Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Arf

“I honestly think that until we get on the same page, you can’t tell a woman about their abuse. A man cannot do that. No one can. It is so individual and so personal, it’s galling when a powerful man steps up and starts dictating the terms, whether he intends it or not.”

Patriotism has little stature when the need for international collaboration has never been so...

Rather than encouraging the collective, global scientific approach the pandemic desperately needs, Trump deliberately isolates the United States from such a required international response.

Tipping Point?

“Social contracts defining political relationships such as democracy are based on trust that the foundational definitions will hold over time and circumstances and for all members equally.”

A nation of relentless savagery

“The greatest purveyor of violence in the world: My own government, I cannot be silent.”

Ship the Statue of Liberty back to France

How far will Trump go in his ‘politically incorrect’ new form of ‘Americanism’?

Living together in peace

On our small but beautiful Earth, made small by technology, made beautiful by nature, there is room for one group only: the family of humankind.

The real ‘coup de tat’

As long as we allow ANY type of private money into electoral politics, third party movements simply cannot compete with the power of the purse held by the Republicans and Democrats.

Our Vanishing World: Oceans

Every person on Earth depends directly on the ocean. Yet human activity is destroying it. You can make choices that make a difference. Or leave it to others.

How might Covid-19 change our schools long-term?

What happens in the short-term will certainly be determined within the next several weeks. How institutions will deal with the longer-term impacts of this crisis are yet to be seen.

Population and the Environment

Today we are pressing against the absolute limits of the earth’s carrying capacity.