Friday, March 20, 2026

Crisis or catastrophe: nothing changes

As delegates prepare for COP27 and fossil fuel companies report record profits, the environmental emergency couldn’t be more pressing; the need for action by governments, corporations and populations more urgent, and the stench of complacency more pungent.

A time for integrity

You have not pledged yours souls to the Republican Party. You have pledged yourselves to America. Now is the time to deliver on that pledge.

Climate-driven drought has risen 29% this century, will create 216 mn. refugees by 2050:...

“If global warming reaches 3 degrees Celsius by 2100, as has been predicted, drought losses could be five times higher than they are today, with the largest increase in drought losses projected in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic regions of Europe.”

A cruel hoax: The political economy of anti-immigration

The deep contradictions of anti-immigration—and other projects—are not overcome by hiding them under the veneer of slogans like “America First.”
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Biden must get Manchin and Sinema to fall in line

Joe Biden must learn from LBJ, and wield the power of the presidency to make senators fall in line with the larger goals of the nation. Otherwise, “what the hell’s the presidency for?”

The hard truth about Trump and change

We need to tackle these problems head-on.

Been There, Done That

In movie terms, you could think of Washington’s war policies in the post-9/11 era as pure “play it again, Sam.”

Protests at the pump

The first major protest of the post-Communist era in Eastern Europe was not about corruption. It wasn’t about disappointments with democracy.

Medicare for all can reshape the ‘art of the possible’

Dollar by dollar, life by life, public health insurance must be defended and expanded until it is available to everyone.
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The silent revolution in American economics

There are three key areas where Biden is fundamentally reshaping our economy to make it better for working people.