Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Daniel Ziblatt writes about the dismal history of past efforts to collaborate and negotiate with authoritarians. And Stuart Benson discusses how Mark Carney's lack…
climate change
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Don Moynihan concludes that the U.S. has lost any pretense to being a functioning democracy. And Zachary Beau discusses how Donald Trump is…
Not Strategy but Symptoms
So, things are a mess. But here's an interesting take on Trump from Andrew Wortman: "Trump's 2 a.m. meltdowns and dictator cosplay aren't part of a predetermined strategy--they're collapse. A…
Not Strategy but Symptoms
So, things are a mess. But here's an interesting take on Trump from Andrew Wortman: "Trump's 2 a.m. meltdowns and dictator cosplay aren't part of a predetermined strategy--they're collapse. A…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Jason Sattler writes about the importance of working together to oppose fascism rather than acquiescing to its ends. Juse Joffe-Block and Shannon Bond examine…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Tim Dickinson laments that so many corporations, universities and other entities with the resources to stand up to Donald Trump are instead choosing…
The U.S. changes sides, whither Canada?
Donald Trump and his MAGA colleagues have decided to do more than abandon America’s fight... The post The U.S. changes sides, whither Canada? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Andrew Phillips discusses how the Trump administration is looking to rewrite history in dealing with North American trade. And Thor Benson interviews David Roberts…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Hamilton Nolan discusses how the Trump regime is going far out of its way to build the U.S.' economy on scams and corruption.…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Nick Turse highlights how Donald Trump's use of military force to control domestic civilians is unprecedented, while Asawin Suebsaeng and Ryan Bort warn that…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Doug Cuthand writes about the desperate need to rein in the climate breakdown due to its impact in causing wildfires among other environmental catastrophes.…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Alexis Okeowo reports on the plight of women who bravely spoke out in the course of the #metoo movement, only to be shunned as…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Sonya Angell examines the connection between extreme weather events caused by the climate breakdown and adverse health effects, while noting that there's a…
The ICC: the law embraces environmental science
We are, of course, doing it to ourselves. Warming up the planer that is. To... The post The ICC: the law embraces environmental science first appeared on Views from the…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- The University of Oxford has released new research showing that politicians underestimate the public's demand for climate action. Adam Morton discusses how Australia's Labor…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Noah Berlatsky discusses how Donald Trump is imposing a recession on America at large while dispensing obscene riches for his cronies, while Mona…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thusday reading.- Ross Andersen discusses how the Trump regime's combination of funding cuts and anti-knowledge ideology is destroying the U.S.' position as a scientific and…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Leana Hosea and Sarij Pathirana report on new data showing that tens of thousands of oil slicks every year are going unreported and doing…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Robert Reich discusses the challenge of trying to live ethically and morally under circumstances where bullying and cruelty are being systematically normalized. And…
I’m Supposed to Write a Blog Post Today
When I rebooted this blog in the fall of 2018 I made a commitment to post at least once a month and so far I have kept that promise to…