Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Karl Marx Was Right

Karl Marx understood that the idea of capitalism would work only in the utopian mind of a true believer, but never in reality. And as predicted, wealth is now concentrated in the hands of a tiny elite—Marx was right all along.

Compassion versus greed

Why do we permit investors to latch on to apartments and neither live in them nor put them up for rent?

Making the Economy Work for the Many and Not the Few #10: End Mass...

The way our country imprisons a staggering number of our people is wrong. Instead of mass incarceration, we need to stop wasting human talent and start opening doors to opportunity.

Not as simple as 1, 2, 3: Humanity has a surprisingly diverse understanding of...

Language plays an important role in understanding the concept of numbers.

You’re not so different from an octopus: Rethinking our relationship to animals

Animal whisperer, Sy Montgomery, argues that we share greater similarities than differences with our fellow animals, and that fact should make us re-examine our relationships with them.

The liberal arts are not disposable

A spinoff of a forthcoming book from Johns Hopkins Press about the value of the liberal arts.

Corporate Clintonism triggered Trumpery, still corrodes democratic leverage

Have entrenched Democratic leadership truly understood they don’t need grasping, billionaire PAC money – or that Clintonesque stench still pollutes the party brand?

Syrian roulette

As Trump’s presidency unravels will he grow more desperate?

Jimmy Carter told Trump how to put America first, but will he do it?

If Trump really wants to put America first in his second term, he would do well to remember Carter's advice.

‘Real men’ talk: Interviews between Robert Jensen and Barry Doak

As radical feminists/male allies/men we need to take control of the conversation on issues like prostitution, pornography and toxic masculinity.