The gravesite of American Exceptionalism

By Robert A. Vella The idea of American Exceptionalism was always a myth.  The U.S. has never been an exceptional Continue reading →

World News Roundup: Coronavirus, Syria, Afghanistan, and Climate Change

By Robert A. Vella Here’s a roundup of world news concerning the public health and economic consequences of the coronavirus Continue reading →

Turbulent Tuesday: Boris wins, P.R. roils, FBI warns, House moves, crops bake, and Trump angers the world

By Robert A. Vella Boris Johnson, the American-born right-wing nut who may try to undermine democracy to force a hard Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: The ugly truth about racism in America, plus other news to close out this week

By Robert A. Vella If there is something good to come from President Trump’s most recent expressions of hateful white Continue reading →

The heat is on: Climate threats, racists flock to D.C., Trump pressures DOJ, abortion wins, Amash leaves

By Robert A. Vella Scientists have warned that climate change will make some parts of the world uninhabitable for humans Continue reading →

E.U. bakes, nuke deal revives, wall loses, abortion wins, DeVos repeals, war prevails, felons pay, Dems fold

By Robert A. Vella Western Europe is baking under a dangerous climate change heat wave that is breaking temperature records, Continue reading →

‘It can’t get much hotter … can it?’ How heat became a national US problem

The heatwave that has recently swept the US has put 100 million Americans under heat warnings; caused power cuts in Continue reading →

The Media’s Failure to Connect the Dots on Climate Change

Why are some major news outlets still covering extreme weather like it’s an act of God? By Emily Atkin July Continue reading →