How Winning Became the Shared Ethos of the US Oligarchy
Winning seems to be all that matters to Donald Trump, because it is the only thing left to legitimize America’s oligarchic rule.
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How Unions Pave the Way to the American Dream
Even with rising inequality and weak labor rights, unions secure enough improvements in pay and conditions to provide some class mobility.
Read more...Culture Is the Far Right’s Secret Weapon – and It’s Winning Over Some of Europe’s Most Educated Youth
EU officials seem aghast at the fact that many citizens, particularly the young, identify with national or local culture.
Read more...Fire Any Financial Advisor Who Tells You to Utilize a Trump Account
Sure, take the $1,000 that Trump wants to give newborn kids. But never put another dime in a Trump Account..
Read more...A Bang or a Whimper? Comparing Imperial Collapse in the US to the UK’s Decline
Book Review: Erik Linstrum’s ‘Age of Emergency: Living with Violence at the End of the British Empire’.
Read more...A Super El Niño Is Coming: 5 Hard‑Won Lessons the World Can Learn From Africa
Africa suffered in past super El Niño events and developed approaches to prevent and mitigate harm. Can rich countries learn?
Read more...Michael Hudson: How US Slave Interests Stifled US Monetary and Banking Policy Until 1913
On US 250th anniversary celebration, Michael Hudson considers the counter-revolution thesis and the role of slave capital.
Read more...Coffee Break: Apathetic Americans, Science Agonistes, and Cool Science
Part the First: Jessica Wildfire on Apathetic Americans. As a paid-up member of the Professional Managerial Class who came from a thoroughly working-class background, I tend to hear and see things differently from most of my colleagues. An enduring theme among them is “They just don’t seem to care…” Not exactly. From Heads Above Water: […]
Read more...Living in a Ghost Town: The Geography of Depopulation and Aging
A look at various government’s efforts, particularly in Japan, to manage shrinking and aging communities.
Read more...Do Muslims Want Sharia Law in the West?
Asking about Sharia Law in the West creates an erroneous binary for Muslims, ignoring a deeper view of law, land, and the modern nation-state.
Read more...These Church Members Disagree on Politics. Together They’re Wiping Out Medical Debt
A grass-roots effort to extinguish medical debt shows how destructive and ought-to-be-criminal US debt collection is.
Read more...Democrats’ Spunky Spooks Show There’s No Blue Light at the End of the Trump Tunnel
Elected last year on cost-of-living platforms, spook governors spit in the face of labor and embrace data centers and police state.
Read more...Ukraine’s Spree Of Strikes Against Russia Is More Showmanship Than Strategy
The European ruling class continues to deceive the EU people. Are they also deceiving themselves?
Read more...Gardens Were Missing from These City Neighborhoods. Residents Are Changing That
Some urban schools in Chicago are using space in public housing projects to train children in cultivating gardens.
Read more...Coffee Break: Against AI, Stem Cells, Cancer Chemotherapy, A Note on Louis Pasteur
Part the First: More Cognitive Surrender Where It Just Won’t Do. Last week we considered an essay on AI that used the term “cognitive surrender.” That sums up the current state of that art and the term should gain a following. Last week Nature published Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in – […]
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