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1918: How the Allies Surfed to Victory on a Wave of Oil
1918: How the Allies Surfed to Victory on a Wave of Oil French troops are transported by truck to the front, as shown on a bas-relief of the Monument of the Voie Sacrée near Verdun. Photo by J. Pauwels. Virtually everybody knows that the First World War came to an end when Germany capitulated on […]
We Need More, Not Less, Separation of State and Journalism
We Need More, Not Less, Separation of State and Journalism “Newspapers are dying,” writes Rob Kall, Editor-in-Chief of progressive (but refreshingly open-minded) opinion site OpEdNews, in a (recently updated) 2010 op-ed. “Let them. There may have been people who wanted to rescue the buggy whip industry. But they were misguided. It was transportation they really […]
The Perils of Plastic Pollution
The Perils of Plastic Pollution Plastics are found in the products we use every day: the toys we give our children, the clothing we wear, the disposable cups we drink from, the automobiles we make, the straws we use, the list goes on. Cheap and easy to make, plastic goods and plastic production have exploded […]
Comparing Crises: 1929 with 2008 and the Next
Comparing Crises: 1929 with 2008 and the Next The business and mainstream press this month, September 2018, has been publishing numerous accounts of the 2008 financial crash on its tenth anniversary. This month attention has been focused on the Lehman Brothers investment bank crash that accelerated the general financial system implosion in the US, and […]
Standing with Julian Assange
Standing with Julian Assange Pacifica Radio stations are known as havens for leftwing thought and action, but the Berkeley station board and the national Pacifica Network board have yet to come to the defense of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The resolution below has been submitted for a vote to the national board of directors of […]
Is the U.S. in a Pre-Fascist Period?
Is the U.S. in a Pre-Fascist Period? Photo Source Eden, Janine and Jim | CC BY 2.0 Since Pres. Donald Trump’s election, a variety of well-intentioned commentators have raised a chorus of concern that the U.S. was entering – or is in – a per-fascist period. If so, what is to be done? If not, what does […]
What Comes Next
What Comes Next Photo Source Doc Searls | CC BY 2.0 There are no hidden secrets about anthropogenic global warming. It’s everywhere, wherever one looks! After all, the People’s Climate March (311,000) in 2014 organized by 350.org (Bill McKibben) was one of the biggest rallies ever held in NYC. Also, worldwide exposure was ubiquitously on […]
A Wake-Up Call to the Canadian Left
A Wake-Up Call to the Canadian Left Yves Engler is Canada’s foremost feisty contrarian. Contrarians oppose what most people think about people and events. They don’t like to bask in the sunlight. They would rather look in the shadows or dimly lit back alleys. If they walk on a summer beach, they pay little attention […]
The Age of Fraud: the Link Between Capitalism and Profiteering by Deception
The Age of Fraud: the Link Between Capitalism and Profiteering by Deception Photo Source Daniel Lobo | CC BY 2.0 Fraud is an issue that haunts many contemporary societies around the globe, including in East Africa. I have been researching the topic of economic trickery for over a decade in Uganda, and published a number […]
An Unforeseen Climate Beast Awakens!
An Unforeseen Climate Beast Awakens! Photo Source Peter Shanks | CC BY 2.0 East Antarctica is a big-time global warming player. Nothing is comparable. It is the world heavyweight, and nothing can impact the world with so much calamitous clout. As such, it would be a huge mistake to discount its capability to turn mean-spirited, […]
The Great Financial Crisis: Bernanke and the Bubble
The Great Financial Crisis: Bernanke and the Bubble Ben Bernanke responded to Paul Krugman’s post last week, which agreed with my argument that the main cause of the Great Recession was the collapse of the housing bubble rather than the financial crisis. Essentially, Bernanke repeats his argument in the earlier paper that the collapse of […]
There’s a New Crash Coming
There’s a New Crash Coming Donald Trump is the epitome of irrational exuberance. You might remember that phrase from the 1990s. Alan Greenspan, the head of the Federal Reserve at the time, was describing how the tech boom was creating a bubble by generating enthusiasm way out of proportion to the actual value of the […]
Blue Angels: the Naked Face of Empire
Blue Angels: the Naked Face of Empire The United States is a military empire that was built and is maintained by organized violence. The origins of this country lie with the military conquest and either destruction or forced resettlement of indigenous people. Today, the modern American lifestyle is maintained, as Thomas Freidman (someone with whom […]
Hiding in Plain Sight: Why We Cannot See the System Destroying Us
Hiding in Plain Sight: Why We Cannot See the System Destroying Us I rarely tell readers what to believe. Rather I try to indicate why it might be wise to distrust, at least without very good evidence, what those in power tell us we should believe. We have well-known sayings about power: “Knowledge is power”, […]
Is Paris 2015 Already Underwater?
Is Paris 2015 Already Underwater? Photo Source WeMeanBusiness | CC BY 2.0 The Paris Agreement of 2015 remarkably brought together all of the nations of the world, except for the United States after Trump cancelled, in a concerted effort to combat the dire consequences of global warming, which on a worst-worst-worst case basis could lead […]
