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Worse Than the Dreyfuss Affair: the Persecution of Julian Assange
Worse Than the Dreyfuss Affair: the Persecution of Julian Assange It may appear unnecessary to repeat the truism that democracy depends on transparency and accountability, and yet, how often has the democratic order been betrayed by our leaders in the recent past? How often have the media abandoned their watchdog function, how often have they […]
Spending More on Nukes: STRATCOM’s Nuclear Death Wish
Spending More on Nukes: STRATCOM’s Nuclear Death Wish Photograph Source: Sgt Samuel Rogers (USAF/Barksdale Air Force Base) – CC BY 2.0 Being sufficiently able at your job is a good thing. But beware the trappings of zeal. When it comes to the business of retaining an inventory for humanity’s annihilation, the zealous should be kept away. […]
What Would a Deep Green New Deal Look Like?
What Would a Deep Green New Deal Look Like? Wind turbines in the Columbia Gorge. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. The Green New Deal has attracted perhaps the greatest attention of any proposal for decades. It would guarantee Medicare-for-All, Housing-for-All, student loan forgiveness and propose the largest economic growth in human history to address unemployment and […]
Mette Frederiksen, Boris Johnson: Reject Industry PR, Ban Glyphosate, Protect Public Health!
Mette Frederiksen, Boris Johnson: Reject Industry PR, Ban Glyphosate, Protect Public Health! On 9 April 2021, retired physician and health and environmental campaigner Dr Rosemary Mason wrote to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA). She wanted to draw the agency’s attention to the findings that indicate the glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup causes high levels of mortality following contact […]
Biden’s Climate Plan: It’s Too Late for Gradualism
Biden’s Climate Plan: It’s Too Late for Gradualism Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair President Biden gave us his climate plan on March 31. It was buried inside his American Jobs Plan. The 12,000-word Fact Sheet about it released by the White House hardly acknowledges the climate emergency. The plan is presented as a jobs through infrastructure program. […]
Suez Highlights the Fragility of Globalization
Suez Highlights the Fragility of Globalization Photo: Suez Canal Authority. The global supply chain is an elaborately choreographed ballet, nowhere more than in the flow of containers through which 60% of the world’s seaborne trade travels. Calibrating a stream of over 800 million boxes each year entails sophisticated tracking that makes sure containers reach their destination. The system reaches […]
Nuclear Fuel Buried 108 Feet From the Sea
Nuclear Fuel Buried 108 Feet From the Sea Photograph Source: D Ramey Logan – CC BY-SA4.0 “The most toxic substance on Earth is separated from exposure to society by ½” of steel encased in a canister.” (Blanch) That eye-opener comes from renowned nuclear expert Paul Blanch in reference to spent fuel rods removed from San Onofre […]
Villagers & Pillagers: Who Will Survive the Collapse?
Villagers & Pillagers: Who Will Survive the Collapse? The road to Slab City and Salvation Mountain. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Unless you live in a state of denial you’re probably like me, troubled about the future. There’s not much left of mine, but my daughter’s generation and their children will have to survive the aftermath […]
The Resilience Doctrine: an Introduction to Disaster Resilience
The Resilience Doctrine: an Introduction to Disaster Resilience Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Part 1 of a 4-part Primer on Disaster Collectivism in the Climate and Pandemic Crises Climate change and pandemics are sad and frightening topics, but they can also be viewed as an unprecedented opportunity for 21st-century societies. These crises can become an […]
Agricultural Elephant in the Room
Agricultural Elephant in the Room Abandoned dairy barn, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. I find it strange Americans and, especially, scientists and politicians talk to little, if at all, about agriculture. And yet agriculture gives us food and, surreptitiously, threatens the future. Vast number of Americans live in large cities like New York, […]
The Shame of Global Hunger
The Shame of Global Hunger We live in a world of plenty, resource rich, financially wealthy, but despite this abundance an estimated 700 million people go hungry every day. Millions more are food insecure, meaning they may have food today, but have no idea if they will have any tomorrow or next week. Additional millions […]
In Brief: The Silent Threat of Canada to World Peace
In Brief: The Silent Threat of Canada to World Peace Responsibility for war crimes attaches most to national governments along with the arms makers and military services they finance. The same is true of crimes against humanity. Citizens become responsible with their governments if they are blind to what their governments are doing in their name in […]
Inviting Nuclear Disaster
Inviting Nuclear Disaster Photograph Source: Brad.K – CC BY 2.0 Nuclear power plants when they began being constructed were not seen as running for more than 40 years because of radioactivity embrittling metal parts and otherwise causing safety problems. But in recent decades, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the operating licenses of nuclear power […]
