American Exceptionalism Presents an Election Made in Hell
“American foreign policy is the greatest threat to world peace, prosperity, and the environment. And when it comes to foreign policy, Hillary Clinton is an unholy disaster.”
Why vegans should focus on farmworkers’ rights
The harsh reality is that, in the realm of factory farming, workers are mistreated nearly as often as their animal counterparts.
Stopping crime by removing incentives
We can eliminate the need to use crime for economic support by providing economic support.
Surrender, white people
My hope is that Black Lives Matter will join with the whites, Latinos, Asians and Native Americans, particularly those who have supported Bernie Sanders and other progressives, and continue to fight for justice for all members of society.
2 or 3 things I know about Capitalism (with apologies to Jean-Luc Godard)
We either struggle and strive, by and any and all means, to end the system -- or it will end us.
TPP: The Devil’s in the Details
The TPP is a massive trade and investment agreement that dwarfs, but does not replace, NAFTA in its scope.
The April foolish fake leader
Trump should have signage on the door of the Oval Office, “I always pass the buck,” or perhaps, “All victories are mine, all defeats are theirs.”
Are men more corrupt and sexually aggressive?
We, the electorate, didn’t vote for politicians so that they could latch onto women, nor so that they could rob us blind.
(Belief in) this lie called Democracy
So long as we continue to allow private money into electoral politics, there will never be the foundation for a true democracy...
Exposing the giants: The global power elite
If we cannot persuade the global power elite to respond sensibly to that predicament, or nonviolently compel it to do so, humanity’s time on Earth is indeed limited.