When I was a teenager, I knew global warming was caused by fossil fuels. So did Exxon. For decades, Exxon has been hiding…
Tom H. Hastings
From the Dept. of Horrible Chutzpah During the fight over the new House Speaker election, Congress member Chip Roy (R-TX), who voted against the…
In my town, Portland, Oregon, we just lost yet another person to gun violence, this time as a result of an argument…
I am an academic, with publications in peer-reviewed journals and a terminal degree. And today I want to make what many certified…
In any country that prides itself on democracy, making it more likely that people will have a chance to vote rather than less likely is basic
As each new meteorological record for heat was smashed again and again, Detroit and the American consumer yawned
We see exactly what we see in Afghanistan right now, the logical mess at the end of nearly two decades of mistakes compounding mistakes
The Trump/McConnell-packed Supreme Court has begun to live up to the fondest hopes of fascist Republicans
Thanks, Congress. Thanks, Senators. With temperatures like 114 in Portland and 120 degrees in Los Angeles, why change anything?
What is the difference between a riot and a protest? What about demonstrations? A vigil? Civil resistance?