When did societal elites emerge?
The late Stone Age is not commonly associated with socially stratified societies, yet archaeologist Mehmet Özdoğan argues social and political elites were already shaping communities when humans began farming.
Urgent warning: Time to hit the reset button on US-Korean policy
Given the specter of nuclear war, the rational policy is one of de-escalation.
The Gettysburg Address, slightly updated
Now we are engaged in a great democratic battle, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and dedicated, can tolerate four years of Trumpery.
Trump and the geopolitics of crazy
The times they are a-changin’ in North Korea.
China is digging its own grave (and ours as well)
How do we create a new world order amid a climate crisis?
Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated
The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.
Medicare for all: It’s a matter of life and death
Just 17 percent of people support the current Senate health care bill.
House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill with $15 minimum wage increase
The bill includes a $15 minimum wage increase, an extension of unemployment insurance, survival checks, and $20 billion for a national vaccination program.
The GOP a year after Trump
For the new GOP, states’ rights be damned because it’s all about consolidating power in Washington, under Trump.
The same old scare tactic about socialism
Don’t let them scare you with words like “socialism.” These policies are just common sense.