American history features centuries of slavery followed by 170 years of segregation, Jim Crow laws, and systematic exclusion of blacks from the affairs of the wealthy white society. In 2019 the median white household held $188,200 in wealth—7.8 times that of …
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Formosa Plastics Wants to Build Huge Petrochemicals Plant
From this piece on Formosa Plastics, which is trying to build a massive 14-acre facility petrochemical complex in Louisiana. If it succeeds, it would double toxic emissions in “Cancer Alley.”
U.S. Vaccination Rates Are Disgusting
When we look at the other countries here and think what kind of people live there, we think of calm, rational, decent human beings. And it’s not that all Americans are selfish and ignorant pigs. The problem is that too …
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Trump Loyalists Are Vile Human Beings, But Their Refusal to Cooperate Is Not Going to Change the Outcome
The caption to the photo here is: Definition VILE – late 13c., morally repugnant; morally flawed, corrupt, wicked; of no value; of inferior quality; disgusting, foul, ugly; degrading, humiliating; without worldly honor or esteem, shameful, dishonorable, deplorable Nailed it. Certain …
Jimmy Carter’s Fine Character
In terms of personal character, Jimmy Carter may have been the very finest human being ever to occupy the White House. Note how different this humble, deferential statement on his faith is from the way today’s Republicans use fanatical Christianity …
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Sedition Isn’t Funny, But ……
Yes, sedition / the attempted coup is deadly serious business, but that doesn’t preclude certain clever people from having a laugh. Hat’s off to whoever thought of “inside sedition.”
Retrofitting Buildings To Achieve Net-Zero
The effort to decarbonize every building on the planet needs to succeed if we are to become net-zero emissions by mid-century. Since most of these structures have already been built, that means retrofitting at an enormous scale. But is this …
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American Scum
It’s possible that the United States is unique in all the world for the way some of the scummiest people imaginable dominate its political news. Here we have convicted felon Roger Stone and master of hateful misinformation Alex Jones. We’d …
No More Nepotism. Wow, Did That Really Happen?
To be honest, I had completely forgotten about this. There were so many elements of the Trump administration that came straight out of the Mafia that it really is hard to remember them all. Is justice coming? Thankfully, it looks …
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China vs. the United States
The first thing to acknowledge here is that China is not a free country, so of course, they can command anything they choose to be built. Americans are free to get filthy rich, and are under no obligation, legally or …
