David Matthews

Aug 28, 2024 | monthlyreview.org | David Matthews

$28.00 – $89.00With The Class Struggle and Welfare, David Matthews argues that we must understand the welfare state as a dialectical phenomenon—a product of class struggle. Confronting the hypocritical rhetoric of politicians who castigate welfare beneficiaries as lazy and “workshy,” Matthews points to clear evidence that the welfare state is essential to the prosperity and health of capitalist economies.

May 22, 2024 | roadsbridges.com | David Matthews

Ever been startled by a souped-up engine or loud muffler and wondered what kind of person would make their car that loud? Thanks to Canadian psychology professor Julie Aitken Schermer, now we know: a sadistic psychopath. "As these exhaust modifications are both a disturbance to people and animals and are illegal in some jurisdictions… understanding who wants their vehicle to be loud is an interesting research question," Schermer wrote in Psychology Today in May.

Feb 1, 2024 | roadsbridges.com | David Matthews

In Tasmania, a three-year-old southern elephant seal, affectionately known as “Neil the Seal,” has become a local sensation. Neil comes ashore several times a year to small towns along the coast of the Australian island where he enjoys disrupting traffic, chomping on traffic cones, and disfiguring road marker posts.

Jan 1, 2024 | roadsbridges.com | David Matthews

Road rage is so 2023. Experts predict that the “in” rage for 2024 will be “charge rage.”Trend-setting UK drivers can already be found charge raging at London electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. According to a new study from the office of London’s mayor, the issue stems from insufficient charging points. The study found that installation of new charging points has not been keeping pace with the sale of electric vehicles.

Dec 1, 2023 | roadsbridges.com | David Matthews

By David MatthewsFloating islands sound like something out of a Star Wars movie, but they’re very real to residents of Chippewa Flowage, Wis. The floating islands on Lake Chippewa are actually bogs that started out as floating clumps of mud. Over the years, plant seeds scattered by the wind or dropped by birds flying overhead germinated on the bogs and increased their mass. Today some of the bogs have grown to be several acres in size and even feature mature trees.