The New Global Citizen: The Buying and Selling of Citizenship
The implications of commodifying citizenship and passports, and the ethical, legal, and cultural implications of this practice.
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Chevron Making a Killing with Water in California—But at What Cost?
Chevron is selling treated wastewater to California that has been shown to include oil and potentially harmful chemicals. What exactly is in the water used in agriculture is still the oil giant’s dirty secret.
Start Making Sense — 2022 Plans
In an age of propaganda and general craziness, we offer a formula for good information, delivered in a compelling manner.
Making Russia Great Again
Russian-born journalist Arkady Ostrovsky takes a deeper look at Russian history to help us better understand today’s headlines.
From Pollutant to Product: The Companies Making Stuff From CO2
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Why They Did It: Bad Actors and Those Who Enable Them
Why did so many Republicans, who knew better, get caught up in the Trump vortex? What is the weakness in human behavior that explains this?
A Donnybrook over Holbrooke
Over at Electric Politics, former diplomat George Kenney offers a seldom-seen view of super-emissary Richard Holbrooke, once a top figure in the Clinton Administration and now President Obama’s special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan. Whether you agree or disagree, it is interesting to get something other than the almost uniformly laudatory media coverage. Kenney’s posting […]
For Love of Sidney
Thanks to Sidney Poitier, “I see myself as a man.”
Scientists Unveil Bionic Robo-Fish to Remove Microplastics From Seas
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State of the Onion
During the president’s speech, I kept my eyes and ears peeled for anything that a journalist might want to pursue. Here are some random thoughts: Obama and Congress paid tribute to Gabby Giffords, on the mend from the massacre in Tucson—but Obama said not a word about the explosion of guns into nearly every corner […]
Will a California Third Party Lead the Way to Break Partisan Gridlock?
The push for a third party in California might energize a rethink of the two-party system nationwide. Former congressman — and former Republican — Tom Campbell explains his support for that effort.
Drone War Victims Deserve US Accountability, German Court Rules
A legal marathon has led to a partial victory for the family of an assassinated Yemeni who preached against al-Qaeda.