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May 29, 2018 in 3,655 words
Can’t we all just get along? A road trip with my Trump-loving cousin Somewhere around Fort Worth, we have our first argument in the car. Frances says something crude about immigrants, which I let...
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May 31, 2018 in 2,995 words
The new model for saving the Colorado River might just kill it We’ve been gathering information on various threats to the Colorado River for more than five years now at Boulder Weekly. We’ve made...
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June 1, 2018 in 3,673 words
Data protection laws are shining a needed light on a secretive industry Regardless of where we live, we all benefit from data protection laws – companies must us show how they profit off our...
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June 2, 2018 in 3,661 words
2,400 years ago, Plato saw democracy would give rise to a tyrannical leader filled with “false and braggart words” Plato believed democracy really is just a prelude to tyranny Plato was not a fan of...
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June 4, 2018 in 5,102 words
A Trade War Primer Pictured above: Aluminium rolls at a factory in Biesheim, France. At the moment, the Trumpian trade war appears to be on. And I’ve been getting some questions from readers about how...
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June 6, 2018 in 3,894 words
Facebook Gave Data Access to Chinese Firm Flagged by U.S. Intelligence Pictured above: Facebook’s logo at an internet conference in Beijing in April. The social network has struck data-sharing...
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June 7, 2018 in 4,068 words
The G7 minus one: Trump packs wrecking ball for Canada summit Trudeau and EU and Japanese allies stymied in trade tussle where ‘everyone loses’ The Québécois police have been erecting high steel...
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June 9, 2018 in 5,117 words
What Happens When a Bad-Tempered, Distractible Doofus Runs an Empire? During Kaiser Wilhelm II’s reign, the upper echelons of the German government began to unravel into a free-for-all, with officials...
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June 11, 2018 in 5,163 words
Before Colin Kaepernick, There Was Eartha Kitt How the entertainer was blacklisted for standing up to the President Before Colin Kaepernick, before the Philadelphia Eagles football franchise, before...
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June 12, 2018 in 3,663 words
Today Is the 2nd Anniversary of the Pulse Massacre in Orlando, Florida The deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in US history resulted in 49 people dead and 53 wounded First They Came...
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June 13, 2018 in 4,737 words
Trump’s Genius Is His Entertaining Idiocy The president’s ability to distract obscures his administration’s assault on democratic institutions Pictured above: Donald Trump America’s Shithole at the G7...
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June 14, 2018 in 4,101 words
California woman ‘in shock’ after ICE agents detain father, a legal resident, outside home Arleta resident Jose Luis Garcia, pictured holding his six-year-old granddaughter Marley, was detained by ICE...
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June 15, 2018 in 3,623 words
Spare me the calls for civility – President Trump America’s Shithole deserves our rage Samantha Bee and Robert De Niro have taken flak for foul language. But polite responses to Trump play right into...
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June 16, 2018 in 3,950 words
The Problem of Donald Trump Didn’t Start with Donald Trump His shocking rise to power was actually 27 years in the making The arrival of Donald Trump on the political scene has been treated by...
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June 17, 2018 in 3,429 words
Prominent Democrat makes urgent plea to end family separations: ‘It’s on us all’ Ted Cruz challenger Beto O’Rourke says nation will be judged on whether it takes action against ‘un-American’ policy...
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June 18, 2018 in 3,778 words
‘It’s not a fucking law!’: John Oliver rains hellfire down on justification for tearing families apart in Jeff Sessions takedown Pictured above: John Oliver talks about Jeff Sessions / screen capture...
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June 19, 2018 in 4,529 words
The End of Civil Rights Across immigration, policing, criminal justice, and voting rights, the attorney general is pushing an agenda that could erase many of the legal gains of modern America’s...
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June 20, 2018 in 4,141 words
How to Look Away A corollary to a politics of destabilized truth is a politics of destabilized empathy “These child actors weeping and crying on all the other networks 24/7 right now; do not fall for...
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June 21, 2018 in 5,877 words
Trent Reznor: ‘You’re seeing the fall of America in real time’ He’s survived infamy, addiction and a foray into tech. Now the Nine Inch Nails frontman has swapped his self-loathing for shame at the...
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June 22, 2018 in 4,675 words
IN TRUMP’S AMERICA, IT’S A PRIVILEGE TO KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE Heartbreaking Being a parent means living in a state of total responsibility. When you gaze upon your beautiful baby, you do so...
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