It’s safe to say that every single one of us who disapproves of Trump (55% of Americans and 72% of U.S. allies, among those expressing opinions) is saddened by the result of Robert Mueller’s inquiry into the president’s alleged conspiracy with …
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Why We Should Give a Damn
As I have written in the past, I think very highly of journalist, activist and public intellectual Christopher Hedges (photo below), and his inspiring line: “I don’t fight fascists because I think I will win. I fight fascists because they are …
Experts React to Trump White House Case for Freezing Auto Standards: ‘It Doesn’t Make Sense’
I stole the title of this post from the GreenTechMedia piece linked here, in which the author deploys solid logic and shows conclusively that the fuel standard roll-back shows flawed thinking.
Lil’ Ol’ Disagreement in the Deep South
I’m torn. Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama said with respect to the public celebration of Confederate war “heroes” who fought so bravely to preserve the institution of slavery, “We don’t need out-of-state liberals telling us what to do.” OK, so should …
Restoring Integrity to American Democracy
Ever since the smoke cleared after the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision “Citizens United,” which enabled corporations to control our elections via unlimited spending, there has been a discussion of ever-increasing intensity as to how we can reverse this horrible …
How Democracies Fail
Chris Hedges is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, professor at Princeton University, author of several New York Times best-sellers, and Presbyterian minister, who’s written extensively on democracy and fascism, and the delicate balance that exists between the two. Here’s an …
A Paradox: Some of Our Science Leaders Actually Despise Science
Those of you living outside the U.S. needn’t be told that this country has gone somewhat crazy. The way I like to explain this to you “foreigners” is as follows: we have all known for a very long while that …
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Hey, United States! Where Are You Going?
Those of us concerned about the sustainability of our civilization cannot ignore, even if we’d like to, the political rancor right now to go around in the U.S. Thus, I thought readers would in interested in this riveting debate between …
What an Archeological Dig in Kenya and Bernie Sanders Have in Common
There were two stories in our news last week that bear notice. One was the discovery of a mass grave in Kenya in which the bodies date back 12,000 years. It was clear that these people met their demise in …
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The 21st Century: an Era of Moral Extremes
It’s such an interesting time to be alive. The stakes are so high, and there seems to be a greater divide than ever between good and bad. Good things and people are better than they’ve been before. We have a …
