LONDON, 5 November, 2016 – Two scientists have worked out what it would take to melt all the ice in the Arctic Ocean. If their…
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The level of irrationality, confusion and negative energy is the most astonishing signal emanating out of the US presidential election. It is a strong indication…
The following is an adapted excerpt from the new paperback edition of The Half Has Never Been Told by Edward Baptist (Basic Books, 2016): A beautiful…
Whether you are for Hillary Clinton or against her, the problem with Hillary Clinton isn't her lack of experience. Almost the entire political establishment is…
No social or revolutionary movement succeeds without a core of people who will not betray their vision and their principles. They are the building blocks…
On October 12, the government of Mozambique quietly announced that it would close its Agriculture Promotion Centre (CEPAGRI), the agency created in 2006 to promote…
If humanity ever suffers a Third World War, chances are good it will start in some locale distant from the United States like the Baltic…
While most people point to Citizens United as the case that opened the door to big money in U.S. elections, the lesser-known 2010 appeals court…
Hillary Clinton’s fears concerning her rival candidate appear to be justified. At present she seems to be the most likely future president, and there is good reason for…
On November 3rd, Morning Consult’s Jon Reid bannered, “Poverty on the Rise in Nearly All House Districts” and he reported that, “A Brookings Institution study, released less than…
As the presidential campaign hobbles through its last dispiriting days, the central concerns of voters are getting lost amid the screech of scandal, real and…
Just about fifty years ago when I was becoming politicized around the war in Vietnam, I began searching desperately for information and analysis that could…