Weekly Perspective

Changing The Conversation About Our World (Our Mission-Courtesy Financial Times)  It has been quite a month and Quite a Quarter.   We decided to adopt a new logo to underscore our mission to help change the conversation about our World courtesy of the Financial Times.    We are gearing up for a new quarter.   Please enjoy the takeaways we compiled on the Democratic Debates:  We close out with this from Sabato's Crystal Ball on the analysis of the campaign.  We will be going dark in our properties through 4th of July here in the United States.   We wish all in the United States and Happy and Safe 4th of July. IN THIS ISSUE: - 2 Debates, 20 Candidates, 26 Hours - Center for Politics Wins Emmy for CHARLOTTESVILLE Documentary 2 DEBATES, 20 CANDIDATES, 26 HOURS And some words, more than one, on all the participants By Larry J. Sabato and Kyle Kondik Sabato's Crystal Ball KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE -- Do not necessarily assume that this first debate will dramatically reshape

As we went to press, the first of two Democratic Debates began with an address by the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, Tom Perez.     Bloomberg ,  the Brennan Cente r are among the organization's live blogging proceedings right now -- President Trump also weighed in as he was on Air Force One flying to the G20 in Japan noting how his Re-Election team would be "Fact Checking" as he also was busy going after Mueller, the Democrats as noted by Susan Glasser:  The key question was raised by Noah Rothman as the threshold will only be raised especially as a number of candidates were excluded from this first round of debates:  

It is the dawn of a new week here in our properties.   As we picked up this image courtesy of the Team at the Economist of London deliberated the differences with California and Texas, we though this latest from the eloquent Trevor Noah reflects upon quite a World--we won't give away the surprise twists and turns:  Onward to the new week!!

President Trump officially launched his Re-Election bid this week.  Please enjoy the following perspectives on the week that was:  We close out with this on Sudan as we commend Trevor Noah for his matter-of-fact assessment of the upheaval in Susan:    Boris Johnson (Source:  The Economist)  #WeShallOvercome as we remember the 70 Million of our brothers and sisters who are refugees as the World remembered refugees on World Refugee Day yesterday.   T his is as it looked increasingly likely that Boris Johnson would be the new UK Prime Minister and the Economist of London noted this during a commentary this week:  The Tory leadership race The Boris bubble that threatens Britain’s Conservatives   A worrying number of MPs are backing Boris Johnson mainly because others are Truly Challenging Times  as we close out with this perspective on the current conflict with Iran as only noted by Trevor Noah: As we went to press, we picked up reporting from the New York Times on President Trump having

We have been following the case of Nazanin Zargari-Ratcliffe as she has been on a hunger strike joined by her husband in front of the Iranian Embassy in London.    We urge Iranian authorities to release Mrs. Ratcliffe immediately so that she and her daughter can leave Iran.   We have also been following the case of other prisoners along with recent developments including a major declaration by 14 leading writers and activists on a call for the immediate resignation of the Supreme Guide (also referred to as the Supreme Leader in the West).   Three of the signatures had an interview on the Iran-E-Farda Network and our team will have a transcription of it soon.    Iran also shot down a US Drone and President Trump reacted harshly also he noted that he believes it was unintentional.  Our team will continue to assess that as well not withstanding the bellicose rhetoric by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Commanders. Challenging times...

As we went to Press, US President Trump accompanied by Vice President Pence and staff left for Florida to formally launch the 2020 Re-Election bid noting how some 75,000+ people had asked for tickets for the arena in Florida.    This is as the tensions with Iran rise, the Acting Defense Secretary has withdrawn as a candidate for Defense Secretary and has resigned his position with immediate effect.     Our team has also been assessing the latest on the Trump Peace Plan as we saw a note from the US Special Envoy about a potential failure of the Peace Plan they have touted as the "Deal of the Century" as neither Israel or members of the Palestinian Leadership will not be at the workshop in Bahrain. Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert  (whom we regularly feature here in the perspectives property) reflected upon what President Trump was up to: We close out with this From Jon Stewart as he rebuked the US Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, after he questioned why Jon Stewart wa

  The Bahrain Conference spearheaded by the Trump Administration Looms.   This is as the March of Return continues.   Our team captured scenes from the past week as we also caught this:  Lea Tsemel has been at the forefront of representing Palestinians for over 50 years-It is a very compelling 17 minutes on the true reality of the State of Affairs in Israel and Palestine as we also wanted to present a true sense of the reality of the Global Economic War that continues courtesy of Fortune's Alan Murray: JUNE 14, 2019 New signs emerged that the trade war is dragging down the global economy. The International Energy Agency this morning  cut its projection  for energy demand this year by 100,000 barrels to 1.2 million barrels per day, citing the “worsening trade outlook” as a “common theme across all regions.” China reported the  slowest growth  in factory output since 2002. And more than 500 U.S. companies—including retail giants  Walmart ,  Target  and Costco— said tariffs are hurtin

Please note the following courtesy of the Democratic National Committee on the upcoming candidates debate:    Today NBC announced the official lineups for the first Democratic presidential primary debate. NIGHT ONE, Wednesday, June 26: Cory Booker Bill de Blasio Julián Castro John Delaney Tulsi Gabbard Jay Inslee Amy Klobuchar Beto O'Rourke Tim Ryan Elizabeth Warren NIGHT TWO, Thursday, June 27: Michael Bennet Joe Biden Pete Buttigieg Kirsten Gillibrand Kamala Harris John Hickenlooper Bernie Sanders Eric Swalwell Marianne Williamson Andrew Yang The first debate of this cycle is going to be an exciting event that you won't want to miss out on. So, be sure to mark your calendar now for both nights of the first official debate in the race for the Democratic Party's nomination. You'll hear from this incredible slate of Democratic candidates as they share their vision to get our country back on track.

For this edition of @POTUS Watch, we hereby present a compilation of the late night commentary on President Trump as he also noted that he would take Foreign Government Dirt on Another Campaign and would not necessarily Call the FBI --It would be interesting how the White House would respond to it: : (Update:   President Trump's Senior Counselor, Kelly Ann Conoway, was accused of violating the Hatch Act and a recommendation was made to remove her from Federal Service: Office of Special Counsel finds Kellyanne Conway violated Hatch Act and recommends her removal White House counselor Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act on "numerous occasions," the Office of Special Counsel announced Thursday. A letter was sent to President Trump recommending she be removed from federal service. Read the full story here.

We are honored to present this as we pay tribute to Jon Stewart for being at the forefront of his advocacy for the 9/11 First Respondents--We Salute Him.  

  As we went to press, the Japanese Prime Minister is in Tehran and earlier today Tehran Time received a formal welcome from the Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani: Here is a sampling of the Iranian Media as The Japanese Prime Minister was due in Tehran depicting him as a Samuari underscoring the significance of the visit: There is also a sense out of Iran that this is a chance for Iran to emerge from its' international isolation and potentially create some sense of a diplomatic ceasefire as the Iranian Economy continues to suffer and the people continue to suffer.   The question is whether Iranian Leaders will take advantage of it remains to be seen. Watch this space...

Please Enjoy   Welcome to Counterpoint, where you will find original editorial cartoons from diverse perspectives drawn especially for you. This week our almighty eight artists engage events from abundant angles. Front and center is the ongoing tussle over abortion rights in conservative states. In Virginia, yet another mass shooting lowers heads and raises questions. Donald Trump never escapes scrutiny and his recent overseas visit supplies our satirists with ample ammunition. Finally, John McCain looms large, once again. 1/8 Great Britain is deeply divided by Brexit. It appears the only person capable of uniting the country is the universally disliked Donald Trump. Cartoon by Kevin KAL Kallaugher for Counterpoint. 2/8 A recent Georgia law with strict limits on abortion has ignited a boycott from disapproving filmmakers. Cartoon by Rick McKee for Counterpoint. 3/8 Donald Trump is known to be a habitual TV-watcher with very specific tastes. Cartoon by Darren Bell for Counterpoint. 4/8