Human gene editing and the CRISPR revolution
CRISPR-based technology is advancing rapidly, driving international competition. Its promise to transform medicine is colliding with political and social realities, even as applications expand.
How Trump’s immigration dragnet harms all US workers
In all, the nation has so far lost more than a million foreign-born workers amid Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
Different battles, same struggle: The US war on China, Venezuela, and the international left
We must remember that these are not separate crises, but different fronts of the same struggle. And to resist one is to resist them all.
Voter backlash defies MAGA’s anti-reality hokum, entrapped by its own BS, rip-offs, venom &...
Trump promised unremitting revenge but that is a sharp, merciless two-edged sword about to redound on him and MAGA.
Earth’s Greatest Enemy shows us we have no choice
A review of Abby Martin's new documentary, Earth's Greatest Enemy.
Only the ugliest American alone pulverizes domestic and overseas stability, the rarest of doomed...
As long as politics remains tawdry, brain-numbing entertainment, infected by hateful racist bugs, today’s already darkened age will grow darker before en-light-enment may return.
Technology empires and the race to cement dominance
American and Chinese influence increasingly relies on technology services, and both powers are attempting to solidify their dominance even as other countries catch up.
Cowardly Republicans, frozen in fear of Trump, who can crush their careers.
Americans must fight back against those in this country who are committing treason when they try to destroy our Democracy and our Constitution.
Rage Against the ICE Machine
Trump’s ICE forces are facing militant and organized opposition everywhere they turn.
The triumphant politics of surfaces, blockading real knowledge, feeding victimhood, outlawry and corruption
The Trump mania for gold-veneer, pompous arches or mammoth ballrooms speaks to his surface obsession, with crass showiness allergic to democratic values, nailed with this brilliant take-down “Trump’s Dictator Chic.”