Thursday, October 8, 2026

Capturing carbon with machines is a failure—so why are we subsidizing it?

Policymakers are pouring money into techno-fixes to solve the climate crisis, even though scientific studies indicate nature-based solutions are all-around more effective.

“Doomsday Clock” kept at 90 seconds to midnight for 2024       

As the Doomsday Clock" ticks closer to midnight, global tensions and nuclear threats intensify.

Dollars for decency

Unlike politicians who only have to survive elections every few years, corporations have to keep their consumers content all the time.

America on trial

We’re on the brink of what might be the election to end all elections.

Biden/Harris and the progressive case against a ‘return to normal’

Come January 20th, the American left will need to be ready to fight for a seat at the table in an incoming administration that seems less and less inclined to woo them the closer he gets to taking office.

Broken truce: After Biden’s win, centrist Democrats turn on progressives

Rather than attacking AOC and other progressives as they've been doing for a week now, it’s about time the centrists in the Democratic Party stop talking and start listening to them.

The Real Threat to America (Hint: It’s Not Socialism)

The Koch brothers have plans to spend close to $900 million in 2016 to keep Republicans in control of Congress and hopefully get a conservative as president. Is their threat "intent upon seizing power in a nonviolent coup?"

States are doing a terrible job enforcing laws meant to protect farmed animals

Lack of law enforcement leads to needless suffering for sentient beings.

Democrats, WAKE UP to the threat of the enemy within

Our democracy’s very existence hangs in the balance.

Want to understand Manchin and Sinema?

If you want the whole answer, you need to look at the single biggest factor affecting almost all national politicians I’ve dealt with: Big egos.