by #StanCox in #TomDispatch:

"Though not itself linked to climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic may have given us a preview of such developments. When it first struck, a feeling of noble national purpose, shared sacrifice, and mutual aid swept the country… for perhaps a few weeks. Then came the waves of social conflict that may, in the end, have left us even more poorly prepared for the next public health emergency. After all, the pandemic of hate that first fed on anti-vaccine and anti-mask fervor now sups from a far larger buffet of political issues including energy and climate."

https://tomdispatch.com/were-having-a-violent-meltdown/

#COVID19 #covid #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #climate #environment #pollution #energy

by #RebeccaGordon in #TomDispatch:

"[T]he attacks against queer people go well beyond banning any discussion of gayness in public schools. We’re also witnessing a national campaign against trans and non-binary people that, in effect, aims to eliminate such human beings altogether, whether by denying their very existence or denying them the medical care they need. This campaign began with a focus on trans youth but has since widened to include trans and non-binary people of all ages."

https://tomdispatch.com/yes-we-have-home-grown-fascists/

#trans #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT #queer #NonBinary #healthcare #AntiTrans #misgendering #fascists #fascism #genocide

Yves Smith over at the Naked Capitalism shares some reflections on the war. Balanced and nuanced.
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2023/02/is-civilization-at-stake-in-ukraine.html
#TheWar #NakedCapitalism #AndrewBacewich #TomDispatch

This!

"Believe me, you recognize sanity when it stares you in the face; you recognize the kind of impurity that makes a decent world possible, that makes life worth the bother."

#TomDispatch, 2004

https://tomdispatch.com/ariel-dorfman-on-the-struggle-for-america-s-soul/

@bsmall2 @clacke

#purity