Monday, March 16, 2026

Must climate change dinosaurs go extinct before getting started on serious eco-energy reforms?

The entire resource/energy problem is as simple to understand as it is hard to resolve.

Why workers demand Julie Su’s confirmation as labor secretary

Americans need Su to watch their backs more than ever, especially as a growing number of workers join unions on the heels of the pandemic and advocates push for a national version of the California law protecting health care workers.

Why DeSantis won’t uproot Trump—whose charades and chaos party snubs relevant, old-style resumes

Worst of all, but telling, DeSantis has not learned the first lesson: “know thy enemy.” If not Trump, who can DeSantis beat?

The Fukushima Disaster: The hidden side of the story

Exposing the nuclear industry and its lies.

Supreme Court preserves college preferences for wealthy whites

In its recent ruling on affirmative action in college admissions, the Supreme Court’s conservative justices squarely came down on the side of race and class-based preferences—for wealthy whites.

Making madness normal in wartime

All the talk about “heroism” and “duty” greased the wheels for slaughter.

The problem with ‘humanely raised’ poultry and eggs

Chicken producers are misleading consumers with misinformation.

Getting past stars and swipes forever

In 1776, public-spirited patriots emerged from the ranks of America’s most privileged. Today’s richest offer up precious little of that public spirit. Why?

The 2024 election could be Big Pharma’s reckoning

It’s clear at this point that the 2024 election could very well hinge on which party can capture the populist mantle on Big Pharma.

Rethugs on a roll—downwards, chancing national threatened species status?

They “won” by owning the Supreme Court,/ Then lost when marked "cruel spoilsport."