What happens after the virus?
What is the purpose of our existence? I can think of only one, and that is to make the lives of people on Earth as fulfilling as possible and for as long as possible.
Stupefied yet? What’s left but renaming: ‘Trumpington, DC’ or ‘Trump Tower White House’?
To coin a phrase, “To the spoiled victors go the victorious spoils.”
Former Honduran police chief charged with trafficking drugs to US
“Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, the former chief of the Honduran National Police, allegedly abused his positions in Honduran law enforcement to flout the law and play a key role in a violent international drug trafficking conspiracy.”
Only the poor starve: Hunger in the time of COVID
The World Food Program (WFP) warns that, “millions of civilians living in conflict-scarred nations, including many women and children, face being pushed to the brink of starvation, with the spectra of famine a very real and dangerous possibility.”
Harvard and Jeffrey Epstein
“Once Epstein was convicted, Harvard should have cut him off from further communication with the [Faculty of Arts and Sciences]. He didn't deserve more.”
Why Mitch McConnell’s refusal to help states with pandemic costs is morally bankrupt
McConnell is focused on one thing—capitalizing on the crisis at the expense of working Americans.
A president spinning out of control but, amazingly, remains in control of this government
Right now we have a massive hole in our government, we have a president spinning out of control, and there is nothing we can do about it.
“In this together”: Vietnam and New Zealand in the time of social distancing
One thing that’s striking about the examples being set by both Vietnam and New Zealand is how important social solidarity has been to successfully confronting this highly contagious disease.
Wildfires can reduce biodiversity—can biodiversity be used to reduce wildfires?
A biodiversity experiment in Australia showed animal species can help reduce flammable leaf litter by 24 percent.
The 5th coronavirus relief package we need
Most of the elements of the 5th Relief Package we need have been introduced by various members of Congress, but they won’t be included if we don’t speak up and demand real emergency relief.