Home Tag "politics"

Money and Politics (Talk Story with John Waihe’e)

Public Financing of Political Campaigns. The host for this show is John Waihe’e. The guest is Nate Hix. We discuss the impact that money has on politics and some of the ways that could be used to remedy the situation. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nz0VV6Nr1pYDkz6ZzUfXZV Please visit our ThinkTech website at […]

Sisters Across Oceans 3 (Sister Power)

HIWA: Hawaii to West Africa Poetry Exchange. The host for this show is Sharon Yarbrough. The guests are Karla Brundage, Shawna Sherman, Mariska Araba Taylor-Darko and Allison E. Francis. The tapestry that is Sisters Across Oceans, invites the reader into a quilted history which when unraveled, reveals color-filled memories, ancestral stories, personal sheroes, and a […]

SCOTUS Politics over History (It’s Time for Responsible Change)

SCOTUS Politics Distort History and Change. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Troy Andrade, Tina Patterson and Benjamin Davis. US Supreme Court treatment of lessons of history and progressive change to assert minority political and religious preferences. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nwd_k1ZzTRKT9Ewmfw-_FS Please visit our ThinkTech […]

Key Election Issues and Choices (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Differences who Wins Elections May Make. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Louise Ing and David Louie. Key issues and choices in the elections, and some differences they may make. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6l97L9SHRP40PaPAEyZaWsL Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think […]

Choices and Directions (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Key Issues and Choices for 2022. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Jeff Portnoy, Vernellia Randall and David Larson. Key issues and choices for elections and more in 2022. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6l97L9SHRP40PaPAEyZaWsL Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech […]

Power Politics-Controlling the Narrative (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Media, Politicians and People’s Choices. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Benjamin Davis, Vernellia Randall, Tina Patterson and Jeff Portnoy. The media, politicians and the people – competition over the country’s narrative and direction. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6l97L9SHRP40PaPAEyZaWsL Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com […]

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- Peter Baker
Inside the White House Scramble to Broker a Deal in Gaza

The flurry of actions underscores how fluid the situation in the region is as President Biden and his team try to ultimately end the war that has devastated Gaza. [...]

- Vivek Shankar, Liam Stack, Adam Rasgon and Michael Levenson
Israel Orders Partial Evacuation of Rafah, Fueling Fears of New Offensive

Hamas says it has agreed to a cease-fire plan that Israel said did not meet its demands, the latest in a long series of negotiating stumbles. [...]

- Peter Baker
Hamas’s Offer to Hand Over 33 Hostages Includes Some Who Are Dead

It was not clear whether Hamas revealed in the cease-fire negotiations with Israel how many of the 33 who would be freed in the first phase of the proposed deal [...]

- Eric Nagourney and Aaron Boxerman
Timeline of Recent Twists and Turns in Gaza Cease-fire Talks

Hopes for an agreement to halt the fighting and free hostages have risen and fallen repeatedly in recent days. [...]

- Yan Zhuang
Protesters Occupy Building at Rhode Island School of Design

The takeover escalated protests that began outside the building last week. It’s one of the few schools where students have occupied a building. [...]

Israel criticises Gaza truce terms but talks go on

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says the deal Hamas accepted does not meet the country's key demands. [...]

Bowen: Tough choices for Netanyahu after Hamas upends expectations

Israel's working assumption was that Hamas would not accept a ceasefire proposal that the Americans called "exceptionally generous" [...]

UK armed forces' personal data accessed in hack

The details of serving Army, RAF and Navy personnel are involved, the BBC understands. [...]

17 of the most eye-catching looks from the Met Gala

Lea Michelle, Zendaya and Gigi Hadid are among the stars walking the red carpet in New York. [...]

Mushroom lunch cook pleads not guilty to murder

Three people died after they were allegedly served poisonous mushrooms in regional Australia in 2023. [...]

The Australian PM said a Chinese fighter jet deployed flares in the pathway of an Australian naval helicopter while on a routine flight in the Yellow Sea. [...]

The planemaker informed the aviation safety regulator last month that required tests were not performed. The FAA said it is "investigating whether Boeing employees may have falsified records." [...]

The Starliner spaceship's first crewed launch has been called off due to a technical issue. The spaceship had been poised to take astronauts to the International Space Station. [...]

As the US academic year winds down, student protests are heating up. The tense exchanges over Israel-Gaza policy and police crackdowns have had consequences beyond the university campus. [...]

Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Europe for the first time in five years. On Monday, he discussed Russia, Ukraine and European-Chinese trade with French President Emmanuel Macron. [...]

The history of 'outside agitators' — from Gaza protests to Martin Luther King Jr.

The term "outside agitator" has staying power.It's been used against protestors throughout history, from the Civil Rights Movement, to the anti-Vietnam War protests and now during the pro-Palestinian demonstrations on [...]

- Scott Horsley
The clock is ticking to fix Social Security as retirees face automatic cut in 9 years

Social Security's finances have improved slightly in the last year. But the popular retirement program still faces big challenges including the threat of automatic benefit cuts in less than a [...]

- Anastasia Tsioulcas
2024 Met Gala Red Carpet: Looks we love

Monday is the Met Gala, known as fashion's grandest event, where celebrities from various realms come together at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate fashion and each other. [...]

- Deena Prichep
Transgender bathroom bills are back, gaining traction after past boycotts

Blowback from companies and institutions was fierce after North Carolina passed transgender bathroom restrictions. But states haven't felt as much heat after several bills easily passed. [...]

- Russell Lewis
FAA is investigating Boeing for apparent missed inspections on 787 Dreamliner

The FAA says Boeing informed the agency in April that required inspections to confirm that the wings were properly bonded to the carbon fiber fuselage on certain 787 jets were [...]

- Jovana Gec and Dusan Stojanovic | AP

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to European ally Serbia on Tuesday falls on a symbolic date: the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Chinese Embassy during NATO’s air war [...]

- Eric He | AP

Corey Seager hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers rallied past the Oakland Athletics 4-2 [...]

- Jay Cohen | AP

When Justin Steele got hurt on opening day, the big question for the Chicago Cubs centered on the state of their rotation without their ace left-hander [...]

- Andrew Dalton | AP

Stuntwoman Jeannie Epper has died at age 83 [...]

- Jason Samenow, Matthew Cappucci, Ian Livingston, Dan Stillman

The zone from southern Oklahoma to southern Kansas is under a rare Level 5 out of 5 threat of violent, tornado-producing thunderstorms. [...]

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