A personal take on the collapse of the twin towers.
Monday, November 3, 2025
Port Authority Cop Who Survived 13 Hours Under Collapsed Towers Shares Message of Darkness and Light
Elite Educators Have Milked the System for Long Enough
As the pandemic deepens inequality, it’s vital to dismantle the system that gives state schools no chance against elite peers
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/10/2021
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EPA Takes Steps to Block Pebble Mine on Alaska’s Bristol Bay, Thus Protecting World’s Largest Sockeye Salmon Run
Biden’s EPA yesterday moved to take steps to block the controversial Pebble Mine, which threatens the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery.
Big Oil Deploys Social Media To Shape Agenda on Climate Change and Environmentalists Have Failed to Respond Effectively
Big Oil has moved on from outright climate change denial to promoting discourses of delay.
Our Two Covid Problems
With these vaccines as our only real defense, we may survive the virus living among us, but the virus among us may survive as well.
Why Aren’t Libertarians Protesting the Freedom-Busting Texas Abortion Law
On deregulation and Covid masks, libertarians are loud. On female liberty, deafening silence.
New York Times Exalts Vegan Frankenfoods
The Grey Lady celebrates the culinary alchemy that’s processing plant-based foods so it tastes like meat, dairy, and the pièce de résistance: Spam.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/9/2021
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After a Long, Hard Summer, Southern Europe’s Long Awaited Tourism Recovery Remains Largely Elusive
Global travel is still far from returning to anything like the conditions that existed prior to the pandemic — at least for non-essential travellers.
Removing Urban Highways Can Improve Neighborhoods Blighted by Decades of Racist Policies
Urban planning has been used to classify, segregate and compromise people’s opportunities based on race. Highway removal can improve urban neighborhoods.
With 38 Million Facing Food Insecurity, Hunger in US Soared by Nearly 9% in 2020
The US avoided mass starvation in 2020 mostly because the federal government stepped in to dramatically increase food and cash aid.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/8/2021
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