Yearly Archives: 2021
The year of cheating the poor
The poorest among us are being cheated. They're being cheated out of the opportunity to share in the great prosperity to which they and their parents and grandparents all contributed.
Climate change has ‘worsened’ pollen season
As annual global temperatures increase, the pollen season also grows longer and more intense.
Hidden in plain sight: The “unimpeachable” offenses
The presidential offenses that are routinely considered unimpeachable -- and therefore ultimately acceptable -- tell us a lot about Congress. And about U.S. mass media. And maybe about ourselves.
The fire next time
Climate change, the bomb, or the flame of hope?
The monstrous predicament Trump left behind
Thankfully, Joe Biden appears to understand this.
Sweden imagines life after cars with ‘one-minute cities’
"As most greenhouse gas emissions occur in cities, by far, we need to demonstrate how we can switch out old systems and cultures for new ones, retrofitting our existing environments."
I analyzed all of Trump’s tweets to find out what he was really saying
Trump most commonly tweeted about the government, media and corporate institutions, which often became fodder for news coverage.
Can we have a fair society under capitalism?
Even though capitalism could work, the wealthy won’t compromise enough to make it work.
Independent impeachment & emoluments scrutiny essential—or Trump II looms
Until strict categories about impeachment or emoluments, let alone lying, are enacted, with strong penalties levied by independent commissions, the uncivilized barbarians among us will wreck havoc.
As progressives secure $15 wage in house covid bill, Jayapal says ‘democrats have to...
“We shouldn’t care whether Republicans are gonna vote for this or not. The vast majority of the American people support this package, Republicans and Democrats.”