Big Lies, Little Lies and the Punishment of Brian Williams
Williams is in the public dock for telling a false story about his experiences covering the American invasion of Iraq; the disclosure humiliated him, his colleagues and his network when exposed. Is his punishment excessive, or does it fit the crime?
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 1, 2018
ICE served eviction notice in Syracuse, Trump tweaks capital gains to benefit the rich, US deports parents but keeps their children, and more.
Amazon refuses to act on climate change. So we employees are speaking out
We know from labor history that when workers want change, they shouldn’t just wait for company leadership to act.
Philosophy group discussion
Today in San Miguel de Allende we had our usual Philosophy Group meeting. This time we listened to the words of Allan...
Open letter to congress: Why the Hong Kong human rights and democracy act of...
Note: Congress is currently considering the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019. If this bill becomes law it will...
Time to grow up: Ending divisions creating peace
It's time for humanity to come of age, to reject all that divides us, to unite and create a space in which peace and harmony can ring out across the world.
From Tucker Carlson to Epik, mainstreaming hate and paranoia for profit
From the Great Replacement theory to anti-mask and anti-vaccination propaganda, the far right is finding niches that allow them to draw ever larger numbers of people to their reactionary, anti-science views.
Why does ‘heaven’ want to destroy us? Meditation on the biggest eco-system of all
Who knew our species’ brainpower could conceive in advance, and with tragic specificity, the looming, incremental, not so Little Bang that awaits us?
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 23
Verizon confirms throttling internet in California during deadly wildfires, Michael Cohen won't accept a pardon from Trump, new poll shows Sanders would be Trump in 2020, and more.
We can no longer afford a fossil fuel economy
The costs of not acting are high. The benefits of investing in a clean energy economy would be widespread. We need to keep building the movement.








