“The Upside of Climate Pessimism”
Seriously, WTF is wrong with optimists? Why are they so bent on stamping out pessimism?
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Data Centers Highlight the Limits of Renewable Energy Scaling
Data centers are an obstacle that torpedoes the whole idea of a transition offensive against hydrocarbons.
Read more...The Wars Come Home
Silicon Valley looks to bring tech used in conflicts abroad back to American shores.
Read more...What Is Politics & What Is the Political?
An effort to get at the root of what politics is meant to achieve.
Read more...“Entropy and Information Control: the Key to Understanding How to Mount the Fightback Against Trump and Other Populists”
A reader critical thinking exercise, in form of yet another attack on populism dressed in the pseudo-science of trying to link it to entropy.
Read more...A Post-Election Reflection on Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
On how the shame resulting from the loss of seen-as-meaningful and well-paid work led many to reject the rule of their PMC betters.
Read more...Requiem for an Empire
While historian Alfred McCoy made an early and accurate call on the erosion of the US empire, his current readings are a mixed bag.
Read more...What Are Republics, Exactly?
Republican ideals have evolved over millennia. Modern republics face challenges in upholding their foundational principles.
Read more...Bank Servicers Whittling Away at Hard-Won Protections Against Foreclosure Abuses: The Maine Example
Banks are slowly making gains in court rulings that will help them again engage in foreclosure abuses.
Read more...Many Voters Backed Abortion Rights and Donald Trump, a Challenge for Democrats
Abortion rights were a winning issue for Democrats in the midterms. Many voters gave it high priority in 2024 but not enough to stop a Trump win.
Read more...DNC Doubles Down on Failure, Rejecting Sanders’ Calling Out Party for Abandoning Workers and Economic Justice
Quelle surprise! Some Democratic party leaders double down, denying Sanders was right and kicking workers and the poors is not a good strategy
Read more...How Local and Federal Institutions Are (and Aren’t) Taking Care of North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene Survivors—and What Mutual Aid Groups Are Doing to Help
Grassroots organizations are helping rebuild North Carolina communities after Hurricane Helene. And how about FEMA?
Read more...Going Back to the Source: A Personal Reflection on Capital, Volume 1
KLG reflects on how Marx’s Capital was an important primer for him in understanding capitalism, and why it remains a seminal guide.
Read more...So What Happens After a Trump or Harris Win?
Some crystal-ball gazing into what four year of Trump or Harris would portend.
Read more...Elections 2024: America at the End of Its Tether
A big source of election anxiety and conflict is that both parties give only lip service to rising inequality and fraying social safety nets.
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