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August 4, 2018 in 2,999 words
The Lasting Trauma of Alex Jones’ Lies The systems that have for so long helped to enforce the notion of collective truth in America are no longer sufficient: Deception is everywhere. And it is...
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August 5, 2018 in 2,664 words
Why Fascism Has the Power to Seduce the Broken The Promise of Spiritual Rebirth and Symbolic Immortality I suppose many people — maybe even you — thought I meant it as kind of a black joke. But I was...
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August 7, 2018 in 2,906 words
Robert Reich: Why wages are going nowhere America doesn’t have a jobs crisis. It has a good jobs crisis. The official rate of unemployment in America has plunged to a remarkably low 3.8%. The Federal...
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August 7, 2018 in 1,985 words
American democracy is in crisis, and not just because of Trump Dark money, unchecked presidential power and a politicised supreme court are wrecking the world’s flagship democracy Nineteen months into...
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August 8, 2018 in 2,081 words
From Russia, With Oil Explosive Details in the Trump-Russia Investigation In the past week, there have been several startling revelations about the investigations into Donald Trump, his closest...
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August 9, 2018 in 2,196 words
The Quislings of American Collapse How Downwardly Mobile Americans are Being Radicalized into Betraying America Check out the jaw-dropping picture above — which by now you might have seen. Now think...
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August 10, 2018 in 3,654 words
The White Nationalists Are Winning Fox News anchors and high-profile politicians are now openly pushing the racism of the alt-right. The fringe movement’s messages have permeated the mainstream...
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August 11, 2018 in 3,180 words
Yuval Noah Harari extract: ‘Humans are a post-truth species’ In his new book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, the bestselling author turns his attention to the problems we face today. Here, he argues...
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August 12, 2018 in 2,139 words
‘A huge red flag’: why Trump could be toxic for Republicans at the midterms The biggest losers from Trump’s policies are likely to be his supporters, and observers say it could herald a blue wave....
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August 13, 2018 in 2,319 words
Why US elections remain ‘dangerously vulnerable’ to cyber-attacks Officials have been slow to update machines and secure data – and the political climate could hurt voter confidence Pictured above:...
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August 15, 2018 in 2,142 words
Twitter finally suspended Alex Jones’ account—but only for one week BYE BYE BIRDIE A week after Apple, Facebook, and Youtube removed the majority of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ content from their...
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August 17, 2018 in 2,472 words
Terrorism is surging in the US, fueled by right-wing ideologies BUCKING THE TREND Pictured above: White nationalists in Charlottesville. Terrorism is in retreat around the world. Attacks fell from...
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August 18, 2018 in 3,417 words
Matt Taibbi: Censorship Does Not End Well How America learned to stop worrying and put Mark Zuckerberg in charge of everything Pictured above: Infowars’ Alex Jones and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg...
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August 20, 2018 in 2,155 words
Summer weather is getting ‘stuck’ due to Arctic warming Rising arctic temperatures mean we face a future of ‘extreme extremes’ where sunny days become heatwaves and rain becomes floods, study says...
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August 21, 2018 in 2,212 words
The Idea That Changed the World But America Never Learned How Did America Become the Modern World’s Most Inhumane Society Here’s a tiny question: what do you think really went wrong in America? Let me...
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August 22, 2018 in 2,031 words
The Victims of Climate Change Are Already Here With a new global summit approaching, communities in the southern United States are calling attention to the disaster scenarios they currently face. In...
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August 23, 2018 in 2,041 words
John Brennan, Free Speech, And The Coming Constitutional Crisis Trump crosses another line On Wednesday, President Trump revoked former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance. The reason,...
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August 25, 2018 in 3,011 words
A New Citizen Decides to Leave the Tumult of Trump’s America After decades in New York, I’ve made the wrenching choice to return to Britain. But England isn’t home. I have been thinking lately about a...
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August 26, 2018 in 2,748 words
Trump’s Contempt for the Law Will Be His Downfall The president can keep crying “witch hunt,” but it won’t stop the evidence against him from mounting Michael Cohen’s guilty plea this week, on charges...
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August 27, 2018 in 2,488 words
It Would Take Only a Single Senator With Republicans clinging to a precarious 50–49 majority, every individual GOP senator can serve as a check on Trump’s excesses whenever they choose to act A few...
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