Friday, May 15, 2026

Canada is quietly putting war into your portfolio

That means funding for military supply chains, weapons systems, and defense infrastructure would increasingly flow through financial markets rather than direct public expenditure.

How human ecology shapes social democracy

Human ecology offers a framework for understanding how social systems in Nordic countries and New York shape participation, trust, and collective well-being.

May Day was even more important than you think

The mass mobilization on May Day was a show of power—and a dress rehearsal of the tactics it takes to win against an authoritarian regime.

Trump’s Hormuz gamble pushes US and Iran toward wider war

Missile and drone strikes, disputed civilian deaths, and escalating threats have raised fears that tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are moving away from diplomacy and toward a broader conflict.

Louisiana moves to jail the unhoused as poverty and rents surge

As Louisiana faces the nation’s highest poverty rate, a Republican-backed bill would impose fines, jail time and possible unpaid labor on people sleeping outdoors, raising concerns about expanding punishment instead of housing access.

Trump’s 60-day deadline on the Iran War

What America needs is to follow the law not engage in another show of force.

Using food as information to improve health and well-being

Viewing food as a system of biological signals helps explain why diets affect people differently and how nutrition can better support metabolism, mental health, and long-term well-being.

Will the huffy TACO Don flee, even desert when a defiant Congress cries havoc...

Enough voters have already decided "low IQ" MAGA Trump buffoons are crushing life-styles, living conditions and economic choices for the bottom 90%.

Trump official celebrates millions losing food aid as experts point to GOP cuts

Nearly 4.3 million Americans have been pushed off SNAP since early 2025, with researchers linking the decline to sweeping policy changes rather than economic improvement.

The never-ending nightmare of the border wall

Flooded with cash, drained of sense in Trump's America.