Tag: politics
The dangers only multiply
Like so many other colonial projects, Israel was born of terror and has necessitated the use of violence to occupy Arab territory and segregate Palestinians ever since.
Trump’s ever more bonkers alibi charade parade to escape jail
"Maybe, just maybe, before I die I will admit the real truth: the Devil made me do it.”
300+ economists, millionaires, and elected officials to G20: ‘Tax extreme wealth’
While billionaire wealth surged to an all-time high, around 165 million people were thrown into poverty during the pandemic.
Backers of endless war deplore that many Trump supporters favor using...
Are some of Trump’s true believers are eager to adapt the violent precepts of perpetual war to American 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.
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EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue
The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs
A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike
A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage
Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run
DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.