“More than anything, 2020 will be remembered as the year that ‘truth’ died. The pandemic, the social unrest, and the exacerbating climate are all sub-categories under the president and his wave of cult-like supporters in this country. With everything that has happened, the overarching theme is that ‘truth’ has been dampened and softened. It is no longer sacred…” [read more]
“By now it seems clear that we are all living through a major turning point in history, one that will be studied for years to come. Future textbook authors will write entries on the year 2020, revise them, and revise them some more with each new edition. What follows is an attempt at—literally—a first draft of history: what I might write if I were wrapping up the last chapter of a high-school history textbook right now….” [read more]
“Many imaginary switches have been flicked in 2020. Some good, some bad – to put it lightly. The Earth has spoken through a deadly virus, vicious wildfires and storm surges, that human-induced climate change is an existential threat to our own species as well as almost every other species on this planet. Never has there been a year so packed with messages as to this point. Whether we heed the warnings or not will determine our fate, however the year 2020 is a pivoting point for the issue of climate change….” [read more]