A Simple Solution to Pandemic Poverty
Unconditional emergency assistance is an urgent, fair and feasible way of stopping people falling into poverty as a result of the pandemic.
The Supreme Court Just Made the Case for Medicare for All
The highest court in the land says employers can refuse to cover birth control. This is why care shouldn’t be tied to employment.
A Dozen Reasons Now Is the Time for Housing as a Human Right
Get it out of your head that American society is set up to be fair. Fair would be a roof over everyone's head.
Chris Hedges: America’s Death March
Regardless of the outcome, the election will not stop the rise of hypernationalism, crisis cults and other signs of an empire's terminal decline.
Trump’s TikTok Tantrum Is No Joke
Trump’s rage toward TikTok is symptomatic of a president losing his grip on power, but it's no laughing matter.
Covid-19 Isn’t the Only Virus Killing Americans
In a stunning display of virulent greed, health care giants are taking COVID-19 relief money while cutting jobs and paying CEOs millions.
Theodore Hamm: How Brooklyn Turned Bernie Sanders Into a Democratic Socialist
The "Bernie's Brooklyn" author examines the New York figures and policies that inspired Sanders to become a champion of working class America.
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.