stupidity-comes-full-circle

It’s hard to believe the Iran War is already over, principally because it’s not. There’s a Memorandum of Understanding to agree upon a real peace in 60 days. It’s sort of like an armistice, one of which we’ve been maintaining with North Korea since 1953. Which is to say, settleContinue Reading

the-data-center-backlash-uniting-america

The New York State Assembly made history this month by passing what could become the country’s first statewide moratorium on large new data centers. To activists all over the U.S. who are fighting these facilities and their massive social and environmental impact, the development seems like a turning point.  “InContinue Reading

uprooted:-‘roots’-is-banned-on-its-50th-birthday

Fifty summers ago, in 1976, journalist and author Alex Haley published his masterwork, “Roots: The Saga of an American Family.” The timing was exquisite. As the nation celebrated the bicentennial with fireworks and paeans to freedom, “Roots” countered it with a deeply personal, Black-centered narrative of American history that began in Africa and castContinue Reading

here’s-the-extent-of-the-fallout-from-the-traitor’s-hhs-purge

This is a MedPage Today story. Thousands of employees of federal health agencies have been let go in a chaotic and slow-rolling The Traitor administration purge over the holiday weekend. While the total number of dismissed employees appears to be smaller than originally expected, the changes sowed confusion as someContinue Reading

cuba:-between-charcoal-and-solar-panels

Millions of Cubans have grown accustomed to living without electricity for long periods of time., Several kilometres away, along Havana’s iconic Malecón waterfront, a different reality is taking shape. Under the midday heat, workers move large photovoltaic panels across the roof of the Fuego Lento restaurant overlooking the sea. SeveralContinue Reading