Helen H. Moore's Blog, page 1066
July 4, 2015
America’s next crippling drought: Why California is our apocalyptic future
If we stay on our current trajectory, we could be facing a 35-year "megadrought" by the end of the century







Published on July 04, 2015 12:03
Our Founders, alien-obsessed: Adams and Franklin had a thing — really! — for extraterrestials
The American Revolution was rife with space aliens, at least in the minds of many of its principal leaders







Published on July 04, 2015 11:02
Viral rewind: Glenn Beck celebrates 4th of July with a horrifying “Founding Mothers” segment
The Fox News host said that his segment, in which he declared that men were better than women, was just like Oprah







Published on July 04, 2015 10:00
Our nation’s most toxic obsession: The violent history of “Real Americans”
From its earliest beginnings to its 1st black president, America has seen too much bloodshed over who truly belongs







Published on July 04, 2015 06:38
“I won’t see the end of the year”: Backstage at Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead’s final shows
The Grateful Dead were exhausted in spring '95, Garcia most of all. Here's the band's story of those last days







Published on July 04, 2015 06:38
Genevieve: “I wanted to do it in my own way”
Published on July 04, 2015 06:07
America’s July 4 military nightmare: With our recent history, could we even beat the British today?
America used to win wars. Then came decades of quagmires, stalemates and fiascoes. Are we doomed to failures?







Published on July 04, 2015 05:06
Ann Coulter is white supremacists’ new hero: The most nauseating revelations from “Adios, America!”
A close examination of her new book's end notes reveals the conservative pundit routinely cites white nationalists







Published on July 04, 2015 04:04
America’s real founding moment: Why we get Independence Day all wrong
The black fight for freedom is the key American narrative -- and the U.S. as we know it is younger than you think







Published on July 04, 2015 03:33
July 3, 2015
Why hadn’t I read about the scary side of parenting?
During a time meant for joy, I fell into despair. You shouldn't have to lose yourself to be a mother -- but I did







Published on July 03, 2015 16:12