It’s Memorial Day, So Remember Already.

Remember that Donald Trump said his campaign had no contact with Russia at all, when in fact, most of his top campaign advisers were repeatedly meeting with members of the Russian government while the Russians were attacking the United States with the goal of making Donald Trump President. Remember that Donald Trump's own son-in-law went to the Russian embassy and asked for a secure line of direct communication between Donald Trump's advisors and the Kremlin that would remain secret from the American public and concealed from US law enforcement and spy agencies.

The fake news is coming from inside the White House

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Donald Trump attends a working lunch at the G-7 summit on May 26, 2017, in Taormina, Sicily. You must believe that there are a slew of leakers in the executive branch who are providing damning details to the press illegally, and who must be rooted out and punished.

Draft Randy Bryce For Congress

Unless the gentle reader has been living in a cave for the past couple of years, they would know that Paul "Lyin'" Ryan has been running amok. The Republicans have control of the House, the Senate, the White House and the Supreme Court and Ryan feels that gives him free reign to implement every wet dream of his dark money overlords.

We must honor and remember, but

At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, a father and son touch the name of their father and grandfather. My father, Navy Electrician's Mate 1st Class William D. Thompson, Sr., fought in the Pacific in World War II and stood, in his dress whites, on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay when the Japanese surrendered and World War II ended in 1945.

Egypt Ups Systematic Efforts to Silence Independent Media

The Egyptian government's efforts to crack down on critical media platforms reached news heights this week when authorities blocked access to the Cairo-based independent news website, Mada Masr. An "independent and progressive" news outlet that covers a variety of topics including politics, culture and the economy, Mada Masr routinely published stories of critical interest to the public that are seldom reported by other outlets.

Is Rouhani’s Reelection a step toward Democracy for Iran?

Hassan Rouhani's victory in Last Friday's Iranian presidential election, by a large majority, portents a continuation of the country's path toward global reengagement, both on a more popular level and in terms of economic and political cooperation. The intensified nature of this electoral campaign does however point to an increasing tension between state institutions such as the presidency and the more 'shadowy', parallel institutions, including the Guard Core and parts of the clerical establishment, tasked with protecting the Islamic nature of the 1979 revolution.