BY LINDA PENTZ GUNTER Nuclear fuel assemblies being inspected before entering a pressurized water reactor in the United States – Public Domain Although possibly a sad comment on his predecessors, incoming U.S. president, Joe Biden, is […]
BY BRIAN CLOUGHLEY Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain The President of the United States has the power to fire off thousands of nuclear weapons and destroy the world. As succinctly explained by William Perry and Tom […]
BY STEVEN DANDANEAU Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Consult Roger Cohen in the Times on the “shrinking American mind” or Max Boot in the Post on the “sleaziest presidential campaign ever,” or any number of kindred spirits, and it is […]
BY RUSSELL MOKHIBER John Lansing, CEO, NPR. Ever wonder why you rarely hear serious discussion on National Public Radio (NPR) about corporate crime and violence? For a hint as to why, pick up the most recent NPR […]
BY PAUL STREET Photograph Source: Fibonacci Blue – CC BY 2.0 I am an author, political commentator, teacher, and historian who prefers in “normal times” to spend most of my time researching, writing, and teaching. This summer […]
BY PAUL STREET Photograph Source: Jakehonig – CC BY-SA 3.0 The irony on Thursday morning cable news was too delicious not to savor. MSDNC anchor Halle Jackson could barely contain her glee over how former president Barack […]
BY T.J. COLES Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair In my new book, Capitalism and Coronavirus: How Institutionalized Greed Turned a Crisis into a Catastrophe, I argue that neoliberalism exacerbated COVID-related deaths in six steps, one of which […]
BY RALPH NADER Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Political analysts of all stripes have concluded that President Trump has a base of supporters who are credulous, immovable, and unpersuadable. Allow us to briefly test that hypothesis, […]
Nora Barrows-Friedman Lobby Watch A professor at San Francisco State University has been cleared of accusations made by Israel-aligned groups of “misusing funds” by traveling to Palestine and Jordan earlier this year and meeting with Palestinian […]
Dear editor, No matter who wins the presidential election, this is a victory for the Republicans. As of today, the result of the election reflects an overall rejection of Trump not only as a president […]