The Man Who Saw Trump Coming A Century Ago
By Distracted daily by the bloviating POTUS? Here, then, is a small suggestion. Focus your mind for a moment on one simple (yet deeply complex) truth: we are living in a Veblen Moment. That’s Thorstein Veblen, the greatest American thinker you probably never heard of (or forgot). His working life — from 1890 to 1923 — […]
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Banishing Truth
The investigative reporter Seymour Hersh, in his memoir “Reporter,” describes a moment when as a young reporter he overheard a Chicago cop admit to murdering an African-American man. The murdered man had been falsely described by police as a robbery suspect who had been shot while trying to avoid arrest. Hersh frantically called his editor […]
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Watch Meghan Markle Give Solid Fashion Advice in These Old Today Show Clips
We all know that Meghan Markle was brilliant as Rachel Zane on Suits, but that wasn’t where her high-profile TV career ended. Oh no, in fact, she racked up a slew of on-camera appearances that included everything from being a brief case girl on Deal or No Deal show to a fashion expert on the Today Show. That’s […]
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Khloé Kardashian Is “Truly Grateful” for Boyfriend Tristan Thompson
Khloé Kardashian is feeling extra thankful this year. Ahead of Thanksgiving, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star — who is expecting her first child, a baby boy, with boyfriend Tristan Thompson early next year — took to her website and app to share some of the things she’s grateful for. “Believe me, I know how truly blessed I am,” said Kardashian, […]
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'A Historic Chance to Take a Stand': Anti-War Groups Urge Senate to End US Complicity in Yemen
As the Senate headed toward a crucial vote to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen Wednesday, peace action groups called on Americans to keep up pressure on their representatives, demanding they vote to approve the War Powers Resolution and end the nation’s complicity in the slaughter. On Tuesday, Win Without War was […]
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European Colonizers' Genocide of 56 Million Native Americans So Devastating "It Literally Cooled the Planet"
The mass genocide of the Native American people by European colonizers during the 15th and 16th centuries—in which an estimated 56 million indigenous people, or 90 percent of the population, were wiped out by violence and disease—was so complete and devastating, new research shows, that it triggered a planetary cooling. According to scientists at the […]
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Why Do the Media Provide Cover for Austerity Cranks, Like the Folks Running the EU?
It’s not uncommon to read new stories that quite explicitly identify economic mismanagement. For example, news reports on the hyperinflation in Zimbabwe routinely (and correctly) attribute the cause to the poor economic management by its leaders. We will see similar attributions of mismanagement to a wide range of developing countries. One place we will never […]
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President Moon's Unenviable Task
When President Moon Jae-in of South Korea meets with President Donald Trump at the White House this week, he may find himself fighting the urge to pour cold water all over Trump, because that’s what Trump did to the Korea peace process when he met with Kim Jong Un in Hanoi. Moon has staked his […]
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J.Lo Wore the Most Extra Outfit to Shop with Her and A-Rod’s Kids
There’s no doubt about it: Jennifer Lopez has always been, and will always be, capital F fabulous. Over Thanksgiving weekend, the 48-year-old pop star and actress took a break from the holiday festivities to do what many Americans eagerly did: shop. For her outing in the Hamptons in New York, Lopez brought along boyfriend Alex […]
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After 30 Years Studying Climate, Scientist Declares: "I've Never Been as Worried as I Am Today"
Declaring that after three decades of studying the climate he’s “never been as worried” about the future of the planet as he is today, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber——warned that even as extreme weather wreaks havoc across the globe and experts issue one terrifying prediction after another, political leaders are still refusing to confront the climate crisis […]
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