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Donald Trump Has Been the Worst President in the History of the United States Posted on January 8, 2021 Donald Trump has been the worst president in the history of the United States. The attack by his supporters on the Capitol was a capstone of his presidency—lawless, an attack on democracy, a U.S. counterpart of… Continue reading Donald Trump Has Been the Worst President in the History of the United States

Asking for Nuclear Disaster — NRC Considering Extending Nuclear Plant Operating Licenses to 100 Years Posted on December 31, 2020 Nuclear power plants when they began being constructed were not seen as running for more than 40 years because of radioactivity embrittling metal parts and otherwise causing safety problems. So operating licenses were limited to… Continue reading Asking for Nuclear Disaster — NRC Considering Extending Nuclear Plant Operating Licenses to 100 Years

Nuclear-Free Earth Posted on September 22, 2020 A presentation I gave at the Long Island Earth Day 2020 Program on September 21, 2020. Nuclear-Free Earth The two gargantuan threats—the climate crisis and nuclear weapons/nuclear power. At the start of 2020, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved its Doomsday clock 100 seconds to midnight –the closest to midnight,… Continue reading Nuclear-Free Earth

Scenes From An Epidemic Posted on April 7, 2020 My column in Long Island newspapers and on LI news websites this week. This version in The Southampton Press and The East Hampton Press, April 6, 2020. Among the most moving words about the novel coronavirus outbreak were those of Governor Andrew Cuomo to National Guard troops involved in converting… Continue reading Scenes From An Epidemic

Why Does Journalism Matter? Posted on March 25, 2020 By Karl Grossman Here’s an article by me just out in “The Journalism Issue” of The Waldo Tribune, “The Children’s Newspaper…that’s Read by Parents and Grandparents, too!” which has just started on its 30th year of publication.*** By Karl Grossman Journalism has been defined as the activity or… Continue reading Why Does Journalism Matter?

My New TV Program Is Out: “Trump Space Force: Turning the Heavens Into a War Zone” Posted on February 14, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTZXruyAJgc&feature=youtu.be Trump Space Force: Turning the Heavens Into a War Zone Unless it’s stopped, Donald Trump will have opened space to war. Trump’s establishment of a U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of… Continue reading My New TV Program Is Out: “Trump Space Force: Turning the Heavens Into a War Zone”

“Don’t Militarize the Heavens” Posted on January 5, 2020 By Karl Grossman My op-ed piece today in Newsday which circulates on Long Island and in New York City. Newsday January 5, 2020 Don’t Militarize the Heavens By KARL GROSSMAN President Donald Trump has signed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2020 that establishes the creation… Continue reading “Don’t Militarize the Heavens”

“A Crusading Career” Posted on February 1, 2018 By Karl Grossman Published in The East Hampton Press, January 31, 2018 *** I was thrilled to be informed recently that I’ve been honored as “Environmentalist of the Year” by the Long Island Sierra Club. As a professor of journalism at SUNY/College at Old Westbury, for decades… Continue reading “A Crusading Career”

Nukes in Space — in Time of Trump Posted on November 16, 2017 The website nuclear-news this month declares: “Nuclear Power and Space Exploration—theme for November 17.”  And, indeed, a desire of nuclear power zealots for decades is, now in 2017 with the Trump administration, poised for possible major implementation. As nuclear-news says: “Coinciding with… Continue reading Nukes in Space — in Time of Trump