Eight Crises

1. The debt ceiling crisis.

2. The anti-democratic, authoritarian-seeking moves by state legislatures controlled by Republican super-majorities.

3. Republicans’ continued support and tolerance for, and emulation of, Trump and Trumpian behavior.

4 The transition of the Supreme Court into an ideologically driven and ethically substandard institution.

5 The nuclear war threat from Russia, China, and North Korea.

6. The long-term threat to humanity of climate change

7. The long-term threat to humanity of artificial intelligence.

8. The continuing trend toward gross income and wealth inequality.