Reposted from Facebook I've often thought about what it truly takes to be Michelle Obama. To stand in the most scrutinized spotlight in the world, absorb hatred and cruel criticisms (that would seriously break most of us), and somehow still show up every single day with grace, purpose, and dignity. Or Melinda Gates, who's rebuilding... Continue Reading →
Natalie Kyriacou | “How Will History Judge Us?” | Democracy, Climate & the Future Australian author and environmentalist Natalie Kyriacou delivers a powerful and deeply provocative address at the Reclaiming Democracy Together launch event. Opening with the question, “How do you think we will be written about in history books?”, Natalie reflects on the contradictions... Continue Reading →
by Jim Hodgson at Unwrapping Development “The U.S. government is going crazy with its shameful war on Cuba,” writes Medea Benjamin of CodePink. “Every week, there’s a new sanction, a new restriction, a new way to punish the Cuban people.” She goes on to describe measures directed against U.S. travellers and solidarity groups. Here, I want to... Continue Reading →
Posted on: June 4, 2026 2:12 PM by The Anglican Communion [Ken Gray notes: This is the global network I have served one way or another since 2005. The appointment of Archbishop Marinez marks an important new chapter in the history and influence of this timely and important network.] [Anglican Communion] The purpose of ACEN... Continue Reading →
Reposted from Space Daily Editorial Team · Editorial process - First published June 3, 2026 The figure for a single email comes from a 2025 peer-reviewed paper in Communications of the ACM by Pengfei Li, Shaolei Ren, and colleagues at the University of California, Riverside. The paper, titled “Making AI Less Thirsty,” sets out the... Continue Reading →
This story was originally published by Grist and later in the National Observer appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration [Naveena Sadasivam for the National Observer] About six years ago, law students at the University of the South Pacific convinced the government of the small island nation of Vanuatu to take the harms... Continue Reading →
Christopher Lamb on CNN Pope Leo XIV says control of artificial intelligence must not remain in the hands “of a few” while warning that technology is fueling world conflicts, setting out his proposals in the first major theological document of his pontificate. These include protecting the distinctive “grandeur of humanity” amid rapidly changing technology and... Continue Reading →
Reposted from Letters from an American, by Heather Cox Richardson on Substack. An audio version can be accessed here. [Heather Cox Richardson] On May 22, 1964, in a graduation speech at the University of Michigan, President Lyndon Johnson put a name to a new vision for the United States. He called it “the Great Society”... Continue Reading →
A video of her acceptance speech at the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing is here A transcript is below. (Check against delivery.) [Maggie Helwig] This is not my book. This book belongs to a community. I am cognizant that I am in the kind of room which I am not in very often, and... Continue Reading →
I have watched a lot of TV law shows over the years, but I never thought I would be in one. Yet, here I am, not in a TV drama, but standing in the real place, not in the highest court of the land, but a court that deals with matters of what the court... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 