..‘I’m Not a Racist, But…’ …

‘I’m Not a Racist, But...’: Sweden Faces Historic Upset in Election Nationalist party could emerge as biggest after September vote Party supporters slam immigration as danger to welfare state Swexit T-shirts      Photographer: Amanda Billner/Bloomberg Viking rock music and whole pigs roasting on spits drew thousands of Swedes to a festival hosted by nationalists poised … Continue reading ..‘I’m Not a Racist, But…’ … →

…Giant Deep-Sea Coral Reef Discovered Off Atlantic Coast…

The chief scientist on the expedition said it was like nothing he’d seen before. The deep-sea submersible Alvin is launched from R/V Atlantis off the coast of Delaware. A research team has planned 12 dives over two weeks to explore and study deep ocean ecosystems off the southeast coast. THE ATLANTIC OCEAN — As the research … Continue reading …Giant Deep-Sea Coral Reef Discovered Off Atlantic Coast… →

…Ten Years After the Crash…

The financial crisis of 2008 was years in the making and has had a lasting impact on American political life. Illustration by João Fazenda The financial crisis that broke out a decade ago was a long time in the making, and a long time in the playing out. Over just a few days in September, 2008, Lehman … Continue reading …Ten Years After the Crash… →

..The Conspiracy Memo About Obama Aides That Circulated in the Trump White House…

TThe 2017 document, titled “The Echo Chamber,” accused former Obama officials of undermining the incoming Administration. By Adam Entous and Ronan Farrow August 23, 2018 Illustration by Matt Chase The 2017 document, titled the “Echo Chamber,” accused former Obama officials of undermining the incoming Administration. In early 2017, some of Donald Trump’s advisers concluded that … Continue reading ..The Conspiracy Memo About Obama Aides That Circulated in the Trump White House… →

..Master bomb maker for Al-Qaida killed by U.S. drone…

This undated photo, released by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior in 2010, shows Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, considered a key figure in al-Qaida's most active franchise in Yemen and the group's master bomb maker, according to U.S. intelligence officials. Al-Asiri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen. Al-Qaida's chief bomb maker, Ibrahim al-Asiri, who was … Continue reading ..Master bomb maker for Al-Qaida killed by U.S. drone… →

…Leo Fender – Music Man…

  The guitars, bass guitars, and amplifiers he designed from the 1940s on are still relevant: the Fender Telecaster  (1950) was the first mass-produced solid body electric guitar; the Fender Stratocaster   (1954)  is among the world's most iconic electric guitars; the Fender Precision Bass (1951) set the standard for electric bass guitars, and the Fender Bassman amplifier, popular … Continue reading …Leo Fender – Music Man… →

..Neoliberalism: The Idea That Swallowed The World…

The word has become a rhetorical weapon, but it properly names the reigning ideology of our era – one that venerates the logic of the market and strips away the things that make us human. Last summer, researchers at the International Monetary Fund settled a long and bitter debate over “neoliberalism”: they admitted it exists. … Continue reading ..Neoliberalism: The Idea That Swallowed The World… →

…War Without End…

The Pentagon’s failed campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan left a generation of soldiers with little to fight for but one another. War Without End Pfc. Paul Landenberger, a soldier in Viper Company, on patrol in the Korengal Valley in April 2009. Second Platoon did not hide its dark mood as its soldiers waded across the … Continue reading …War Without End… →

… Political Theorist Predicted the Rise of Trumpism….

 His Name Was Hunter S. Thompson. In Hell’s Angels, the gonzo journalist wrote about left-behind people motivated only by “an ethic of total retaliation.” Sound familiar? Hunter S. Thompson, right, speaks at a panel discussion in New Haven, Connecticut, on December 7, 1972. (AP Photo) In late March, Donald Trump opened a rally in Wisconsin … Continue reading … Political Theorist Predicted the Rise of Trumpism…. →

…The Planet Is Dangerously Close to the Tipping Point for a ‘Hothouse Earth’…

Credit: Shutterstock It's the year 2300. Extreme weather events such as building-flattening hurricanes, years-long droughts and wildfires are so common that they no longer make headlines. The last groups of humans left near the sizzling equator pack their bags and move toward the now densely populated poles. This so-called "hothouse Earth," where global temperatures will … Continue reading …The Planet Is Dangerously Close to the Tipping Point for a ‘Hothouse Earth’… →

…China Conducts New Hypersonic Weapon Test…

Beijing hopes hypersonic weapons will help it leap to parity with the U.S. military. The Chinese government tested a new hypersonic weapon system last week, one designed to fly at speeds in excess of Mach 5. The “Starry Sky” weapon tested on August 3rd is a blistering fast weapon meant to overwhelm enemy air and … Continue reading …China Conducts New Hypersonic Weapon Test… →

…China has a vastly ambitious plan to connect the world…

What is behind the Belt and Road Initiative? GROWING up in a military dictatorship, Than Swe, a young member of Myanmar’s business elite, saw the Western world as a protector and model. Even when Western governments imposed ever-tighter trade and travel bans to punish the junta that ran his country from 1988 to 2016, Mr … Continue reading …China has a vastly ambitious plan to connect the world… →

…The Spacecraft Engineering Required to “Touch the Sun”…

Flying closer to the sun than ever before requires some of the most advanced manufacturing that humanity has ever achieved. NASA GODDARD Flying a spacecraft to the sun has been an objective of NASA since the very beginning. In October 1958, just months after NASA was founded, a committee headed by physicists John Simpson and … Continue reading …The Spacecraft Engineering Required to “Touch the Sun”… →

..The Decline and Fall of the American Empire…

America’s future? Even if you don’t think it’s likely, it’s always best to be prepared. So what would the decline of America look like? I don’t ask the question because I think it’s happening (yet?), but because even the most inveterate optimist should be interested in the dangers, if only to ward them off. Here’s … Continue reading ..The Decline and Fall of the American Empire… →

…WWII P-38 Discovered Under 300 Feet of Ice in Greenland…

The P-38 "Echo" is part of the Lost Squadron of aircraft that were forced to crash land in Greenland during a blizzard. U.S. ARMY On July 15, 1942, six P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft and two B-17 Flying Fortress bombers encountered a blizzard while supporting the Allied war effort in the British Isles. The aircraft were … Continue reading …WWII P-38 Discovered Under 300 Feet of Ice in Greenland… →

…Heat is causing problems across the world…

Worryingly, such weather events may not remain unusual SODANKYLA, a town in Finnish Lapland just north of the Arctic Circle, boasts an average annual temperature a little below freezing. Residents eagerly await the brief spell in July when the region enjoys something akin to summer. This year they may have wished for a bit less … Continue reading …Heat is causing problems across the world… →

…Trump vs. the Times: Inside an Off-the-Record Meeting…

The new Times publisher, A. G. Sulzberger, said that he attended the Oval Office meeting expressly to push back on President Trump’s “deeply troubling anti-press rhetoric.” Photograph by Todd Heisler / NYT / Redux On July 20th, the new publisher of the Times, A. G. Sulzberger, visited the Oval Office at the invitation of President … Continue reading …Trump vs. the Times: Inside an Off-the-Record Meeting… →

…Joe Biden Attacks President Trump in This Letter to America…

As one of the favorites to take on President Trump in the 2020 election, Joe Biden has been increasing his public exposure over the course of the last several months.  And although he hasn’t given a clear indication if he will run in 2020, most political pundits think he likely will jump into the race … Continue reading …Joe Biden Attacks President Trump in This Letter to America… →