by Richard Cameron Why The Mass Media Cannot Name The Inflation Culprit According to the narrative on the economy and the election, as outlined by the broad spectrum of the television, print and online news reporting – inflation is a prime consideration among voters in the upcoming fall midterm elections. And over […]
Jennifer K Puebla Why Homelessness is the “That’s their problem” problem that everyone needs to start owning and how we can begin doing so. Author’s Note: (Written just before COVID hit. It was to be part of a series. But the situation has only gotten worse […]
by Richard Cameron The Totally Cracked COVID-19 Denialist Movement Turns Militant If you have been a frequent reader here on National Compass and more particularly, our frequent short form essay / news commentary feature, “Writer’s Lounge” – you know we’ve been more than casually focused on the politicization of COVID-19 or more […]
In order for Trump to get the kind of control, he would need, all of the companies that have ownership over the broadband pathways which we Americans use would need to be convinced in some way to help with his vendetta. That or they would need to be compelled to do so. Neither is likely. Worry not short-form video fans TikTok is safe.
by Richard Cameron More COVID-19 Denialism And More Mask Hysteria Here we are at the end of June and although it is certain that 128,686 Americans have died from COVID-19, Trumpublicans are still entertaining denialism about the pandemic. It’s more likely than not that the death toll is an undercount, not an overcount as the […]
COVID-19 Anarchy, Domestic Terrorism You’ve noticed that we have been covering COVID-19 from a handful of related and interchangeable avenues lately – the so-called “anti-lockdown” protests, Trump’s irresponsible messaging on the pandemic, premature re-openings of commercial activity and the militant reactions of some shoppers in response to being politely asked to wear face […]
by Richard Cameron Shoppers Draw Inspiration From Trump In Defying Retailers’ COVID-19 Rules As we have been reporting, there is a sizable minority in the United States, that are militating against the CDC’s advisory for citizens to don protective face coverings in environments where groups of people concentrate, such as retail establishments, […]
by Richard Cameron “Liberty is the power to do everything that does not interfere with the rights of others: thus, the exercise of the natural rights of every individual has no limits save those that assure to other members of society the enjoyment of the same rights.” Thomas Paine, Plan of a Declaration […]
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind In early 2011, I had the pleasure of hearing William Kamkwamba speak. His book, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind [co-authored with Bryan Mealer], had been selected as the Tacoma Reads Together, a community-wide event where everyone reads the same book. In 2019, Kamkwamba’s incredible story […]
by Richard Cameron People are still in disbelief regarding Trump’s bizarre comments during Thursday’s White House COVID-19 briefing, where he speculated about the use of disinfectants, including such as Lysol and bleach to cure those infected with coronavirus. You can read Dr. Deborah Birx’ body language and demeanor and see that she is […]
