I was glad to see Ayanna Pressley make clear over the weekend what a travesty has occurred, explaining that she had to oppose the infrastructure … Did the Squad give away their Bargaining Power?Read more
Politics
Impeccable politicians who, at a safe distance, order the mass killing of ordinary people
William Russell, the great correspondent who reported the carnage of imperial wars, may have first used the expression “blood on his hands” to describe impeccable … Impeccable politicians who, at a safe distance, order the mass killing of ordinary peopleRead more
Life without a smartphone is getting harder and harder
I’ve always gotten by fine without owning a smartphone – until now. Covid has made my already obsolete 90s-designed Nokia flip-phone nearly useless. I’m suddenly … Life without a smartphone is getting harder and harderRead more
Is This the End of the Unreformable Democratic Party?
History has been rewritten almost daily this week, almost immediately as it occurs. A Wall Street Journal editorial on November 4 spun its view of … Is This the End of the Unreformable Democratic Party?Read more
Your NHS needs You
A new campaign to save the NHS from privatisation-from-within (#yourNHSneedsYou) is going from strength to strength in the UK. In this New Statesman article, Yanis … Your NHS needs YouRead more
When Profits and Politics Drive Science
More than 100 companies are competing to be first in the race to get a COVID-19 vaccine to market. It’s a race against time, not … When Profits and Politics Drive ScienceRead more
To stop Trump, just ignore him
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The Call
On September 5, 2013, I pulled my old Volvo wagon—a bumper sticker reading “This is the Rebel Base” stuck on the back by my wife, … The CallRead more
Law is always in collision with power
Ralph Nader “Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism,” held in Washington DC, on October 19, 2018