Sunday, June 21, 2026

A savvy news consumer’s guide: How not to get duped

A veteran media critic offers tips on where to get those grains of salt you should be consuming with your news feed.

Big Lies, Little Lies and the Punishment of Brian Williams

Williams is in the public dock for telling a false story about his experiences covering the American invasion of Iraq; the disclosure humiliated him, his colleagues and his network when exposed. Is his punishment excessive, or does it fit the crime?

Why does ‘heaven’ want to destroy us? Meditation on the biggest eco-system of all

Who knew our species’ brainpower could conceive in advance, and with tragic specificity, the looming, incremental, not so Little Bang that awaits us?

We can no longer afford a fossil fuel economy

The costs of not acting are high. The benefits of investing in a clean energy economy would be widespread. We need to keep building the movement.

6 ways to reduce your carbon footprint through dietary changes

Here are six tips for eating green...

Discontent by design: The lost world of The West

The Culture of Pleasure sits tightly within and feeds the pervasive Ideology of Consumerism, a socio-economic model that has poisoned the environment and led to the commodification of everything, and everyone.

How to argue with gun nuts

Understand that pro-gun advocates almost never argue the merits of specific legislation.

Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, July 4, 2018

New ICE policy gives immigrant families a cruel choice, two more government agencies ax climate change from their websites, a majority of Americans want Citizens United overturned, and more.

Climb down from the summit of hostile propaganda

The lives – and even existence – of future generations are at stake in the relationship between Washington and Moscow.

Your favorite charity has most of its money in Wall Street

About 93 percent of charitable foundation money is parked in Wall Street investments. But foundations are starting to make better choices.