Archive - What on Earth is Going On?

My Dream Dinner with Celine Dion

How a serious journalist got snowed

May 15, 2022 •

Charles Alexander

July 2021

The Make-Work Economy

Why are the most essential people generally paid the least?

Jul 8, 2021 •

Charles Alexander

April 2021

The Most Beloved Season of All

Fans and friends will miss the talent and warmth of Joe Long

Apr 27, 2021 •

Charles Alexander

Joe Biden is Captain Planet

But while fixing the climate, he'll have to fix democracy too

Apr 3, 2021 •

Charles Alexander

March 2021

We Can't Say We Weren't Warned

A reader's guide to the climate-change bookshelf

Mar 25, 2021 •

Charles Alexander

January 2021

Put the Traitor in Jail

Donald Trump should be arrested on January 21

Jan 4, 2021 •

Charles Alexander

November 2020

Simple Slogans for Simple Minds

No, the U.S. Government is not your enemy

Nov 21, 2020 •

Charles Alexander

It's the Money, Stupid

How Republicans retain power, no matter how terrible they are

Nov 17, 2020 •

Charles Alexander

Politics, economics and the environment

Welcome to What on Earth is Going On? by me, Charles Alexander. Now freelance, I spent 23 years at Time magazine as a business writer and editor…

Nov 17, 2020 •

Charles Alexander

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