Hedges: Heeding James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’
A century after its publication, the timeless novel warns us about the poisons of nationalism and idolatry and the commonality of our sojourns between birth and death.
A New Year’s development resolution
As 2016 comes to an end, so should the old modes of economic thinking that have produced so much economic hardship and fueled so much tumult.
Who really pays for corporate subsidies?
Beyond local business, our larger society pays a substantial cost for these subsidies.
12 ways communities are taking care of each other during the pandemic
The efforts range from a Slack chat community connecting people around the world to suggestions about what to do with your stimulus check.
Student protesters are walking a tightrope in Hong Kong
The whole world is watching Hong Kong.
The tide is turning: Change and the coming of Maitreya
Spurred on by Trump's dismissal, I suddenly feel a wave of optimism, a rare thing!
‘Fake news’ in America: Homegrown, and far from new
The corporate state created this monstrous propaganda machine and bequeathed it to Trump.
The inequality to be suffered by our children
Unless progressive policies are demanded by American voters, most of our children and grandchildren will suffer from the continuing expansion of a Great-Depression-like wealth gap that already "dwarfs" the rest of the developed world.
2020 candidates to attend the first-ever Native American presidential candidate forum
“We’ve made great strides in the past 19 years to get to this point.”
Hundreds of cops are in extremist Facebook groups. Why haven’t their departments done anything...
“Leadership always sets the tone for how an agency moves forward.”