Prince Philip and Britain s monarchy
Posted : 2021-04-22 17:45 By Arthur I. Cyr
The death of Britain s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99 is generating worldwide attention, notably in the United States. Philip personified continuity of important institutions and relationships in a turbulent period. Queen Elizabeth II and he were married for 73 years.
Britain played a pivotal role in World War II, when the Anglo-American Special Relationship was truly forged. The partnership between President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill was the centerpiece. Then-Princess Elizabeth worked driving a truck during the war.
In the 1960s, Philip spoke at UCLA, greeted by an Army ROTC student honor guard that included this author. He arrived in a closed Rolls Royce so grand that he stood before exiting. Philip shook hands and talked with us, individually.
Winning The Fight To Expand Social Security Photo by National Archive
Out of sight from most Americans, powerful, organized and determined monied interests have waged a more than three-decade-long, billionaire-funded campaign to dismantle Social Security. That campaign has enjoyed some success. And it is with us still.
It is not hard to see the successes of that campaign. Many Americans have been persuaded that Social Security is unaffordable, in crisis and must, at the very least, be scaled back. But while the campaign has succeeded in undermining confidence in the future of Social Security, it has failed to scale back Social Security s modest, but vital benefits, or, worse, radically transform Social Security, ending it as we know it. The good news is that over the last few years, the movement to expand, not cut, Social Security has been growing.
1930s era printmaking exhibition at the Weisman Art Museum feels eerily contemporary REVIEW: Contemporary social justice issues are echoed in 1930s prints at the Weisman. April 22, 2021 11:07am Text size Copy shortlink:
Time appears to be linear, but the approximately 40 prints in the Weisman Art Museum exhibit Pressing Issues: Printmaking as Social Justice in the 1930s United States prove that art made nearly a century ago can reflect questions still plaguing America today.
Arranged clockwise in a large, darkened gallery to ensure adequate social distancing, the artwork was commissioned through the New Deal, a program instituted by President Franklin Roosevelt after his inauguration in 1933, to stabilize the economy and restore prosperity during the Great Depression.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is pushing for a debate with AOC on the Green New Deal
The Georgia Republican posted a picture to Twitter Wednesday where she is shown confronting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the House floor Glad I ran into you today @AOC to plan our debate about the Green New Deal After I finish reading all 14 pages, like we agreed, I ll schedule time for our debate, she wrote, indicating she has not yet read the full extent of the proposal
Ocasio-Cortez relaunched the 2019 climate change plan on Tuesday
She told reporters on Capitol Hill climate change was a result of racial policy