Trump Is Not Immune to the Pandemic’s Political Death Sentence
People seldom forgive governments that get them involved in losing wars or fail to cope with a natural disaster like the coronavirus.
‘Nobody Left’ : Empathy for the Devil
Can anybody truly be classified as evil or heroic?
‘A Tragic Illusion’: Did the Atom Bomb Immediately Make the United Nations Obsolete?
75 years ago, at the dawn of the atomic age, today's sovereign state system was actually up for debate.
The Ugly Truth Behind Vaccine ‘Hacking’ Concerns
Does it make sense to describe the alleged "stealing" of Covid-19 vaccine research by Russian and Chinese hackers as a form of “theft”?
Plague Journal #20: The Coming Memepocalypse
Of all the things 'going viral' which ones will matter the most?
Wall Street Gets Another Bailout as Main Street Struggles to Survive
Insolvent Wall Street banks that have been quietly bailed out again under the cover of the Covid-19 pandemic should be public utilities.
View from Death Row: We Are the Living Dead
For weeks, prisoners at San Quentin have been sick and dying as the epidemic spread rapidly in the crowded, stacked cells. Then the author fell ill, too.
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Covid-19 Is Giving Oil Companies a Taste of Another Looming Crisis
Big oil companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron have lost billions during the pandemic, but that's nothing compared to what's coming.
A Short History of How America Killed Accountability
The country's loss of accountability has been coming for a long time at what, in retrospect, should seem an alarmingly inexorable pace.
The Kids Are Alright. At Least Yours.
Don’t overstate the benefits of opening schools for poor children while allowing the reckless endangerment of the adults that care for them.
David Shimer: Are Russia and US Actually Different When It Comes to Election Meddling?
Engaging from different historical worldviews, Scheer and Shimer engage in a spirited conversation on an old yet timely debate.
Welcome to Sectarian America: A People, Divided and Armed
Our nation faces a perfect storm of crises and may be teetering on the brink of widespread communal violence.