Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig has announced his run for the Democratic Presidential nomination. After exceeding his $1M crowdfunding goal, Lessig announced his candidacy. “I think I’m running to get people to acknowledge the elephant in the room,” he told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. “We have to recognize — we have a government that does not work. …
Colin Powell said on Sunday that he used two computers during his time servinv as Secretary of State, one for transmitting sensitive material and another for emailing “housekeeping stuff.” From The Hill: “I had a secure State Department machine for secure material and I had a laptop that I could use for email. I would …
Pope Francis has called on every European parish to host a migrant family on Sunday. “I appeal to the parishes, the religious communities, the monasteries and sanctuaries of all Europe to … take in one family of refugees,” he said after his customary Sunday address in the Vatican. Two parishes in the Vatican will be …
Thailand’s military rulers have rejected a controversial new constitution drafted by an appointed council following last year’s coup. Now a new committee will be appointed to write another draft. This delays elections further. The constitution draft has been criticized widely. The focus of this has been a clause permitting a 23-member panel to take over …
One-time vice presidential nominee and the butt of many a “I can see Russia from my house” joke, Sarah Palin is praising GOP candidate Jeb Bush for being bilingual in English and Spanish after Donald Trump’s criticism of him for answering a question in Spanish when he should speak English in America. Bush responded to …