Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Why food prices are rising even more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuvKoe9Ilvo Monopolies are slowly killing rural America — and driving up the price you pay for food.

Poor people aren’t involved in politics. Can activists change that?

Organizers hope to amplify the voices of those who will be hit hardest by Trump's policies.
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Chris Hedges explains the importance of ‘robust’ public broadcasting

Hedges elaborates on why airtime for these “dissident voices” is more crucial than ever before.
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Which side are you on?

Coalition is what we need in our country. Individual rights, yes, but coalition is needed to combat emergencies.

“Blame the Greeks” – 5 Persistent Myths

Why can’t the Greeks just stick to the austerity plan and reduce their debt like the other countries? This and other often-asked questions are finally given some answers.

A new idea for Bernie: Universal no-fault insurance

A universal no-fault system could have a number of advantages.

The Creeping Villainy of American Politics

The threefold rise in hate crimes against Muslims since the Paris and San Bernardino attacks and the acceptance of hate speech in political discourse are signs of our society’s morbidity.

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.

Our Jobs Are Disappearing

We can't wait around for a 19th-century recovery. We need a new paradigm. We need guaranteed jobs.

Surviving today’s toxic brew of doomsday moralism, criminality and derangement

You don’t have to be an English major to appreciate that style reveals as much as content when assessing persona, character and...