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The unbearable lightness of the Paris climate agreement

The Paris climate agreement included much self-important huffing and puffing by delegates about saving the planet, perky articles by asleep at the wheel journalists about how terribly important it was, and in the end produced absolutely nothing. No hard goals…

My Turn, by Doug Henwood

Hillary Clinton was a Goldwater supporter in 1964 and embraced conservatism. In many ways she still does, even as her public statements pretend otherwise. As Secretary of State, she was far more hawkish than Obama, has never met an investment…

In praise of hipsters (with requisite snark)

Bots and robots are already replacing jobs. This trend will accelerate, affecting tech workers and white-collar jobs as well as blue-collar. So, with less money and more time, people will learn to do on their own, buying local, growing their…