Blair Imani is a: “writer, mental health advocate, and historian living at the intersections of Black, Queer, and Muslim identity.” The point she makes here is spot-on. There are no crises that are going to affect the filthy rich. Foul …
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We Are Stardust
At left we see a fairly recent (last couple of decades) discovery in astrophysics. We’ve have known a great deal about the nature of matter for 150 years, but we had exactly zero idea where it all came from.
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A World Without Big Oil
The graphic below explains a lot about our world, and the brutal Saudi empire in particular. It gives one a sense for what the geopolitical globe will look like once we have removed oil as our source of energy in …
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What the Ravages of Climate Change Mean
The sickening truth about the unprecedented flooding shown here is that no one in the moneyed class could possibly give a s*** about it. To them, whether it’s happening in Australia or anywhere else, the slow but steady destruction of …
Does the GOP Have Anything Constructive To Offer?
Obama is 100% correct here. As few as 10 years ago, Republicans stood for conservative principles that offered, at least purportedly, real value for those who shared these political philosophies. But if you happen to flick on Fox News right …
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A Peek into an Illiterate Future
America is a country peering into a future in which the gap between the haves and have-nots can only be expected to widen as time passes. The demise of public education represents a significant aspect of this decline. What a …
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Logic No Longer Applies
We’re often reminded of how nonsensical our world is. Until recently, the U.S. electorate would not stand for complete gibberish emanating from a president’s mouth. In 2016, however, that standard went as far out of mainstream American life as chrome …
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The Terrifying World of Elon Musk
I’m amazed to find legitimate, intelligent environmental activists support Elon Musk because of the role he’s playing in forwarding the cause of electric transportation. Let’s imagine a world where both the energy and the transportation sectors have made great progress …
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Nuclear Power in Poland a Keep Step in Ending Coal Consumption
Some days, good news just rains down upon us. Not only did we learn today that the DoJ is getting closer to indicting Trump on charges of stealing classified government documents and obstructing justice, but, on another front, the EU …
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“Jo” Favors Bodily Autonomy Over Low Gas Prices
Well, Jo, I would think your position as laid out here is shared by the vast majority of American women. Having said that, the values and sensibilities of U.S. voters today are difficult to understand by traditional standards. I took …
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