Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Don’t focus on Gorsuch, focus on Trump

Trump is the issue here, as well as the integrity of our democracy.

NATO and a war foretold

While the world determines how to hold Russia accountable for the horrors it is committing in Ukraine, the members of NATO should do some honest self-reflection.

Sustainability is not as new an idea as you might think—it’s more than 300...

Modern sustainability evolved from forest management of the 18th century, and its ancient roots go back even further. Could it help with today’s climate crisis and lumber shortage?

Musk’s and Bezos’s great escape

It’s understandable that the super wealthy might wish to escape the gravitational pull of the rest of us. But there’s really no escape.

Hard Questions for Debating Democrats

It is easy enough to denounce the denialists on the Republican side, but the Democratic candidates ought to be asked how they differ in dealing with the most challenging issue of our time: global climate change.

How do you say “MAGA” in German?

The question now is, who will shape the future?

Big Business Tax Breaks Crippling Chicago

For over 100 years the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has used the city's invaluable resources to make billions in profits while paying almost nothing in return.

Why Trump won’t bring jobs

Every signal suggests that Trump will pursue the same plutocratic approach favored by all presidents of his party.

What? A former prosecutor and attorney general running against a repeat convicted criminal?

Kamala Harris is making his felony conviction and his sexual assaults one of the central points of her strategy.

While Cuba deals with blazing fire, the US watches and waits

Withholding assistance at this critical time indicates to Cubans, Cuban Americans and the world that the Biden Administration is not really interested in the well-being of the Cuban people, despite statements to the contrary.