As climate chaos escalates in Indian Country, feds abandon tribes
With the climate crisis now escalating, and the federal government withdrawing, help from local muscle and outside charities is about all the disaster relief that Indian Country can expect for the foreseeable future.
Planet of the surreal
As I turn 75, there’s no simpler way to put it than this: I’m an old man on a new planet --...
Video: Police stop South Carolina mayor driving lawnmower with beer
Gardner has not been criminally charged or cited despite committing numerous violations on police dash cam video.
We need more than ‘thoughts and prayers’
Our political paralysis enables terrorists of any stripe to acquire as many weapons as they want.
Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal plan
Yesterday, Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his version of a Green New Deal proposal which seems to be the most aggressive plan compared...
Solving our financial problems
Does the U.S. have enough assets to solve some of its financial problems?
How a small New England state is becoming a trailblazer in democracy
John Marion has successfully spearheaded numerous pieces of democracy reform, including online voter registration, a law strengthening the state’s Ethics Commission and automatic voter registration and risk-limiting post-election audits.
Founding Fathers’ fateful decision gives Trump a free pass; the way to evade removal
While Trump has been acquitted by controlled Republicans, in no sense of the word has he been exonerated.
4.6 million Americans disenfranchised in 2022 midterm elections new report confirms
The Sentencing Project released a new report confirming one out of 50 Americans are disenfranchised despite half of the states scaling back voting restrictions for people with felony convictions.
The interminable, withering babble from today’s Tower of Babel
When the end is messianic, imperial, “destiny” or God’s will—human fabrications made into commandments—all civilized bets are off.