The sadistic MAGA Trump Death Spiral twists and turns – a fierce test for...
Motto for the Trump gang could well be J. Robert Oppenheimer’s chilling admission, “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”
‘My religion’s better than yours’ – so there!
To fix all truths on realms invisible Strikes skeptics as inadmissible.
“Moderates” Support Extreme Injustice
The label goes to candidates who back endless war and block Medicare for All, while a CNN poll now finds a third of Democrats calling themselves socialists. Scolding them as interlopers plays well with donors and nowhere else.
Paper Tiger: the Failure of America’s Trillion Dollar War Machine
The United States has burned through a third of its stand-off missile stocks against a country that spends two percent of what it does, losing at least four F-15s, an F-35 and 24 Reaper drones in the process.
Brazil’s Election: Lula, Bolsonaro, and the Battle for the Future
Lula is 80 and seeking a fourth term against Flávio Bolsonaro, whose father is in prison for plotting a coup. The first round is October 4, and the result will set the direction for Latin America.
Magical thinking about Biden 2024 paves the way for another Trump presidency
Biden's approval plummets as key demographic support wavers: staffers voice concern over Gaza policy.
The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet
As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
The Danger of De-contextualized Reporting: A Case Study of Mainstream Media’s Cuba Coverage
NPR's interview with Arturo Sandoval described Cubans as desperate and hopeless without mentioning the 67-year embargo, the terrorism designation or the oil blockade behind it.
Help Diane Wilson’s Texas clean water triumphs go national: this protest model fits all
A shrimp-boat captain with a high school education won a $50 million settlement against Formosa Plastics. The blueprint she built is being packaged for anyone else facing a polluter.
Welcome to Dawn’s Barbecue: the Epstein files in a time of war
A meditation, part essay and part poem, on what the files show about power, impunity and the ease with which the harm of innocents is absorbed.









