ICYMI: We must stop destroying our institutions
America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
ICYMI: We must stop destroying our institutions
America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
We must stop destroying our institutions
America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
1,400 American communities…and growing. And, well you know, it’s business.
The Associated Press explains how America becomes a little less informed each day. But hey it’s just business so who cares, right? With the shutdown of its newspaper, the Daily Guide, it […]
Remember when the U.S. influenced a Russian election?
The tale unfolds daily in the U.S. media: the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Bob Mueller’s investigation is leading down twisted and winding roads, and his work […]
You’re blaming the British voter for your stock portfolio losses? How selfish can you be?
It didn’t take long last night (U.S. EDT) for one social media thread to start. It went like this: “How dare those da*n British voters choose to leave the European Union, which […]
The Guardian: The end of capitalism has begun
Here’s the article that is sure to draw the attention of many people. Postcapitalism is possible because of three major changes information technology has brought about in the past 25 years. First, […]
Bill and Hillary Clinton made a lot of money from speeches. So what?

The media are salivating over the release of information by the Clinton Foundation that details the millions of dollars it generated from speeches made by Bill, Hillary or Chelsea Clinton. (Bloomberg is just […]
New book asserts that income inequality will persist throughout this century
The New York Times discusses a new book that challenges how successful capitalism will be in this century. But his disenchantment with communism doesn’t mean that Mr. Piketty has turned his back […]
Murrysville, PA., and Overland Park, KS., are too much alike
You might think it odd to compare the stabbing of almost two-dozen high school students by a 16-year-old boy to the fatal shootings of three people by a 73-year-old man. But please […]
Who is affected if America adopts a $10.10 minimum wage nationwide?
The Washington Post sifts through the political rhetoric to address how an increased minimum wage would affect the country. But there’s no question that a large share of the American workforce earns […]