Other Issues

1. Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides  Other Issues Bees, butterflies, and other insects are under attack by the very plants they feed on as U.S. agriculture continues to use chemicals known to kill. And the bad bugs are evolving to survive. 2021-04-04
     

2. The violence that shaped us  Other Issues A powerful story of the long term effects of being whipped when he was a child. Not news, but well worth reading. 2021-03-15
     

3. What Do We Fix First?  Other Issues The first half of this article is a review of the recommendations from the Brookings Institute of what needs to be changed in our system of government. 2020-12-29
     

4. John Le Carre Interview  Other Issues John Le Carre is not only an excellent novelist, he also has an excellent understanding of modern political dynamics. An excellent 1 hour video from my daily dose of Democracy Now on this slow news day. 2020-12-25
     

5. Even Trump’s Pardons Are Selfish  Donald Trump The best review of Trump's scandalous self-serving pardons I have read so far. @monacharen is being promoted to my list of first tier journalists. 2020-12-23
     

6. December 22, 2020  Donald Trump Written by Letters from an American, this reviews the relief bill which just passed congress, and reviews the reasons for trumps actions against it. He also reviews the recent pardons. 2020-12-23
     

7. Everyone Was Wrong About Trump  Donald Trump Caitlin Johnstone does her usual excellent job details the scandalous Trump pardons. 2020-12-23
     

8. Donald Trump  Other Issues The soon to be ex-president of the US. 2020-12-23
     

4. Donald Trump -> The soon to be ex-president of the US. 2020-12-23