by Daniel Brouse July 7, 2025 As an investigative journalist with 45 years of experience — over a decade of which I spent in court defending the First Amendment — I have witnessed firsthand the critical role a free press plays in holding power to account. One of my greatest criticisms of both Netanyahu’s far-right […]
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Watching Genocide in Real Time
Ahmed said: Indeed, I am speaking to you, my friend, from the ground, and through eyewitnesses who went to receive aid from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. People’s testimonies are full of oppression. They humiliate people, push them to push, and shoot at them whenever they approach the aid sites. They starve us and prevent us […]
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Militarized Aid and War Crimes: The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s Deadly Operations Under Trump
by Daniel Brouse July 6, 2025 The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private nonprofit incorporated in Delaware in February 2025 in cooperation with Donald Trump, stands at the center of mounting international outrage and investigation following allegations of grave human rights abuses in Gaza. Originally established as an “alternative aid channel” amid the dismantling of […]
Trump’s “Big and Brutally Ugly Bill” Triggers Fossil Fuel Expansion, Ends Solar and Wind Support, and Risks Climate, Economic, and Infrastructure Collapse
by Daniel Brouse July 4, 2025 President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act marks a seismic shift in U.S. energy, climate, and economic policy, ending decades of federal support for solar and wind while unleashing a massive expansion of oil, gas, and coal production. The House passed the megabill on Thursday following a narrow […]
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Trump’s Vietnam “Trade Deal” Is Actually a Hidden Sales Tax on Americans
Trump just announced what he is calling a “trade deal” with Vietnam, but let’s be clear: this is not a trade deal. It is, in effect, a significant new sales tax on U.S. consumers, adding to the compounding inflationary pressures already hurting American families. Currently, Vietnam is subject to a 10% tariff on all goods […]
From Mathematics to Climate Leadership: Sarah Kapnick’s Vision for Climate-Integrated Finance and Infrastructure Resilience
by Daniel Brouse July 1, 2025 Sarah Kapnick’s journey—from a Goldman Sachs analyst to NOAA’s chief scientist and now global head of climate advisory at JPMorgan Chase—reflects a career spent aligning climate science with financial and infrastructure decisions. She has long recognized the urgent intersection of climate risk and financial planning, an urgency that has […]
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The Converging Collapse: AMOC, Jet Streams, and Deadly Wet-Bulb Temperatures
by Daniel Brouse June 28, 2025 Climate Change Is System Collapse, Not Just Warming The narrative of “climate change as gradual warming” is dangerously outdated. We are witnessing the destabilization of the Earth’s core regulatory systems, driving abrupt, non-linear climate acceleration: 1. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is weakening at 1–3 Sv per century, […]
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The Broken Math of Today’s Economy: A Simplified Look
by Daniel Brouse June 27, 2025 The math of the current U.S. economy is revealing just how unprecedented—and reckless—today’s fiscal and monetary environment has become. We’ve never seen fiscal shenanigans on this scale, largely because no leadership has ever been this shortsighted. Almost everything is moving in the wrong direction compared to historical norms, while […]
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Crossing the Heat Threshold: Wet-Bulb Temperatures Signal a Climate Turning Point
by Daniel Brouse June 24, 2025 With today’s forecast of 101°F and a dew point of 72°F, Philadelphia is expected to reach a wet-bulb temperature of approximately 72.2°F. This may seem like just another hot day in summer, but it marks a dangerous threshold—one where the body’s ability to cool itself through sweating begins to […]
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From Superpower to Strongman State: How Trump Turned the U.S. into a Failing Authoritarian Oligarchy
Under Donald Trump’s leadership, the United States has undergone a dramatic and alarming transformation—from a global superpower and economic leader to a fragmented, unstable, and increasingly authoritarian oligarchy. Through reckless trade wars, isolationist policies, racial division, and open hostility toward democratic institutions, Trump has weakened America’s alliances, undermined its credibility, and accelerated its decline on […]
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