We can’t fight climate change if we keep lying to ourselves
The inability to see what is in front of our eyes replicates the blindness of all past civilizations that celebrated their eternal glory at moments of precipitous decline.
Donald Trump’s greatest ‘triumph’
I’m thinking, of course, about climate change.
Facile answer to made-up MAGA blight
Bottomless is this vicious pit –/ No lunacy they won’t commit.
Magical thinking on health care
Trump promised to magically repeal and replace Obamacare. Now he's learning that magicians do tricks, not magic.
Democrats flirt with ‘systemic change’ as right-wingers get it done—smashing and trashing at will
When demagoguery scorns simply counting votes, the range of disruption is inexhaustible – that’s where countries go to die.
When Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize, ‘peace’ has lost its meaning
Why Maria Corian Machada is a horrible Peace Prize choice by Venezuelan-American, Michelle Ellner.
Trump lies as global warming’s victims die
The Trump administration's lies about climate change are having real impacts today.
Rightwing mythmaking and the January 6th capitol siege
The idea that conservatives and Republicans are being widely and unfairly targeted by federal law enforcement is yet another example of an emerging right wing tactic of projection.
“Gun control” at the Pentagon? Don’t even think about it.
New outcries for gun control have followed the horrible tragedies of mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo. “Evil came to that elementary...
Independent impeachment & emoluments scrutiny essential—or Trump II looms
Until strict categories about impeachment or emoluments, let alone lying, are enacted, with strong penalties levied by independent commissions, the uncivilized barbarians among us will wreck havoc.