Red’s Java House, San Francisco waterfront. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair There is a simple problem professors sometimes challenge their intermediate econ students with on the first day of class. Popular restaurants often have long waits for tables, especially on weekend...
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The Dark Side of Ecotourism
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Ecotourism is often hailed as a sustainable alternative to traditional travel—an opportunity to explore unique environments while supporting local communities and conservation efforts. Yet beneath its...
Two Leading Narcissists Meet at the White House
Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain Narcissism is a personality trait characterized by an excessive preoccupation with oneself, a sense of entitlement, and a need for admiration. It involves an inflated sense of self-importance, a lack of empathy for...
Trump’s Tariffs and Price Gouging Restaurants
Red’s Java House, San Francisco waterfront. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair There is a simple problem professors sometimes challenge their intermediate econ students with on the first day of class. Popular restaurants often have long waits for tables, especially on weekend...
The Dark Side of Ecotourism
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Ecotourism is often hailed as a sustainable alternative to traditional travel—an opportunity to explore unique environments while supporting local communities and conservation efforts. Yet beneath its...
Two Leading Narcissists Meet at the White House
Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain Narcissism is a personality trait characterized by an excessive preoccupation with oneself, a sense of entitlement, and a need for admiration. It involves an inflated sense of self-importance, a lack of empathy for...
Why Two Billion People Watch Cricket
Photo by Marcus Wallis ‘What do they know of cricket who only cricket know?’ famously wrote the Trinidadian historian C.L.R. James in Beyond a Boundary, exploring not just the beauty and psychology of the game, but the unspoken layers of class, race, and politics...
“Multipolarity? Maybe Sometime in the Future” An Interview with Vijay Prashad
Image by Ran Liwen. Although the global dominance of the US is crumbling and China is emerging as a rival, the unilateral world order remains intact, according to historian Vijay Prashad. In this interview, he explains why he considers NATO to be the most dangerous...
How Trump Betrayed Workers by Gutting the Inflation Reduction Act
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Federal officials, then-Governor of Indiana Eric Holcomb, union leaders, company representatives, and dozens of guests assembled at Heidelberg Materials in Mitchell, Indiana, last year to celebrate a milestone for North America’s...
Trump’s Tariffs and Price Gouging Restaurants
Red’s Java House, San Francisco waterfront. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair There is a simple problem professors sometimes challenge their intermediate econ students with on the first day of class. Popular restaurants often have long waits for tables, especially on weekend...
The Dark Side of Ecotourism
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Ecotourism is often hailed as a sustainable alternative to traditional travel—an opportunity to explore unique environments while supporting local communities and conservation efforts. Yet beneath its...
Two Leading Narcissists Meet at the White House
Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain Narcissism is a personality trait characterized by an excessive preoccupation with oneself, a sense of entitlement, and a need for admiration. It involves an inflated sense of self-importance, a lack of empathy for...