Environment

The Hubris of Plutocrats Who Shield Themselves From the Climate Crisis

Stan Cox / Resilience Aug 17, 2023 As climate change accelerates, global plutocrats vote with their feet (or their private jets) in search of comfort and safety. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Books

The Legacy of David Graeber’s ‘Debt’

Various Authors / Resilience Jul 7, 2023 David Graber's friends and comrades reflect on his monumental study, "Debt: The First 5000 Years." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Military

Putin’s Little Monster

Ilya Matveev / LeftEast Jul 6, 2023 Yevgeny Prigozhin's mutiny was the fruit of a doomed attempt to balance regime-building and state-building in twenty-first century Russia. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The One-Choice Election

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 9, 2020 With Donald Trump or Joe Biden, the oligarchs win and we lose, which is why the next few weeks will be devoted to destroying Bernie Sanders. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Class: The Little Word the Elites Want You to Forget

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 2, 2020 Our oligarchic rulers are determined to ban all discussion of class warfare, which is why they are trying to block the nomination of Sanders. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

A Guide to Restoring Faith in Democracy

Steven Lavine / Los Angeles Review of Books Feb 23, 2020 Roslyn Fuller's new book explains how to rescue our government from oligarchy. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Bloomberg Wants to Buy Our Democracy

Robert Reich / Truthdig Feb 14, 2020 If the former mayor of New York prevails in November, he could usher in a new American oligarchy. Let's hope it never comes to that. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Of Course Michael Bloomberg Is an Oligarch

Richard Eskow / Common Dreams Feb 7, 2020 Not only is the former mayor of New York City attempting to buy your vote, but his record suggests he's coming for your social security. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Could This Be the End of American Exceptionalism?

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Jan 30, 2020 A new University of Cambridge study finds widespread dissatisfaction with America's political system has unleashed a wave of self-doubt. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Democratic Party’s Militarism Rears Its Ugly Head

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jan 7, 2020 When it comes to extrajudicial assassinations, Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg have shown there's little distance between them and the GOP. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Has All the Right Enemies

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Dec 25, 2019 The Vermont senator is taking on corporate media, centrist Democrats and the oligarchy at once. For that alone, he deserves our support. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will America’s Billionaires Start a Second Civil War?

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Nov 22, 2019 Oligarchs have aligned with the forces of reaction to preserve their grip on power, endangering the U.S. and democracy the world over. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )