Gaius Publius

Illustration from Popular Mechanics, March 1912 (source). Who knew we'd be in trouble? Everyone who bothered to look.by Gaius PubliusThis is more climate news roundup than anything more deeply analytical. The changes we're seeing, which by now almost everyone on the planet is noticing, are here to stay.

 A South Boston anti-busing protest in the 1970s (source)by Gaius PubliusAs a new Democratic insurgency has risen over the last year, unions have clung tightly to the old guard.— Aida Chávez & Ryan Grim, The InterceptThe modern progr

A Bernie Sanders event in Madison, Wisconsin during the 2016 Democratic Party primary (click to enlarge)by Gaius Publius“I wouldn’t want to win on an old-fashioned leftist platform.

The legendary, pre-historic "great flood of China," which was said to have lasted several generations. The flooded area to the east is roughly what is now called the North China Plain, one of two Chinese breadbaskets. Chinese civilization starts from this region.

James Baker and Hillary Clinton speaking with Charlie Rose on June 20, 2012, about the need for regime change, and war if necessary, with Iranby Gaius PubliusSince Cheney days and likely long before, war with Iran was the next neocon dream after war with Iraq. Are those days gone, or is the U.S. military and its bipartisan political warrior class (see video above) still hungering for war against the ancient seat of the Persian empire and current seat of Shiite political strength?

"Trump and Russia: Which conspiracy is it?" is the title of this cartoon. What if it's both?by Gaius PubliusIt's very hard to write about "Trump! Russia!" in today's environment, though I've tried.

 The Cult of the High Tech Billionaireby Gaius PubliusThe very rich aren't like the rest of us, but they're a whole lot like each other.

Credit: Chris Jordanby Gaius PubliusFrom the Dept. of What We're Up Against:

Imagine this room half empty whenever the Senate tried to vote.by Gaius PubliusEach House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business– U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 5[Update: Since publishing this piece, I'm reminded that Alabama Democrat Doug Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore in a special election earlier this year.

Earlier this week, Gaius did a an OpEd for the San Francisco Chronicle, hidden behind a paywall. (The paper charges $2.50 a copy, by the way.) His piece is too important to leave it there.The Next U.S.