The Last Debate: How Low Will It Go?
The night’s biggest question won’t be asked by the moderator. The question is: How low can this race go before it’s over?
Why the Washington Post’s Attack on Bernie Sanders is Bunk
Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold says as President Sanders couldn’t get any of his ideas implemented anyway because Congress would reject them. But if Bernie Sanders is elected president, American politics will have been altered, reducing the moneyed interests’ chokehold over the public agenda.
Why ISIS Needs the ‘Useful Idiots’ Who Demonize Muslims
Every imbecile who threatens Muslims is an unwitting agent of ISIS; in fact, it would be unsurprising to learn that ISIS itself is covertly promoting such messages in order to intensify enmity between the peoples of the Quran and the rest of the world.
Mr. fix-it
“I got elected to solve problems.”
How the built environment is damaging children’s connection to nature
Profit-driven urban development has disconnected us—particularly children—from the wilderness. The effects are unhealthy.
Software developers in Oakland are putting people over profit
How coders are working on creating community participation and democratic design.
Close Guantanamo—Then Give It Back to Cuba
This week is the 13th anniversary of the first post-9/11 prisoners arriving at Guantanamo Bay. This has people wondering: is it time to put an end to this dark chapter of U.S. history, close the prison and return the land to Cuba?
The sustainability scam: How self-interest ruins good ideas
We must ensure ecocentric standards to reverse environmental and social injustices.
Let’s Get on Board With High-Speed Rail
High-speed rail offers such huge benefits for us that we need to push it to the center of our policy demands, especially with a national election cycle already on us.
Troubled by Trends in America?
If you are troubled by the various social, economic and political changes transpiring in America, here is a quick antidote.