Friday, June 19, 2026

Quick guide to explaining left and right wings to kids

As you keep this guide in mind, just remember that you’re not expecting your child to fully understand the Left and the Right, and then pick a side.

Third-party progressives can win, but they must convince the public

More major party failure could boost the popular appeal of an independent left that seriously competes for power from the bottom up.

Life imitates art: Does diversity in media have any impact on the real world

Diversity in media is not just impactful, it is essential.

Adam Smith’s invisible hand is at our throats

Today our greed-based, war addicted, and growth-obsessed economic system poses even greater threats than it did during the early phases of the Industrial Revolution.

Civilization in transition, uncertainty and opportunity

Although on the chaotic surface the reactionary forces of the world appear to in the ascendency – the election of Donald Trump being the most recent sign – there is an unstoppable current for real change sweeping through our world.

Humanity’s ‘dirty little secret’: Starving, enslaving, raping, torturing and killing our children

Each one of us has an important choice. We can acknowledge the painful truth that we inflict enormous violence on our children and respond powerfully to that truth. Or we can keep deluding ourselves and continue to observe, powerlessly, as the violence in our world proliferates until human beings are extinct.

Our American character and you the voter

It is up to us. No one can vote for you and your vote matters—we have seen many elections decided by just a few votes and several decided by a single vote. You are important.

Red Menace # ?????

Instead of having a real 'War on the Pandemic' both the Republicans and Democrats still wish to create a new and better Cold War!

Whether Sauds, in Effect, Own the U.S. Government

“A dollar paid by a member of the Saudi royal family (or any other foreigner) smells just as sweet to a U.S. Government official as does a dollar paid by an American, especially in the current era of untraceable offshore accounts.”

The potential dark side of the militarization of Gulf societies

It remains to be seen whether military service will ultimately narrow or broaden social gaps.