Latest articles: Politics
The latest articles for this subsite.
- There is no US empire
- The US does not have what past true empires had.
- Reversing climate change
- We keep getting told that we are rapidly approaching the point where we may not be able to reverse the severe effects of climate change, yet we are still increasing the amount of greenhouse gasses.
- Iran war – the reckoning
- The Iran war in 2026 is leading the world to confront the many delusions that have given the pretence of stability.
- Asset-stripping the US
- The Trump administration is overseeing a massive degradation of government services and loss of intrinsic value. Seem familiar?
- Sanctioned violence is not noble
- All throughout our history, we have had to defend ourselves against those who seek to dominate us or take what we have.
- Comedy, or stand-up misanthropy?
- Life can be pretty tough at times, and humour can help to release the tension that builds up from the resulting stress. But do we have to denigrate and marginalise others to feed our humour?
- Iran is defined by its history
- Iran has a long history of 7000 years, but the last decades have defined its modern incarnation.
- Fake transphobia
- The latest target for othering by the misanthropists is transsexuals, a group that has been on the fringes of society for a very long time.
- A price on the US's head
- Trump's has been vocal about violating the sovereignty of several nations.
- Society and disability
- There is growing recognition that there are a lot of people with some sort of disability, and this is presenting a challenge to societies as to how to deal with them economically.