 5, 2011 13

For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the...

Occupy Wall Street? Why?

Speakers' Corner Emerald1943 - October 2, 2011 30

A most interesting article from Alternet, looking at the reasons for numbers of young people taking to the streets and risking arrest and possible...

Hidden Democrats

Speakers' Corner Marion - October 1, 2011 13

Toby Keith, Democrat, says:- I don’t know, but I expect the wealthy to write a check ’cause it’s as bad as it’s ever been. It would be...

Why America Fails: One Man’s Opinion

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - September 29, 2011 34

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. ~Abraham Lincoln Lincoln's words...

Why Is Equality So “Controversial” for Republicans?

Speakers' Corner atdnext - September 25, 2011 21

Last week, I was here in Las Vegas to celebrate the end of DADT. Once (and hopefully future) Congresswoman Dina Titus discussed what happened...

The Pariahs of the Party

Speakers' Corner Marion - September 25, 2011 3

I truly think Californian Democratic "operative" David O Atkins needs to listen to this song:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT7CVDiCDQI If he's a good boy, drinks his milk and goes...

The GOP’s War on Women…at the State Level

Speakers' Corner Emerald1943 - September 22, 2011 14

In recent months, we have seen a drastic and alarming increase in the number of laws passed that would restrict a woman's right to...

What I Learned in Tonopah

Speakers' Corner atdnext - September 22, 2011 3

It wasn't an easy ride to Tonopah on Saturday, especially not since NDOT had construction delays near Goldfield. So many of us from Vegas...

A Word to the Whiners Redux

Speakers' Corner Marion - September 22, 2011 13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GFg_pnLmq4 It's ironic that this song was out around the time the Democratic Party imploded the first time. That was before most of this generation...

My G-O-TEA Senator Loves Big Oil, But Not Working Class Americans

Speakers' Corner atdnext - September 20, 2011 7

http://youtu.be/Rz15MC69ke4 This was the scene outside Dean Heller's Las Vegas office today. While Senator Dean Heller (R-"Tea Party") continues to oppose anything he considers "not...

1...171819...63 Page 18 of 63

TOP NEWS

To Counter Trump’s Tariffs on Goods, Countries May Hit Back at US Services

Service sectors make up the vast bulk of the American economy, which gives trading partners some clout in trade negotiations. [...]

In Trump’s Fight With Perkins Coie, the Richest Firms Are Staying Quiet

None of the nation’s top-10 firms by revenue have signed a legal brief demonstrating support for the law firm that is resisting an executive order. [...]

Milbank Is the Latest Law Firm to Reach a Deal With Trump

Milbank, based in Manhattan, agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono legal services to causes supported by the president and the firm. [...]

Granddaughters of a Paul Weiss Patriarch Deplore the Firm’s Trump Deal

The law firm’s chairman, Brad Karp, capitulated to the president’s threats. The descendants of the man who wrote its high-minded principles told Mr. Karp that he had betrayed them. [...]

For Trump, Elon Musk Is a Liability, but Still Useful for Now

Elon Musk has become a valuable heat shield for a president who avoids blame at any cost. [...]

Wisconsin Republicans Hit Their Vote Target, but Democrats Blew Past Theirs

The liberal candidate in the state’s Supreme Court race benefited from outsize Democratic turnout as counties swung left across the state. [...]

What Will Elon Musk Learn From the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election?

After a failed $20 million effort to tilt a State Supreme Court race, Elon Musk joins the ranks of billionaires frustrated by the laws of politics. [...]

Right-Wing Group Used Photos of Emily Ratajkowski and Male Model to Lure Voters to the Polls

Before Wisconsin’s election, a right-wing group rallied for voters’ attention with unauthorized photos of Emily Ratajkowski and a shirtless man holding a dog. [...]

Val Kilmer Brought a Wonderfully Weird Sensibility to Every Role

Even his choice of parts could be eccentric. In the end, he’s best thought of as a character actor trapped in a leading man’s body. [...]

Val Kilmer: A Life in Pictures

A charismatic and handsome leading man in the 1990s, Kilmer played both superhero and rock star. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

Politics of the Day

Politics of the Day [...]

0% intro APR until 2024 is 100% insane

Trump to charge tariffs of up to 50% on 'worst offenders' globally

The president says the US has been "pillaged, raped and plundered" for years by international trade partners. [...]

Watch: Key moments in Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs announcement

The US president said universal 10% tariffs would go into effect for all countries starting 5 April. [...]

Inside Mandalay: BBC finds huge devastation and little help for Myanmar quake survivors

Yogita Limaye is the first foreign journalist to enter Myanmar since a huge earthquake hit the war-torn country. [...]

How aid becomes a weapon in Myanmar's war zone

Rescue and relief workers seeking access to some of the worst quake-hit areas are being blocked by the military. [...]

Marine Le Pen's ban has outraged France's far right - and they may well seek revenge

Could the National Rally retaliate in parliament by attempting to bring down the fragile coalition government? [...]

Survivor challenges Israeli account of attack on Gaza paramedics

Palestinian paramedic Munther Abed rejects Israel's assertion that the vehicles approached troops with their lights off. [...]

Slovakia backs plan to shoot 350 bears after man killed in attack

Around a quarter of the country's brown bears will be culled after a man was attacked in a forest. [...]

Tesla sales plunge after Elon Musk backlash

The car maker's sales slide has been attributed to competition and controversy around its boss. [...]

Judge permanently dismisses criminal case against NYC mayor

The decision comes nearly two months after the Trump administration first sought to drop the case against Eric Adams. [...]

Deadly strikes in Gaza as Netanyahu says Israel will seize new military corridor

At least 19 people are reported killed in Jabalia as Israel's PM says it is expanding ground operations to pressure Hamas. [...]

Speakers' Corner

Eye For An Eye: A History of the Death Penalty

Occupy Wall Street? Why?

Hidden Democrats

Why America Fails: One Man’s Opinion

Why Is Equality So “Controversial” for Republicans?

The Pariahs of the Party

The GOP’s War on Women…at the State Level

What I Learned in Tonopah

A Word to the Whiners Redux

My G-O-TEA Senator Loves Big Oil, But Not Working Class Americans

RECENT POSTS

Democracy Dies Through Thunderous Applause

In Trump Land, 2+2 = 5

Vox Populi – 03-21-2025

Vox Populi – 03-14-2025

Vox Populi – 03-07-2025