Science Committee hearing: ‘Accelerating Deep Space Travel with Space Nuclear Propulsion’
New systems using solar power are being developed—past the current use of thin film such as Mylar for solar sails.
The Democrats in DC promised consequential racial justice reform—where is it?
The message to Black Americans expecting more progress has largely been to wait—for a better political opportunity, for the racial wealth gap to widen, for another Black American to die at the hands of the police.
The biggest infrastructure project of all: Rebuilding a crumbling US government
The most important part of an infrastructure program would be to restore the principles of ethics and morality into the minds of our Congressional representatives.
Okay to be #2 – Lessons for America and China
The geopolitical rivals need to abandon the obsession to be #1, prioritize sustainable growth, focus on cooperation, and find a way to defuse the escalating tensions.
Senate Democrats propose minimum corporate tax
“While these companies report billions in profits, they often pay no income tax to the IRS and leave hardworking families holding the bag.”
‘Bottom line,’ says Bernie Sanders, deal must include Medicare expansion, lower drug prices
"Congress must finally have the courage to stand up to the greed of Big Pharma."
Oklahoma Supreme Court puts temporary hold on 3 abortion laws due to go into...
“All of these laws have the same goal: to make it harder to get an abortion in Oklahoma.”
Bogus “rugged individualism” corrodes our social fabric, fueling violent protest & pandemic mayhem
Either “rugged individualism” is exposed as a mistaken, scam mythology, disrupting and exploiting what’s good for the many -- or we face something closer to “rugged extinction.”
Don’t believe corporate America’s ‘labor shortage’ bullshit. This is an unofficial general strike.
What’s really happening is more accurately described as a living-wage shortage, a hazard pay shortage, a childcare shortage, a paid sick leave shortage, and a health care shortage.
US billionaires are now $2.1 trillion richer than before the pandemic
Not only did the wealth of U.S. billionaires grow, but so did their numbers: in March of last year, there were 614 Americans with 10-figure bank accounts. Today there are 745.