“Ecocivilization: Making a World that Works for All” by Jeremy Lent Melville House, 400 pages, $33 Species extinction. Billionaire capture of governments. Inequality so extreme it’s destabilizing democracies. A return to large-scale war. Such events have combined to create an everything-all-at-once situation in the world that is no coincidence, according to… Continue reading
Skip to Content Listen to OCCUPY! ➔ A 6-Part Narrative Series From Future Hindsight Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising The story of the improbable becoming possible — told by the people who slept in the park. About The Series In 2008, a Wall Street crash gutted millions of lives. It took… Continue reading
Conflict between legislators also comes amid speculation they will face off in California State Assembly race by Io Yeh Gilman August 17, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) San Francisco Board President Rafael Mandelman removed Supervisor Bilal Mahmood from a city housing committee on Friday, a move Mahmood alleged was because of his plans to… Continue reading
Journalism & Media Klaus Marre 08/18/26 (WhoWhatWhy.org) A lot has changed since the golden age of journalism. In the mid-1970s, not long after a couple of reporters broke the story that ended up bringing down a crooked, lying president, an overwhelming majority of Americans trusted the news media. A lot has… Continue reading
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio makes opening statement during an event at the US Department of State on July 16, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) “When you are shameless, contemptuous of international law, and morally bankrupt, you boast of disgrace as though it… Continue reading
Maj. Jason Watson, a US airman who was arrested in Washington, DC in July for participating in a protest against President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, talked about his decision to speak out on CNN on August 17, 2026. (Photo: CNN/screenshot) “Not only is he a failure as president, he… Continue reading
This article originally appeared in The New York Times. Iowa and New Hampshire are out, though they may not go down without a fight. South Carolina and Nevada are in. The Democratic National Committee formally approved sweeping changes to the party’s 2028 presidential primary calendar Saturday, putting states that are more… Continue reading
Democratic House Majority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told viewers of NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he no longer supports Medicare for All on Sunday, August 16, 2026. (Photo: Screengrab/via NBC News) “Does Jeffries even pay attention to the overwhelming support of the Democratic Party base?” asked one labor movement veteran, citing… Continue reading
