Tag: life
How a 20th-century family planning agenda fueled the climate crisis
Broken child welfare policies have undermined political systems and destroyed the planetary ecosystem.
The well-heeled and our personal well-being
Do we need, some observers of our fraying social fabric suggest, more people in public life noble enough to champion basic ethical norms?
Suicide watch on Planet Earth
Even for an old man like me, it’s a terrifying thing to watch humanity make a decision, however inchoate, to essentially commit suicide.
Four Score and Seven Years Ago… at Disney World
Have we been living in a futuristic science fiction novel through the most bizarre American century yet? Tom Engelhardt discusses the demobilization of the American people and the spectacle of the 2016 elections.
All Forms of Life Are Sacred
Just because animals are cognitively different from us, why is it people's belief that they have lesser moral value? Using them is the ultimate problem—it does not matter how well we treat them.
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Uncertainty looms over Trump’s assassination attempt: FBI questions details
FBI Director Christopher Wray’s testimony reveals doubts about whether Donald Trump was hit by a bullet or shrapnel during an assassination attempt, raising questions about the investigation’s progress and transparency.
Vance’s popularity crisis: Can the RNC afford to keep him on the ticket?
Polling reveals deep unpopularity for GOP vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance, raising questions about the Republican Party’s strategy and the potential consequences for the 2024 election.
American healthcare workers demand Biden and Harris end support for Israeli assault on Gaza
As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, American healthcare workers who volunteered in Gaza urge U.S. leaders to end Israel’s assault, citing the atrocities witnessed firsthand.
Public opposition to Project 2025 surges as Trump distances himself
Awareness and disapproval of Project 2025 increase significantly despite Trump’s attempts to disassociate from the controversial conservative policy agenda.
730 million people faced hunger last year: A global crisis demanding urgent action
The latest UN report reveals alarming levels of hunger and malnutrition, highlighting the need for urgent political and financial commitments to address food insecurity worldwide.