Tuesday, April 7, 2026

“Libs of TikTok” and the right’s war on public education

This seems like the ultimate end game of all these attacks on public education.

If poverty is a moral issue, then the U.S. is bankrupt

The Poor People’s Campaign, ahead of its June 18 gathering, is calling out the false pro-corporate rhetoric on poverty, wages, and inflation.

New campaign: Classrooms Not Computers, stop education profiteering

The devil is in the details. The devil is in the data.

Trump’s attack on the freedom of the press

Historically, these 4 techniques have been used by demagogues to erode the freedom and independence of the press.

Archaeology can now tell us how people have muffled and challenged economic inequality across...

Without archaeology, there is no way to truly examine economic inequality, its causes, and its consequences over very long time spans on a global scale.

The essentials of life

Humanity must find ways to make itself more humane and less human.

Why we need engineers who study ethics as much as maths

Future engineers must transcend any remaining single-solution mindsets from the past.

Tech billionaires are actually dumber than you think

It turns out that many of today’s billionaires are selfish, lonely men fantasizing about how they will survive the end times they have played a part in creating.

Pledge to help foster a new generation of political candidates, activists and leaders

Take the pledge and show your support for the need for change in our politicians. 

How to in the holiday healthcare debate with your conservative relatives

Like 99% of Americans, Uncle Joe would benefit from the change if he only knew the truth.