As the events of the past few days have shown police departments in every city in America need to be dramatically reduced in size, power, and authority. Police brutality and racism have been a longstanding problem in the U.S. and coupling that with the increased militarization of the police has lead to catastrophic consequences. The […]
When I was a kid I distinctly remember my dad having a conversation with his best friend about the “buffalo commons.” I don’t remember the particulars of that conversation but I do remember the general tone of the conversation and I would say that it wasn’t supportive of the idea. The idea of a buffalo […]
Today the IPCC came out with “A Special Report on the Impacts of Global Warming a 1.5C” Essentially, it outlines how bad things will get as the Earth’s climate increases to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels but also how much worse things will get if the Earth warms to 2 degrees celsius above […]
Like some horrible broken record the response in the United States after a mass shooting follows a typical pattern: thought and prayers are offered by all, we are told to not politicize the tragedy by bringing up the topic of gun control, deflections away from gun control ensue (focus on mental health, gun control wouldn’t […]
San Antonio is currently out of gas. At this point something like 75% of all gas stations in town are out of fuel. Fears that Hurricane Harvey would disrupt the refinement and shipping of gasoline combined with the travel demands of labor day weekend led people to start hoarding gasoline and filling up their vehicles […]
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