Geopolitics: How Maps Help Us Understand History, Predict the Future, and Go Beyond Politics
“It is not often that nations learn from the past, even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.” ~ Henry Kissinger
News & Politics
Trump’s COVID: Some People Never Learn
Trump’s COVID diagnosis is the result of a politically-motivated, cavalier attitude towards masks and distancing, but the Right will offer no ‘mea culpa.’
Writers Guild of America Demands Protections Against Age Discrimination in New Academy Rules
The Writers Guild of America recently sent a letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences asking for more protections against age discrimination.
‘Place Mail-in Ballots Here’ Toilet Display Leads to Police Call
Front yard display complete with a toilet and sign reading ‘Place mail-in ballots here’ gets some unwanted attention.
Open Offices, COVID, and Going Home Again
From cottage industry to cubicles to open offices and back home to “flatten the curve,” COVID-19 has brought some work full circle.
Lack of Charges in Breonna Taylor Shooting Spur Outrage, Protests
Protests have broken out in Kentucky and across the United States after Louisville prosecutors failed to bring charges against the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. Taylor, a Black woman from Louisville, was killed by police officers during a no-knock drug raid. Plainclothes detectives stormed Taylor’s apartment in the middle of the
AI, Machine Learning Playing Important Role in Fighting COVID-19
Machine Learning, IoT, and AI work in a professional way to mimic human intelligence. It also plays a critical role in understanding and suggesting the development of a vaccine for COVID-19.
Fed Up with COVID Restrictions, Oregon Businesses Threaten Lawsuits
Three business owners in Oregon are fed up with the COVID-19 restrictions devastating their businesses, and are now threatening to take legal action.
More Immigrant Women Say ICE Gave Them Unauthorized, Unwanted Hysterectomies
While media analyses have yet to confirm reports of widespread hysterectomies at Irwin County Detention Center, more migrant women are sharing their stories.
DEA, HSI Crackdown on Mexican Drug Trafficking Rings
U.S. law enforcement intercept loads of cocaine, heroin, and firearms in Mexican drug cartel investigations.