Saving our planet is our responsibility
If, and it’s a large ominous if, humanity is to reverse the damage, education and widespread environmental/social responsibility are essential.
‘Treasonous’ Patriots? Defunct exceptionalism? Inverse MAGA? The right smash-mouths its own perfidy
A cult of empty-headed, arm-waving stunts, as with the "rigged" election, is in the end no more than absurdist tomfoolery.
Whoa! It’s really crazy here in America!
Thoughts on returning from a short, eventful trip to the UK.
Core, indispensable ‘elites’ getting a bad rap—without expertise, it’s back to the caves
To counter decline in the works, we need a prominent, supported “elite” of artists and philosophers, hard scientists and social scientists, plus socially-minded business and political figures.
US leads world in inequality, and it is getting worse
“Inequality is not inevitable.” Yet the United States continues to widen the inequality gap.
Congress Must Take Action to Block Weapon Sales to Saudi Arabia
Congress has thirty days to block the sale of these weapons. It is a moral imperative that they do so.
The US leads the world in the number of cases and deaths from Coronavirus....
The name of the game in dealing with this kind of crisis is intensive, comprehensive coordination.
How we stand up to Putin and stop climate catastrophe
The best way to contain Russia, and build a sustainable future, is with a carbon dividend.
Is CIA director Bill Burns a Biden yes-man, a Putin apologist or a peacemaker?
The insight on Russia that he provided to his government during many years as a diplomat and then ambassador at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow will answer some critical questions regarding his current role in the Biden administration.
How to stop Republicans from tanking the economy over the debt ceiling
If Republicans are going to play this game, Mr. President, you need to play hard ball.