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Economic Costs of post-9/11 wars
Through Fiscal Year 2020, the United States federal government has spent or obligated $6.4 trillion dollars on the post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and … Economic Costs of post-9/11 warsRead more
More than half of young people think ‘humanity is doomed’
Now kids are also facing the prospect of living with rising temperatures, ferocious floods, and an unstable climate for the rest of their lives. The … More than half of young people think ‘humanity is doomed’Read more
The Americans living without running water amid COVID-19
Joshua Haynes was raised to work hard and take care of his family without asking for outside help. But when the utility bills arrived last … The Americans living without running water amid COVID-19Read more
America Has Arrived at One of History’s Great Crossroads
The Democratic Party is having an internal battle over the “small” and the “large” infrastructure bills, but what’s really at stake is the future of … America Has Arrived at One of History’s Great CrossroadsRead more
Re-Reading Rumi in the Time of the Taliban
Among the various Afghan cities that the Taliban has invaded and apparently ‘reclaimed’ for an idea of Islam over the last few days is a … Re-Reading Rumi in the Time of the TalibanRead more
The Evil We Do Is the Evil We Get
I was in Times Square in New York City shortly after the second plane banked and plowed into the South Tower. The crowd looking up … The Evil We Do Is the Evil We GetRead more
Georgian college faculty protest over absence of mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates
College faculty at over a dozen campuses in Georgia started a week-long, daily protest yesterday to demonstrate opposition against the University System of Georgia’s (USG) … Georgian college faculty protest over absence of mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandatesRead more
Notes on Carbon Dioxide in Global Warming, Acidified Oceans, and Weathered Rocks
Like CO2 (carbon dioxide), H2O (water vapor) is a strongly heteropolar molecule — having one end with a positive electrical charge, and another end with … Notes on Carbon Dioxide in Global Warming, Acidified Oceans, and Weathered RocksRead more