Economy / Finance

The politics of production. Mining in the crosshairs

By Hazel Henderson* – The  Wall Street International Magazine We humans, having populated every part of Earth’s surface and visited the Moon, now are perched atop the planet’s food chain. We are learning from this perilous position but hastening the extinction of all other…

authoritarianism

America, the panic room

By Thomas Frank* – Le Monde Diplomatique, English edition Both political parties in the US believe the other side is plotting a takeover of the nation that will end American democracy. The panic, fear, ranting and scolding has reached unbearable levels In this, the worst year of…

Health

Trump joked while people suffered with Covid. Well, is now the time to stop?

By  Marina Hyde* – The Guardian Maybe the real victims of the president’s diagnosis are his MAGA disciples who don’t believe the virus even exists Well, it’s definitely a plot twist. Like a lot of people who sat through Tuesday’s presidential debate, I’m amazed the week has…

Democracy

The First Presidential Debate Was an Alarm Call for American Democracy

By  John Cassidy* –  The New Yorker As the reverberations from Tuesday night’s shambolic Presidential debate echoed around Washington on Wednesday, Senator Tim Scott, of South Carolina, the sole Black Republican in the upper house of Congress, called on…