Underlying Reasons for the Raging Syrian War: Competing Natural Gas Pipelines
President Obama says we must get involved with the conflict in Syria to help destroy ISIS, but what if that is not entirely the case? Could a pipeline issue in Syria be the true reason the U.S. has gotten involved? As this crisis deepens we will find out.
Chip curbs and the folly of US techno-nationalism
Is Trump's high-tech policy schizophrenic?
‘This is a union town’: Zohran Mamdani & Bernie Sanders join striking Starbucks workers’...
Speaking outside a store in Brooklyn, Mamdani said New York is a “union town,” and vowed to continue joining pickets even after he is sworn in as mayor on January 1.
Beyond Harvey and Irma
Militarizing Homeland Security in the climate-change era.
The plot against democracy
Let’s face it: American politics, as we know it, is over.
Congressman Wants to Sell Wildlife Refuge to Private Developers
Rob Bishop wants to allow private interests to develop on Vieques National Wildlife Refuge, the fourth most popular wildlife refuge in the National Wildlife system.
We’ve never been closer to nuclear catastrophe—who gains by ignoring it?
Antiwar and environmental activist Dr. Helen Caldicott warns that policymakers who understate the danger of nuclear weapons don’t have the public’s best interest at heart.
Utah’s new national monument marks big win for the protection of Indigenous cultural sites
By permanently protecting an area rich in indigenous cultural history, Obama has shown that some things are worth more than money.
Wall Street CEO Calls Bernie Sanders ‘Dangerous’
The CEO of Goldman Sachs says that not only is Bernie Sanders a "liability" but that his campaign has "the potential to be a dangerous moment."
The boundless advantages of the welfare state — for the rich
Patenting the sun. Some of today's super-rich would love to add that subsidy to their welfare state.