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Must We Choose Between Industrial Civilization and a Habitable Planet?

Thomas Neuburger

5 days ago
5 min

Must We Choose Between Industrial Civilization and a Habitable Planet?

"Bright Greens" believe technology & ethical consumerism allow high-energy lives to continue indefinitely. Are they right?

298 views1 comment

Goodbye, Carbon Deniers. Hello, Carbon Bullshitters.

Thomas Neuburger

May 10
5 min

Goodbye, Carbon Deniers. Hello, Carbon Bullshitters.

The climate crisis threatens our economic system not only if it's ignored. It a threat to our system even if it's addressed.

580 views1 comment

Biden Bucks the Lobbying, Supports Covid Patent Waiver

Thomas Neuburger

May 6
2 min

Biden Bucks the Lobbying, Supports Covid Patent Waiver

Those pressing to reject the waver include Dr. Anthony Fauci.

90 views1 comment

Thomas Neuburger

May 3
7 min

Is Biden a Transformational President?

Will Biden transform the nation? What happens if he doesn't?

116 views3 comments

New Study: 90% Carbon-Free Electricity in the U.S. by 2035

Thomas Neuburger

Apr 29
4 min

New Study: 90% Carbon-Free Electricity in the U.S. by 2035

Is this realistic? The obstacles are not technical, and in the simplest case no federal policy change is needed.

112 views1 comment

The Progressive Blackmail Dilemma — Which Response Will Work?

Thomas Neuburger

Apr 26
4 min

The Progressive Blackmail Dilemma — Which Response Will Work?

Humans weren't built to be passive in the face of disaster. But which response to Democratic Party blackmail has a chance of success?

203 views4 comments

Will Our Hundreds of Police Departments All Stand Down? What Will We Do If They Don't?

Thomas Neuburger

Apr 22
4 min

Will Our Hundreds of Police Departments All Stand Down? What Will We Do If They Don't?

America's police problem — which is really America's deep and ingrained love of extra-judicial prosecution — isn't going away any

236 views1 comment

The Democratic Party Pay-to-Play Scheme That Keeps Corporations in Charge of Public Policy

Thomas Neuburger

Apr 19
6 min

The Democratic Party Pay-to-Play Scheme That Keeps Corporations in Charge of Public Policy

Congress isn't this corrupt because that's the nature of man or political institutions.

339 views1 comment

Big Green & Big Money: The Nature Conservancy Caught Green-Washing Corporate Pollution

Thomas Neuburger

Apr 15
6 min

Big Green & Big Money: The Nature Conservancy Caught Green-Washing Corporate Pollution

Everything Big Money touches, it transforms, digests and destroys.

170 views1 comment

Instead of Giving Them Away, Biden 'Trades' Vaccine for Mexican Promise to Crack Down on Migrants

Thomas Neuburger

Apr 12
4 min

Instead of Giving Them Away, Biden 'Trades' Vaccine for Mexican Promise to Crack Down on Migrants

In Biden world, it's neoliberals all the way down.

155 views1 comment

Thomas Neuburger

Apr 8
4 min

Whither AOC?

AOC seems to be changing, but into what?

344 views6 comments

The Neoliberal Solution to Climate Change: An Opening Thought

Thomas Neuburger

Apr 5
2 min

The Neoliberal Solution to Climate Change: An Opening Thought

Biden has brought us out of the age of no solution at all to inadequate solutions that preserve the systemic problem. For this he's cheered.

262 views3 comments

Thomas Neuburger

Mar 11
5 min

Personal Digital Resistance

There are ways to resist the machine even when acting alone.

216 views1 comment

$48 Billion of 'Covid Relief' Props Up the Insurance Industry

Thomas Neuburger

Mar 8
2 min

$48 Billion of 'Covid Relief' Props Up the Insurance Industry

Until the political blackmail works in our favor, the rich will always win.

298 views1 comment

Biden Yanks Stimulus Payments from 17 Million Americans

Thomas Neuburger

Mar 4
2 min

Biden Yanks Stimulus Payments from 17 Million Americans

True colors, shining through.

456 views1 comment

How Strongly Does Joe Biden Want to See Amazon Unionized? Will He Act, or Just Speak Pretty Words?

Thomas Neuburger

Mar 1
4 min

How Strongly Does Joe Biden Want to See Amazon Unionized? Will He Act, or Just Speak Pretty Words?

There are quite of Democratic Party–connected people now workig at Amazon. Do their deeds offset Biden's pretty words?

139 views1 comment

The Climate Crisis, Rationing and Conscription

Thomas Neuburger

Feb 25
6 min

The Climate Crisis, Rationing and Conscription

When the climate crisis really hits, will we be ready? If resources are scarce, will the rich be first in line and the only ones served?

282 views2 comments

Deathbed Confession: FBI and NYPD Responsible for Malcolm X Assassination

Thomas Neuburger

Feb 22
5 min

Deathbed Confession: FBI and NYPD Responsible for Malcolm X Assassination

The 1960s were a time of widespread rebellion. What are the implications for the rebellious phase we're obviously entering now?

837 views1 comment

Left-Wing Protester Arrested by FBI for Being on a "Path to Radicalization"

Thomas Neuburger

Feb 18
6 min

Left-Wing Protester Arrested by FBI for Being on a "Path to Radicalization"

Our own Department of Pre-Crime will be no fun at all. Nor will the good guys win.

368 views1 comment

Virus News: AstraZeneca Vaccine Approved by WHO for Emergency Use

Thomas Neuburger

Feb 11
3 min

Virus News: AstraZeneca Vaccine Approved by WHO for Emergency Use

The WHO has just given broad emergency approval to the AstraZeneca vaccine, though it has yet to be approved in the U.S.

95 views1 comment

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