Tuesday, July 15, 2025

An invulnerable financial fortress on the sand?

Qatar has our world’s attention, but nearby — and deeply unequal — Dubai might be charting our future.

Daniel Ellsberg has passed away. He left us a message.

“The fact is that secrets can be held by men in the government whose careers have been spent learning how to keep their mouths shut. I was one of those.”

Beyond future shock

We cannot allow this mass expulsion of vitriol and despair define our futures. We are stronger than that.

Michael Flynn and the 6 big questions

These questions won’t go away.

What our grandchildren will do when the jobs are gone

These are the jobs that should command respect, now and in the future.

A tax on Wall Street trading is the best solution to income inequality

This is a great example of a clearly defined policy that will directly reverse some of the upward redistribution of income over the last four decades.

Republican’s treacherous health care plan: betrayal of the American people

What kind of human beings would do this to their fellow human beings?

Osama Bin Laden’s America

Niger, 9/11, and apocalyptic humiliation

The poison of Nationalism

Rooted in fear, it feeds on tribal instincts and has become mainstream by offering oversimplified explanations to complex problems, such as poverty and immigration.