Can Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Ever Be Explained in Plain English?
Reading Time: 13 minutes A leading global blockchain and crypto expert, Eloisa Marchesoni, really really tries to explain the future of money in plain english.
Should Cancel Culture Be Canceled?
Reading Time: 16 minutes Lawyer and author Dan Kovalik, who supports the ongoing movements for racial and gender equality and justice, makes the progressive case against cancel culture.
A Conversation With Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono
Reading Time: 15 minutes Outspoken Sen. Mazie Hirono (D) opines on Asian American hate crimes, the corruption of Trump, her “usual suspect” colleagues, and how she came to find her authentic voice and became the most honest and plain spoken member of the staid US Senate.
The Rich Are Different: They Don’t Pay Taxes
Reading Time: 16 minutes A secret, shadowy army of tax attorneys, accountants, and wealth managers are inventing new ways to hide trillions for the super rich.
We Are the First Species to Manage Its Own Extinction
Reading Time: 12 minutes Elizabeth Kolbert explains why climate change is just the tip of the iceberg. We are causing geological and ecological changes that will drastically alter this planet and its species forever.
Software Could End the World
Reading Time: 16 minutes Cybersecurity journalist Nicole Perlroth looks at how the new cyberwarfare could destroy the world as we know it.
Police Culture Is All About Violence. Can It Be changed?
Reading Time: 14 minutes The author of Tangled Up in Blue, Georgetown University law professor Rosa Brooks, looks deep inside the policing of America’s cities.
The Future of Climate Change Rests With Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, and You
Reading Time: 15 minutes Households account for 70 percent of all climate pollution, according to climate scientist Dr. Kimberly Nicholas. She makes the case for individual action being just as important as government and corporate efforts to stem climate change.
Vaccines, Black Americans, and Medical Consent
Reading Time: 18 minutes An alarming look at the current erosion of medical consent in the treatment of African American patients.
The Royals Have Outlived Their Value
Reading Time: 26 minutes An up-close look, by a former member of Parliament, at the excess of corporate power and wealth in the British monarchy.