John R. Platt
John R. Platt covers the environment, technology, philanthropy, and more for Scientific American, Conservation, Lion, and other publications.
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Ultimate rightwing transgression: the mockery of politics as a preposterous joke
The Big Lie is "yoked to an older deception, without which it could not survive: the idea that American politics is a joke," attackable without consequences.
Tax the rich? We did that once
A little history might just inspire us to try that taxing again.
Does Elon Musk have a right to destroy Twitter?
Do we really think that the super-wealthy should be allowed to control so much wealth and wield so much influence?
Right-wing SCOTUS majority signals support for anti-LGBTQ+ reactionaries
"It does not bode well for the future of civil rights law that Gorsuch believes a state imposes 'reeducation training' on employers when it reminds them how to comply with nondiscrimination rules," said one court observer.
Puerto Rican cities sue fossil fuel companies in major class-action, climate fraud case
Municipalities aim to hold industry liable for damages from catastrophic 2017 hurricanes.