From CommonDreamsAmericans today have a life expectancy of 78.5 years. People in other high-income nations lead longer lives. Japan and Hong Kong, for instance, enjoy a life expectancy of 84 years. The United States has also fared poorly with Covid-19, with some of the highest caseloads in the world. All this raises an obvious question: Why can’t the United … [Read more...] about In the Fight Against Poor Health, the USA Is Punching Well Below Its Weight
Social Justice/社会正義
The US Government Can Provide Universal Childcare — It’s Done So in the Past
From JacobinOur Current Childcare System Has Failed Today, universal childcare seems like a distant dream to most working-class mothers. Those who are able to afford the exorbitant rates, costing as much as $30,000 a year in some places, usually have few options and wait on long lists to get into … [Read more...] about The US Government Can Provide Universal Childcare — It’s Done So in the Past
Bill Gates’s Foundation Is Leading a Green Counterrevolution in Africa
From JacobinOver the last five years, the number of people around the world suffering from hunger has been on the … [Read more...] about Bill Gates’s Foundation Is Leading a Green Counterrevolution in Africa
During the Black Sea Mutiny, French Sailors Rejected France’s War on Soviet Russia
From JacobinMutinies If often overlooked by historians, the mutinies nonetheless deserve closer attention. They had their origin in the Allies’ intervention in the Russian Civil War, beginning in 1918. This intervention was a consequence of the threat posed to the victorious powers in World … [Read more...] about During the Black Sea Mutiny, French Sailors Rejected France’s War on Soviet Russia
Cybernetics and the Trump
From CommonDreamsIt was a joyous occasion and it was only too bad that the trump was unable to attend because of the press of business in what, during his tenure became known as the "Offal Office." The occasion was the announcement of the name to be given to those serving in a new branch of the armed forces known as the Space Force. The Space Force had been … [Read more...] about Cybernetics and the Trump