Yearly Archives: 2016
The Real Meaning of Donald Trump
Trump is a sign of American decline. Just not in the way you think.
Too Big to Fail, Too Dangerous to Ignore
There’s only one way to protect the global economy from the dangers of too-big-to-fail banks: Break them up.
Top Six Green Energy Good News Stories From the Paris COP21
There is some good news on the emissions front, and new renewable energy installations are key to it.
Federal Judge is Allowing Torture Victims to Sue the Psychologists who Devised CIA’s Torture...
For the first time, victims of the CIA torture program will be able to sue the Psychologists responsible for the program.
LuxLeaks Whistleblowers on Trial For Revealing Tax Avoidance Schemes
Despite the fact that the LuxLeaks scandal was the largest exposure of corporate tax evasion documents prior to the Panama Papers, the government of Luxembourg does not recognize Deltour and Halet as whistleblowers, nor does it recognize Perrin’s journalistic freedom.
Clinton’s Defense of Big Money Won’t Cut It
This surely will be one of the issues that Sanders carries into the convention. And it is one that Democrats and Clinton should adopt as central to their platform.
Clinton Says No Thanks To Charles Koch’s Endorsement, Citing His Climate Denial
Clinton tweeted that she was "not interested in endorsements from people who deny climate science and try to make it harder for people to vote" hours after Koch said it's possible she might be a better president than the current GOP candidates.
The Al-Qaeda Leader Who Wasn’t
The capture, torture, and propaganda use of Abu Zubaydah is the perfect example of the U.S. government’s unique combination of willful law-breaking, ass-covering memo-writing, and “strategic incompetence.”
93% of the Great Barrier Reef is Now Bleached
Coral bleaching events in 1998 led to a death of 16 percent of the world’s coral. This time it may be worse.
The Endgame of 2016′s Anti-Establishment Politics
Anyone who assumes a wholesale transfer of loyalty from Sanders’s supporters to Clinton, or from Trump’s to another Republican standard-bearer, may be in for a surprise.