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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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Climate Change Is System Collapse, Not Just Warming The narrative of “climate change as gradual warming” is dangerously outdated.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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How Bombing Iran Creates the Greatest Modern Threat to U.S. Homeland Security
The U.S. bombed the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum, Sudan on August 20, 1998. This military strike occurred as part of Operation Infinite Reach, a response to the August 7, 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, which were carried out by al-Qaeda. The Clinton administration claimed the Al-Shifa plant was linked to chemical […]
Unauthorized and Unraveled: Trump’s Reckless War with Iran Has Unleashed Global Peril
To go to war with Iran without Congressional approval is not only unconstitutional—it’s a direct violation of both U.S. and international law. Yet that’s exactly what has occurred. Under President Trump’s direction, the United States has entered a dangerous and destabilizing conflict that was not only preventable, but entirely manufactured by his administration’s failed diplomacy […]