At some point, governments will start using more sticks than carrots to break our deadly dependence on fossil fuels. How will humanity respond?
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It Turns Out Cubans Are More Excited About School Reopening Than Regime Change
A planned, U.S.-backed mass protest in Cuba flopped. Ordinary Cubans explain why.
Lessons from 50 Years Covering Foreign Policy
After half a century studying the issue, here’s lesson number one: Wars are bad and empire is folly.
Learning from Cambodia’s COVID-19 Response
Despite a per-capita GDP of one-tenth of the EU’s, Cambodia has achieved a similar rate of vaccination — and a death rate 20 times lower.
9/11 at 20: Two Decades of Missed Opportunities
For just a fraction of what we’ve spent on militarization these last 20 years, we could start to make life much better.
The Delta Variant of Global Stupidity
Why is the far right jumping on the anti-vaccination bandwagon?
The Global Right Wing’s Bizarre Obsession with Pedophilia
Child molestation is a very real problem. But the far right is far more interested in demonizing women, homosexuals, and the transgender community.
Biden’s $1.3 Trillion ‘National Security’ Budget Won’t Make Us Safer
Pouring more money into endless wars, nuclear weapons, overseas bases, and boondoggle weapons programs won’t protect anyone.
Bracing for a Surge of Trumpism in the Twilight of the Pandemic
More infectious strains of Trumpism are emerging for which we haven’t yet developed a vaccine.
Corporations Should Not Have the Power to Undermine the Global Battle Against COVID-19
Even if governments agree to suspend patent protections for vaccines, corporations can fight back with expensive lawsuits.