Peace & War

Decisions, decisions: vaccines or bombs

Brett Wilkins December 27, 2021 Sharply contrasting with the $778 billion in new military spending authorized Monday by President Joe Biden, the U.S. Agency for International Development reportedly can’t find the funds to pay for […]

Health care

Medicare advantage: overpaid for decades

Ana Malinow, Truthout  12/3/21 In the face of massive support for Medicare for All and the failure of the U.S.’s for-profit health care system, the inevitable fall of the medical-industrial complex can be predicted, if […]

Environment

Blah blah blah at COP26: oil is king

“To keep 1.5 alive,” said the head of Greenpeace, “fossil fuels phase-out” must be added, and “countries must come back next year to close the gap.” Jessica Corbett November 8, 2021 As a new analysis […]

Democracy

Our democracy faces an existential threat

“There are steps we can take to prevent this dire outcome,” 58 advocacy groups write in an open letter, “but we must take swift action.” Brett Wilkins November 8, 2021 Citing “unprecedented and coordinated” Republican […]

Inequality

Billionaires: paying taxes on a whim

  Elon Musk Twitter Stunt Offers ‘Best Argument Imaginable’ for Billionaire Tax, Critics Say “Billionaires shouldn’t only have to pay taxes when they volunteer to do so.” Jake Johnson November 8, 2021 Mega-billionaire Elon Musk’s […]