Texas Versus Canada Texas has a population of around 30 million people, about 25% smaller than Canada’s 40 million. But its GDP? Almost neck and neck.
Israel’s Zaka Burying The Truth ZAKA is the name for the Israeli volunteer emergency-response group known for their grisly crime-scene photos.
The Hypocrisy of the Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize has officially become the world’s classiest inside joke, a feel-good award for people who can smile while setting…
Octavia Butler Saw the Future Octavia E. Butler’s novels Parable of the Sower (1993) and Parable of the Talents (1998) unfortunately for us, reflect the country with…
Trump May Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell Leave it to Donald Trump to inject additional chaos into an already toxic corner of American justice. Just a couple of days ago the U.S…
The Corporate Coup The U.S. has blurred the lines between soldier, cop, and contractor so completely that the only real distinction left is who signs their…
The 3.5% Rule Political scientists don’t often come up with something that sounds like it should be on a bumper sticker, but the “3.5% rule” is an…
Argentina’s “Free Market” Collapse Argentina elects a right-wing “economics genius” who promises to smash the establishment, shrink the government, and unleash the market…
TrumpRx Trump rolls out TrumpRx, with claims that it’ll “slash drug prices” for the everyday American.
Something Big Is Brewing If you’re still thinking the U.S. government is just bumbling along, accidentally stumbling into crises like a drunk you should be paying…
9/11: The Day Palestine’s Statehood Died In late August 2001 George W. Bush had actually planned to come out publicly in favor of a Palestinian state.
Welcome to the Pariah States of America The United States loves to to wag its finger at “failed states” and lecture the world about human rights, democracy, and law and order?