What the US Does Not Understand About Russia

War has begun in Ukraine and where it heads next is uncertain. Leading up to the Russian recognition of the break away regions of Ukraine one heard

Putin’s Imagined Community

President Putin’s speech to the Russian nation is being deconstructed by diplomats, international relations specialists, and psychologists. In a

Mutually Assured Paranoia in the Ukraine Crisis: The Failures of Elite Planning

The Ecological Mobilization that Wasn’t to the War Mobilization that Is: Mutually Confirmed Paranoia A systemic ecological mobilization at a fast pace,

Notes on the Real Meaning of Coronavirus

I took these notes two years ago at the onset of the pandemic. I might change some details of emphasis and style today (Cuomo, Australia, the great

Riding the Blocktrain: Can Tech be Revolutionary?

Driving that train High on cocaine Casey Jones you better Watch your speed Trouble ahead Trouble behind And you know that notion Just crossed my mind?

The American Political Process is Disconnected From Economic Reality

The growing disconnect between the capitalist system and the economic realities plaguing the United States is now nearing completion. On the ground, the accumulated problems of U.S. capitalism undermine its empire and challenge its very future....

House of Pâté: Working Class Chef Revives French Cuisine 

At San Francisco’s Maison Nico—an épicerie (a grocery) and a café—where I’ve been shopping, eating and sipping wine and coffee at least once a week for

Don’t Be Too Mad about MAD. Somehow, It’s Kept Us from a Nuclear War for 77 Years

The latest events in Ukraine have demonstrated the ugly but effective operation of Mutual Assured Destruction — the frightening and incredibly costly

Nuclear Fallout and Baby Teeth: the Ongoing Relevance of a 1960s Study

For St. Louis kids and parents in the 1960s, the term “baby teeth study” had a special meaning. It meant kids returning home from school with flyers

The Territorial Integrity of States vs. the Self-Determination of Peoples

Western states which are currently trumpeting the absolute and universal applicability of the principle of the territorial integrity of states had no problem with supporting the self-determination of peoples in Eritrea, East Timor, South Sudan...

“Conservation” Groups Cheer Recreation Over Wilderness Protection

The following link to an editorial by Winter Wildlands appeared in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.  It celebrates the recently released Custer Gallatin

The Callendar Effect: How a Mild-Mannered Biker Triggered a Huge Debate Over Humans’ Role in Climate Change...in the Early 20th Century

In 1938, a British engineer and amateur meteorologist made a discovery that set off a fierce debate about climate change. Scientists had known for decades

Should Trump-Republicans Fear Mike Pence...as a Libertarian Candidate?

Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly hinted that he will run again for President. He ended this month’s influential Conservative Political Action

As We Approach Armageddon

By now, most people realize that private sector union membership in the U.S. stands at about 6.5-percent.  Which is to say that roughly 94-percent of all

Why a Biden-Putin Summit is Unlikely to De-Escalate Threats of War in Ukraine

President Biden and President Putin are edging gingerly towards a summit, but even if it takes place, it is unlikely to do much to de-escalate the threat

Innate Warmongering: Seeing Conflict in Ukraine as Inevitable

US President Theodore Roosevelt never had much time for peace, seeing its returns as distinctly less than those of war.  Despite his love of military

Inside the Mind of a German Anti-Vaxxer

By mid-February 2022, Germany had crossed the 120,000 Corona death mark while 74.8% of all Germans were fully vaccinated. In other words, approximately

The Sacralization of War, American-Style

Lately, random verses from the Bible have been popping into my mind unbidden, like St. Paul’s famous line from Galatians, “A person reaps what they sow.”

At Point Reyes, Elk Have Become the Canaries in the Cattle Industry's Dying Coal Mine

Suing the federal government was not on my bucket list. Yet here I am, lead plaintiff in Gescheidt v. Haaland, a lawsuit filed last year in U.S. District

Russia Invades Ukraine, Why?