Tag Archives: Journalism

[unable to retrieve full-text content]– by Sarah Laskow Atlas Obscura November 23, 2016 By the time she started pitching Thanksgiving to America, Sarah Josepha Hale knew her power. She was edging towards 60, and for a decade she had been the editress (her preferred term) of Godey’s Lady’s Book, one of the most widely read publications in the United States. Women followed […] The post Sarah Josepha Hale imagined a day of Christian Celebration. appeared...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]– by Annie Lowrey The Atlantic, November 20, 2018 A Thanksgiving story about the limits of human empathy . . . YELLVILLE, Ark.—It is October in the Ozarks. The grass has dried out and the trees have bronzed and browned. Deer lie glaze-eyed in the back of camouflaged pickup trucks. High-school football helmets crack every […] The post Yellville – Tossing a Turkey Out of a Plane appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]but not for the reasons we generally remember. – by Prof. Heather Cox – Richardson, Letters from an American The Pilgrims and the Wampanoags did indeed share a harvest celebration together at Plymouth in fall 1621, but that moment got forgotten almost immediately, overwritten by the long history of the settlers’ attacks on their Indigenous […] The post Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday . . . appeared first on...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]– by Joyce James Civil Discourse  I’m not certain it’s possible to understand what happened in the 2024 election this close to it, beyond the undeniable outcome: Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. For two weeks now, people have been trying to assemble the pieces of how we got here, […] The post “Giving Up Is Unforgivable” appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Kenneth Ackerman commenting on his experience in May 1970 in Washington DC. While he was there, I was out -of – country during that time period. When I returned stateside and assigned to 10th Marines, we were trained in riot control. JIC the students and protesters became too rowdy. We were never called out which […] The post What was Experienced in 1970 and 2020 in almost the Same Area appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]What the Economists say Not likely. However it is a good economic and political ploy to play on voters. And Trump plays it well to stir up voters. The tariffs Trump proposes will hurt far more US citizens economically than immigrants coming to America legally or illegally. Trump is betting he can play on people’s […] The post Are immigrants taking jobs from ‘native’ U.S. workers?  appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]This is interesting. Another high-level American seeking wisdom and advice from Vladimir Putin. I guess anyone can to talk to whoever they wish to talk to. But, are there no voices of wisdom in the US for a billionaire who can buy his way into everything??? As the story suggests, this could lead to a […] The post Wall Street Journal Reports on Another High-Level American Chatting with Putin appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]This section discusses about immigration to the US and the various nationalities coming to the US. It has changed dramatically from Europeans to accepting more peoples There is more data on nationalities in the Census documents from Asia and eastern Europe as well as Africa and South America. In the beginning of this section, the […] The post Immigration law favors immigrants in the U.S. appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]“There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice Robert Reich speaks out about the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times failure to endorse a candidate for president. Both stop […] The post Cowardice and intimidation at The Washington Post and L.A. Times appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Political? No. This group of big time Execs are tough on labor and citizenry. Yet, they are afraid of one man who has displayed himself as a racist, misogynist, bigot, bully, liar, etc. It takes a woman in the form of Kamala Harris to push back on Trump. Trump is afraid of Harris and will […] The post Political cowardice in the C-suites appeared first on Angry Bear.