Friday, June 6, 2025

Amidst Burgeoning Wealth, Market Driven Homelessness in London

Whether someone is destitute because they are an asylum seeker waiting for Home Office support, a divorced man who cannot cover his rent, someone with alcohol or drug concerns, or a young woman out of work, without savings, homelessness is not a crime

The SOTU 2016: The Future is Friendly?

Not only has Obama progressed the democratic dialogue, but he has represented the hallmark of open democratic government and has clearly silhouetted his governing vision.

Wells Fargo Had a Bad Day. That’s a Start.

John Stumpf is undoubtedly decompressing somewhere right now, waiting in comfort for the heat to die down.

A Twisted Tribute

General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of staff, wants to honor King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia as a military hero. Claiming he's “a man of remarkable character and courage,” Dempsey might want to think again.

As the US Consulate in Irbil, Iraq, Is Bombed, Can America Still Do Diplomacy...

The U.S. diplomatic presence in the eastern reaches of the Middle East is in question as the security for such embassies and consulates is the host countries' responsibility. But when the state has failed, we must ask: Is U.S. diplomacy even possible in much of the region?

The Age of Trump, the end of what?

Which hunt? Who knows which witch?

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.

To scam an investigative reporter: The Trump and Woodward interview

It’s clear that Woodward, of course a superb investigative reporter, prepared well for the Trump interviews. He was ready.

Trump planning to run in 2024? From his jail cell?

This guy is a political crook that has been allowed to run free—so far.