Editorial Team

And What America’s Teaching the World About Breaking the Laws of History Nov 26, 2022 Member-only Save We live in strange and perilous times. As if climate change and mass extinction weren’t enough, they’re accompanied by…the return of fascism to the global stage. Wave after wave of it pulses across the world, like civilization itself … Read more

How Hate Came to Permeate our Societies, And Why It’s Destroying Them From Within Nov 22, 2022 Member-only Save When I think about what shape our civilization is — and our countries are — in, I often talk about Five Existential Threats. Climate change, mass extinction, underinvestment, inequality, and authoritarianism slash fascism. To those, though, … Read more

America’s Rejected the Far Right Democratically — So Now It’s Trying to Take Society by Force Nov 21 Member-only Save I’m going to use a word I don’t use often, or lightly.Sinister. There’s a thread running through recent events, and it’s a sinister one. That thread goes like this. From Twitter to terrorism, the far … Read more

Where Are We as a Civilization? The World‚Äôs Richest Man Just Killed its First Utility and Community Nov 18, 2022 Member-only Save Like many people, you might have awoken today to find #RIPTwitter trending on‚ĶTwitter.Like I predicted, Twitter‚Äôs collapsing at record speed. To bring you up to date, the Gross and Awful Billionaire who bought … Read more

Three Alternatives to Twitter, And the Point of Life Nov 8 Member-only Save Right about now, it‚Äôs the question on every Extremely Online Person‚Äôs mind: should I stay, or, to paraphrase the words of a mighty band, should I go? I speak of Twitter, of course. And if you had misgivings before, well, the world‚Äôs … Read more

Why We Need to Begin Asking If Our Civilization Is Going to Survive Capitalism in This Form Oct 30 Member-only Save There’s a guy buried not so far from where I am now. In an old, old cemetery. He had Some Things to say about capitalism once upon a time, but these days, we can’t … Read more

Something’s Very Wrong When Almost Half of Young People Say They Can’t Function Anymore Oct 23 Member-only Save There are charts, and then there arecharts. Statistics, and thenstatistics. The kind that take your breath away. Want to see one of those? Just take a hard look above. Those numbers are the surreal combination that typifies … Read more

Everybody’s Broke — And It’s About to Get a Lot Worse Oct 17 Member-only Save Maybe, like most people, you’ve wondered, staring at your bank account and shuddering: hey, how much does everyone else have in their bank account? You don’t wonder in an envious way, particularly, but more in a traumatized one. Because by … Read more

Democracy’s Foundations Are Crumbling — And Now its Roof Is Caving in, Too Oct 3 Member-only Save By now, everyone should be — probably is — aware of the fact that democracy’s in deep trouble around the globe. When I say deep, I mean deep. How bad is it? I want to spend a few … Read more