May 19, 2016 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Economic Policy, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Foreign Policy, Science and Technology, Terrorism, World Affairs
Published: The Good Men Project (May 19, 2016) America is in a "boy who cried wolf" situation right now. We've grown so accustomed to comparing our presidents with tyrants, or insisting that a candidate's ascent to power will result in calamity, that even those of us...
Dec 26, 2015 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Science and Technology
Published: The Good Men Project (December 26, 2015) I've lived in Pennsylvania for 18 years and, despite the state's frosty winter reputation, this is the first time I've ever witnessed a snowless December. My personal observations aside, this has been a big month for...
Jun 11, 2015 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, General Advice, Internet Culture
Published: Good Men Project (June 11, 2015) Can a little respect make a difference? The Respectful Revolution believes it makes all the difference. The term “respectful revolution” may sound like a contradiction, but the site is quite real indeed … and it is already...
May 19, 2015 | Class Issues, Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Economic Policy, Education, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Plutocracy, Salon.com
Published: Daily Dot (May 19, 2015), Salon (May 23, 2015) Say what you will about the presidential candidacy of Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), but if nothing else, it has certainly introduced some interesting ideas into America’s political debate. Considering that the...
May 8, 2015 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, General Advice
Published: Daily Dot (May 8, 2015) Right now, more than a billion people live without access to fresh water. When the number is expanded to include those who spend at least one month out of the year without fresh water, it comprises more than one-third of the world...
Feb 5, 2015 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, General Advice
Published: Good Men Project (February 5, 2015) Matthew Rozsa reminds us that man-made global warming is a fact, and we as a species need to grow up and take responsibility. ___ The Paris climate summit is showing the early signs of failure. “2C is an objective,”...
Jan 11, 2015 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Conservativism, Foreign Policy, Immigration, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans
Published: MSNBC (January 11, 2015) Listening to Rep. Louis Gohmert’s (R-TX) revanchist logic for his failed bid to oust John Boehner as speaker of the House earlier this month, you’d think the tea party wing of the Republican Party had been working with President...
Dec 18, 2014 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Salon.com, Satirical Essays
Published: Daily Dot (December 18, 2014), Salon (December 20, 2014) Seventy-seven percent of the country believe in angels. Only 40 percent concede climate change is a reality In a video that went viral this week, Bill O’Reilly has spoken, not only for himself but...
Sep 19, 2014 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Political Parties, Salon.com, Science and Technology
Published: Salon (July 19, 2014) Maybe he wouldn't win, but Al Gore could still make climate change one of the biggest stories of 2016 With Republican pundits speculating on the possibility of a third Mitt Romney bid for the White House, I think it’s appropriate to...
Dec 23, 2013 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Internet Culture, Science and Technology
Published: mic (December 23, 2013) Millions of people have been tricked into believing a terrible myth that's endangering Santa Claus' very livelihood. Those doing the tricking stand to make a lot of money from this fiction and promote it in the most devious and...