News

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

Britain Is Staring Down the Barrel of Total Economic Ruin, And It’s Going to Be (Far) Worse Than Brits Think Oct 2 Member-only Save Over the last week or so, a lot’s been written about Britain. Its self-inflicted economic catastrophe, to be precise. The story so far goes like this: the new Prime Minister and … Read more

The Mega Scale Impacts of Climate Change Are Here — And They’re Devastating Oct 1 Member-only Save It’s Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the UN, who’s put the plight we face at this juncture in human history most simply and profoundly. “We have a choice.Collective action or collective suicide. It is in our hands.” … Read more