The Sirens and Ulysses by William Etty, 1837 Just when I figured I had plumbed the depths of capitalism’s toxicity, I came across yet more proof; in fact, the apotheosis of toxicity. The toxicity to end all toxicity. Chris Hayes’ The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became...
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Democrats’ Gerrymandering Flip-Flop Erodes Their Credibility
For years, the Democratic Party framed gerrymandering as a fundamental threat to democracy. In response to continued GOP gerrymandering, Democrats are changing their tune — a shift likely to further erode trust in the party and US political institutions. California...
How the UAW Became the First Big Union to Back Zohran Mamdani
The United Auto Workers was the first big union to endorse Zohran Mamdani in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary. The endorsement was the result of rank-and-file activism and a new culture of openness, transparency, and progressivism in the UAW. Zohran...
Ecuador | Organizaciones sociales, colectivos feministas y ambientalistas marcharon contra los recortes del Gobierno
Organizaciones sociales se movilizaron a favor de la Corte de Constitucional Por Roberto Cadena Gremios de trabajadores, mujeres, médicos, estudiantes y diversas organizaciones sociales se movilizaron este jueves en Quito, Guayaquil y Cuenca en respaldo a la Corte...
Ecuador | Organizaciones sociales, colectivos feministas y ambientalistas marcharon contra los recortes del Gobierno
Organizaciones sociales se movilizaron a favor de la Corte de Constitucional Por Roberto Cadena Gremios de trabajadores, mujeres, médicos, estudiantes y diversas organizaciones sociales se movilizaron este jueves en Quito, Guayaquil y Cuenca en respaldo a la Corte...
Teenage Atomic Spy Ted Hall and Nagasaki Atom Bombing
The five-ton ‘Fat Man’ plutonium bombnon tinian Island being moved for loading on a B029 for delivery to Nagasaki on August 8, 1945. (US military photo) Eighty years ago this week, Manhattan Project workers at the top-secret bomb development lab at Los Alamos, New...
Teenage Atomic Spy Ted Hall and Nagasaki Atom Bombing
The five-ton ‘Fat Man’ plutonium bombnon tinian Island being moved for loading on a B029 for delivery to Nagasaki on August 8, 1945. (US military photo) Eighty years ago this week, Manhattan Project workers at the top-secret bomb development lab at Los Alamos, New...
Reclaiming the Republic: The Case for Breaking America’s Bond with Israel
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair It has become abundantly clear that after 250 years, a second American revolution is necessary. Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), emphasized the importance of periodic uprisings to...
Middle East Turmoil and the Tragedy of the Forgotten King-Crane Commission Report
1919 Photo of the King Crane Commission. Photograph Source: Oberlin College Archives – Public Domain Counterfactuals – what if so and so had happened? – are always dicey. For example; would there have been a full-scale Vietnam War if President John F. Kennedy had not...
Trump’s Policies Will Make China Great Again
Photograph Source: Donald J. Trump – Public Domain Two certainties have emerged after seven months of Donald Trump’s control of America’s national security policy. First of all, there is no comprehensive national security policy and no likely candidate in the...
Attack of the Bubble Boy Pols
Photograph Source: The Trump White House – Public Domain On August 3, NORAD scrambled fighter jets to intercept a civilian aircraft that entered a “Temporary Flight Restriction” zone in New Jersey. What was this very special, very sensitive zone? A golf club. Why was...
80 Years at the Brink, Time to Change the Narrative
For 80 years, since the atomic bombs were dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world has stood at the brink of nuclear war with the potential for catastrophic loss, threatening all of humanity. Former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara said in the years after the...