Trump baby balloon: Why humor is such a powerful form of protest
So humor, democratically conceived and expressed in ways such as a giant Trump balloon, allows our voice to be heard.
How Exxon used the New York Times to make you question climate science
These oil companies were not as naive or uncertain as they long pretended to be.
Supreme Court votes in favor of Trump’s military transgender ban
Two lower court injunctions previously blocked Trump's policy, but in a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court's decision allows the Pentagon to enforce the policy.
Here are some of the ways Bill O’Reilly gave us Trump and cheapened America
The O’Reilly Factor is dead. But Fox will just go on polluting the airwaves.
The real meaning of Squid Game
South Korea has been a big winner in the game of globalization. But it has come at a price.
New analysis shows Big Oil’s continued and future price gouging
Oil prices dipped below $80 a barrel for the first time since January 2022, but consumers are paying 13 percent higher than the last time oil was this low.
From porn to tweets and online bullying; The Age of Abuse
Unity, cooperation and tolerance are the pre-eminent values of the time.
As U.S. children head back to school, sales of bulletproof backpacks skyrocket
Sales of bulletproof backpacks have gone up 300% recently as parents prepare their kids to go back to school. With the latest...
Meryl Streep’s must-watch Golden Globes speech: “When the powerful use their position to bully...
“Who are we, and what is Hollywood, anyway? It’s just a bunch of people from a bunch of places."
Spurned reporters should dump Trump briefings and turn to investigative journalism
We need less advertising (or “public relations” in some versions), and a helluva lot more journalism these days.