The Rot at the Top

More wisdom from Robert Reich on Substack Friends, Ten months of this shit. Enough to make one scream, run stark naked in the streets, mount a revolution. But we have to play the long game. In that long game, America learns from this catastrophe โ€” and turns those lessons into laws, rules, and norms that... Continue Reading →

Miss Piggy, DJT, and the apocalypse

Reposted from Sylvia Olsenโ€™s blog here Dr. Sylvia Olsen is an author, story-teller, knitting designer, housing specialist and teacher, Sylvia Olsen is an eclectic mix of her creative and academic pursuits. Her books have received numerous awards and nominations and many are Canadian best sellers. Her knitting designs have received attention across Canada and the... Continue Reading →

What do Donald Trump and Dr. Strangelove have in common? They both want to play with nuclear weapons

If the US resumes nuclear weapons testing, this would be extremely dangerous for humanity Published: October 30, 2025 at The Conversation Tilman Ruff, Honorary Principal Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne Disclosure statement: Tilman Ruff is affiliated with International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the International Campaign to... Continue Reading →

So who really cares about the Epstein files?

There is tremendous pressure on GOP congressional legislators to release the Epstein files, mostly from democrats and from a smattering of Republicans along with almost every justice-seeking organization worldwide. Some innocuous sections of the files have been released but to date there is still no timetable to release the full oeuvre, and certainly no promise... Continue Reading →

Robert Reich hopes Trump’s Plan to invoke the Insurrection Act will not come to pass โ€” I donโ€™t share his optimism

Robert Reich on Substack, Oct 06, 2025 Friends, The direction weโ€™re going is either martial law or civil war. Americans from so-called โ€œredโ€ states, with the backing of their Republican governors and legislatures, are on the brink of using lethal force against Americans in so-called โ€œblueโ€ states, whose Democratic governors and legislatures strongly oppose the... Continue Reading →

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