When Capitalism Met Autocracy: Russia’s Lost Promise and America’s Warning
Russia’s brief democratic promise died when Putin chose autocracy over capitalism. A chilling preview of what could happen in America today.
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Full Frontal Gerrymandering: Trump’s Roided Up Play to Hold the House
It seems we didn’t have enough chaos and blood on the national carpet.
When Democracy’s Operating System Crashes
When government systems collapse under complexity, democracy itself breaks down — fueling the populist frustration reshaping American politics today.
Oil and Gaslighting: How Trump and Corporations Manufacture ‘Pseudo-Realities’
Like MAGA, major fossil fuel polluters and their PR enablers evade accountability by spinning the world they want you to see.
Nations Gather in Geneva Again to Fight Spiraling Plastic Pollution Crisis
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The Epstein Coverup: A Journalist’s Theory
The journalist who first published Epstein’s black book reveals a network of corruption and systemic coverup reaching the highest levels of power.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent Casually Clicks Through Human Verification Test
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Speak, Words, for Me: The Fall of Caesar and the Tyranny of Trump
Do we dare bring yet more words to this gunfight?
The Ghost in the Machine: How William F. Buckley Birthed Today’s Extreme Right
How the aristocrat’s blueprint for populist conservatism became today’s reality.
Healthy Environment a Human Right, UN Court Says in Landmark Climate Ruling
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Epstein, Lacanian Disavowal, and MAGA Breakdown
How the Epstein scandal could dethrone Trump.
Debate Doesn’t Matter
What if everything we believe about changing political minds is wrong? The real work of transformation happens elsewhere.