Talking with my friend about Trump
“We can’t let this happen!”
The Lobbyists Who Love Bernie Sanders
Nearly two-dozen professional influencers have donated to an anti-lobbyist candidate.
House passes comprehensive marijuana reform legislation historically de-scheduling marijuana
“We are grateful that members of Congress have rightly come to the realization that the drug war has exacerbated the racial injustices in this country...”
Bernie Sanders has bonded with President Biden. Is that good?
An effective, persuasive left cannot be sustained by any leader, no matter how inspiring or brilliant.
Barrett’s views on climate crisis worry and appalls environmentalists as her confirmation hearings continue
“If you’re neutral on climate change, you're complicit in the collapse of the planetary ecosystem upon which the survival of every living thing depends.”
Trump era: ‘There is great disorder under the sky, so the situation is excellent!’
The chaos of the Trump era is an opportunity for positive political change.
Democrats, this isn’t politics as usual
Imagine an opposition political party in a land being taken over by an oligarchy, headed by a would-be tyrant.
‘Treasonous’ Patriots? Defunct exceptionalism? Inverse MAGA? The right smash-mouths its own perfidy
A cult of empty-headed, arm-waving stunts, as with the "rigged" election, is in the end no more than absurdist tomfoolery.
The American Social Contract
Based on responses to polls, a majority of us – Republicans, Democrats, and Independents – have consistently agreed to 5 simple principles. This is the American Social Contract.
Merging ‘loyalty to the oil industry’ and ‘grudge against California,’ Trump opens 725,000 acres...
"Turning over these spectacular wild places to dirty drilling and fracking will sicken Californians, harm endangered species, and fuel climate chaos."