Patton and Westy meet in a bar
A play of many parts in one act...
A mulish fool, a farce-spoiled pool and more swill from staggering misrule
No matter the mayhem, great or small,/ Dredge up “vandals did it” protocol.
Will Trump shred the Iran nuclear deal?
Or is that the least of our problems when it comes to U.S.-Iranian relations?
How to beat Republicans at their own game
There’s nothing unfair about making our democracy fairer.
A nation of relentless savagery
“The greatest purveyor of violence in the world: My own government, I cannot be silent.”
Federal judge blocks Florida GOP’s ‘clear and brazen attack’ on voter registration efforts
"We applaud the court's decision, but we must ensure this harmful law is struck down altogether," said the ACLU of Florida's legal director.
6 reasons for hope in Trump times
First, Donald Trump has been a giant wake-up call that we can’t take democracy for granted.
Climate change: The catastrophic impact on developing countries
There is an alternative way to ‘reduce vulnerability’ for the poorest people in the world, and that is by the rich nations sharing what they have, and what the Earth provides more equitably amongst everyone.
Federal court rules EPA must make final decision on potential ban on pesticide linked...
"We'll find out in three months if the Trump EPA remains under the tight control of the chemical agriculture industry, or if Administrator Wheeler will finally take his job seriously and ban this brain-damaging pesticide."
The tragedy of forced displacement
The solutions to this major crisis, and indeed many of our problems, would naturally flow from the recognition of the fact that we are brothers and sisters of one humanity.