The Tyranny of the Computer, Revisited
By Janet Phelan One of my first journalistic efforts was published in an inflight magazine in the late seventies and was entitled The Tyranny of…
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“Squeezing the Palestinians” — Trump to Shut Down USAID In Palestine
By Janet Phelan The announcement by the Trump administration that it is cutting off USAID to the Palestinian territories has some people concerned. And not…
Playing The Human Rights Game
By Janet Phelan A proliferation of human rights agencies now litter the political landscape. While these organizations and agencies profess to honor and protect human…
Trump Signs Bill to Further Protect Critical Infrastructure, Including Pandemic Delivery System
Op-Ed by Janet Phelan It’s a sad day when protection equals assault, and when events such as the President signing H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and…
What Are the “Zombie Apocalypse” Movies Actually Telling Us?
Op-Ed by Janet Phelan The “Zombie Apocalypse” movies present a scenario in which part of the human race has morphed into flesh-consuming predators. It falls…
The Strange Convergence of Technologies of Life and of Extermination
By Janet Phelan The peculiar convergence of technologies which seem on the surface to stand in opposition to each other may, in fact, be working…
After Ten Years in Exile — A Perspective on America The Free
Op-Ed by Janet Phelan The television room was overflowing at Sistering, a drop-in center in Toronto for prospective immigrants, streetwalkers and others economically challenged. A…
Sheriff’s Failed Attempt to Accuse Civil Rights Group of Chemical Attack Has Ripple Effect
By Janet Phelan In the wake of allegations, subsequently disproven and retracted, by the Harris County Sheriff’s Department in Texas that a flyer created by…
Is Israel Burning?
By Janet Phelan It only takes a slight adjustment to the lens through which we view the Middle East to see that the US’s policies…
It’s Not Only The Vegas Casinos Which Reap Financial Gain But Also The Courts
By Janet Phelan In 2006, the Los Angeles Times ran a series on judges in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Times found that Las Vegas judges…
A Protection Racket Emerges: The Wagons Circle Around Las Vegas Judge
By Janet Phelan Cynthia Giuliani was voted onto the Clark County bench in November of 2008. She assumed office on January 5, 2009. Before the…
The Nunes Memo Uproar–What Does It Really Have To Do With Us?
By Janet Phelan There is another war taking place on Mount Olympus. Every day, more reports of thunder from lightning bolts hurled between factions of…
Government Shutdown: Congress Debates Illegal Immigration As Taxpayers Fund Attacks On US Citizens
By Janet Phelan The US government is on a shutdown due to the failure of Congress to reach consensus about illegal immigration. Upping the ante,…
Trump’s Policies Are Putting The Screws To Israel
By Janet Phelan The US policies in the Middle East have increasingly exacerbated the tensions in the region, turning it into a cauldron of conflict….