Thursday, July 17, 2025

Saving our schools starts with spending less on the military

Imagine if we invested in them rather than war.

Transitional times and the appearance of a new normal

The ‘old normal’ has had its day and is dying.

Hidden plastics: Glitter gum and the air we breathe

"Large scale public protest, civil disobedience, and coordinated boycotting of products that are contaminating the environment is the only thing that will make government and business act."

A tale of American hubris

Or five lessons in the history of American defeat.

56 million Native American deaths caused by European colonizers changed Earth’s climate, study says

"For once, we've been able to balance all the boxes and realize that the only way the Little Ice Age was so intense is ... because of the genocide of millions of people."

How the Native American population in the US increased 87% says more about whiteness...

Another way to describe this recent adoption of Native American identity is what I call “racial shifting.”

A ‘Poor People’s Moral Budget’ because ‘everybody has the right to live’

"For too long, we have turned to those with wealth and power to solve our most pressing social problems."
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Noam Chomsky on Pittsburgh attack: Revival of hate is encouraged by Trump’s rhetoric

The nation is continuing to grieve the 11 Jewish worshipers who were gunned down at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh Saturday in what’s being described as the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.

As peace protests are violently suppressed, CNN paints them as hate rallies

Some in corporate media very clearly took sides, portraying student protesters as violent, hateful and/or stupid.

Preventing an American Pinochet

Our democracy is too precious to throw away for partisan gain.