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A ‘plague’ comes before the fall: lessons from Roman history

May 23, 2024

A ‘plague’ comes before the fall: lessons from Roman history The ruins of the Colosseum in Rome. Credit: Livioandronico2013. CC BY-SA 4.0. The Pax Romana—the 200-year “golden age” of the Roman Empire—was a marvel of diversity, connectivity, and unchallenged hegemony. By the middle of the second century AD, imperial Rome ruled territory across three different continents. […]

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Escobar: The ‘Doomsday Clock’ Is Speeding Up

January 30, 2023

Escobar: The ‘Doomsday Clock’ Is Speeding Up The Doomsday Clock, set by the US-based magazine Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, has been moved to 90 seconds to midnight… That’s the closest ever to total nuclear doom, the global catastrophe. The Clock had been set at 100 seconds since 2020. The Bulletin’s Science and Security Board and a group […]

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Report Warns Risk of Nuclear War At Its Highest Since US Nuked Japan

December 29, 2022

Report Warns Risk of Nuclear War At Its Highest Since US Nuked Japan President Biden has recognized the risk of nuclear war but continues to escalate against Moscow A Swedish group that assesses catastrophic risks warned in its annual report this year that the risk of nuclear weapons use is higher today than at any […]

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What “longtermism” gets wrong about climate change

December 12, 2022

What “longtermism” gets wrong about climate change  Corn affected by 2013 drought in Texas. Global warming is making summer droughts in Texas longer and more severe. USDA photo by Bob Nichols In his new book What We Owe the Future, William MacAskill outlines the case for what he calls “longtermism.” That’s not just another word for […]

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As Nations Get Ready for Nuclear War, Their Governments Work to Create the Illusion of Safety

January 26, 2019

As Nations Get Ready for Nuclear War, Their Governments Work to Create the Illusion of Safety Ever since the U.S. atomic bombings of Japanese cities in August 1945, a specter has haunted the world―the specter of nuclear annihilation. The latest report from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, issued on January 24, reminds us that the prospect of […]

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Countdown to Doomsday: Daniel Ellsberg and the Nuclear Papers 

February 2, 2018

Countdown to Doomsday: Daniel Ellsberg and the Nuclear Papers  Photo by August Muench | CC BY 2.0 Just as the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has moved the Doomsday Clock closer than it has ever been to our species extinction point reports show that the U.S. warfare state is moving its latest high-tech rendition of tactical […]

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Two Minutes to Doomsday 

January 30, 2018

Two Minutes to Doomsday  Photo by Toby Scott | CC BY 2.0 Not since 1953, when the U.S. and the Soviets exploded thermonuclear bombs, has the world been such a powder keg! Only recently, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock forward 30 seconds. It now registers two minutes to midnight. Verily, […]

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According to the Doomsday Clock, the End Is Near

January 27, 2018

According to the Doomsday Clock, the End Is Near The hypothetical “Doomsday Clock” is closer to midnight – the hour of doom – than it has been since 1953, the year that the US and the USSR both tested hydrogen bombs at the beginning of the global nuclear arms race. The Bulletin of the Atomic […]

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