Tag: politics
Learning from history, if we dare
To leverage and learn from humanity’s history regarding what fostered sustainability in the past, we need to know the outcomes.
Connecticut bans utilities from billing customers for lobbying efforts
The new law marks the third comprehensive effort by a state to prevent utilities from using consumers’ monthly bills to fund political efforts.
Self-indicted by unpatriotic hate speech, witless right hypocrites slur Dems for...
The first national party to run "for the American presidency by running against the Constitution and the rule of law."
Yes, we have home-grown fascists
Do all Americans, queer or not, face an existential threat?
The Titan and the Titanic: two tales of capitalist hubris
The doomed OceanGate submersible offers us many of the same lessons that the 1912 Titanic sinking did.
Replacing the capitalist dream of AI-driven profits
When asked to share alternatives to capitalism, ChatGPT offered many options, none of which rely on the fantasy that money hoarding at the top can eventually benefit the rest of us.
Where are the world’s water stresses?
Around the world, significant issues are negatively impacting water security. While the situation appears dire, cooperation initiatives show some signs of relief.
This Pride month let’s remember: corporations are not allies
The Target company’s capitulation to homophobes and transphobes is a testament to the dangers of relying on corporations to uphold social justice.
The move toward a four-day workweek obscures low pay
Of course Americans deserve to work fewer hours. But unless the move to a four-day workweek is accompanied by a massive pay raise, it merely frees up time to work more.
Republicans want to defund our libraries
Claiming to protect children, Republicans are going after libraries and librarians instead of the police, gun manufacturers, and actual child sexual abusers.