Yearly Archives: 2021
How Trump’s attempted coup could still succeed
Their point is to cast further doubt on its legitimacy and justify additional state measures to suppress votes and alter future elections.
Air pollution linked to severe mental illness
The study showed that millions would be harmed by incremental increases in air pollution, and, conversely, reducing air pollution could therefore benefit millions of people.
Under pressure from victims’ families, Biden orders release of 9/11 documents
Last month, nearly 1,800 family members told the president to stay away from anniversary events unless he ordered the declassification of documents.
Tropical cyclone causes miles-long oil slick
Oil spills have become an "unfortunate byproduct" of building large oil rigs in hurricane-prone areas.
Afghanistan and the Purdue Pharma case are reminders that the US is a failed...
The Sacklers said they wanted “global peace” from future lawsuits, and they got what they wanted. Meanwhile, in the failed narco-state they helped create, the war goes on.
Bertrand Russell and Ban the Bomb
Bertrand Russell's keen insights into the destructive potential of a nuclear war drove him to campaign for the complete elimination of these weapons of mass horror.
Who’s raking off all your awful office meetings?
Understanding Corporate America’s structural greed.
Oil industry launches lobbying blitz as Congress targets fossil fuel subsidies
A lobbying group representing large fracking companies is pressing Democrats to keep in place billions of dollars of subsidies that drillers receive.
Lies that led to the Afghan war
We must learn to be skeptical of both our political leaders and our mass media, when they give us reasons for going to war.
Two massacres? Disturbing accusations in the wake of Kabul airport bombings
The attacks were used by interventionist pundits in English speaking countries as an excuse to postpone the end of the almost 20 year NATO occupation.