Wednesday, April 8, 2026

As Glaciers Melt in Ecuador, Pope Francis Challenges Technocrats, Touts ‘Keeping’ the Environment

Because of global warming, Ecuador could face a water crisis while with their glacier melts. Pope Francis continues to advocate for environmentalism and addresses crowds in Ecuador to educate its citizens.
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Why we must get big money out of politics

We must end this vicious cycle in order to reclaim our democracy.

Trump trash-talk lying backfires, replaying his disgraces while confirming our need for truth

You can’t lie your way out of a contagion, nor substitute bad faith for vaccine cures.

Trump’s trickle-down populism

Trickle-down economics dressed in populist garb is still trickle-down economics.

Trump’s war on the courts, the press, and the states

Trump doesn’t want any resistance. He wants total control.

Why did Trumpcare fail?

Trump could probably sell BS to a feedlot – but this bill was even worse.

An Escape Hatch for Corporate Cons

While corporate crimes produce horrible injuries, illnesses and deaths, they are almost always settled by fines and payoffs. Why is it that criminal corporate executives are always given a “Get Out of Jail Free” card?

The growth of popular democracy

Democracy has been hijacked by "the economy" – twinned with capitalism and the "free market," and corrupted thereby.

None dare call it treason

What, pray tell, did Roger Marshall manage to do in so short a time?