States are doing a terrible job enforcing laws meant to protect farmed animals
Lack of law enforcement leads to needless suffering for sentient beings.
Why hasn’t the world set on fire?
"To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger." - James Baldwin
In defense of 20th C+ liberalism, historic domestic advances, truth, justice and the American way
The big picture contrasts America of 1895 with how far we’ve come: despite setbacks and injustices, a century plus of domestic advances in freedom and justice match other enlightened nations.
The ghost of Hubert Humphrey is stalking Kamala Harris
Hubert Humphrey faced the choice to keep supporting the war or speak out for a change in 1968. Kamala Harris faces it now.
Trump can’t blockade love: Why I’m going to Cuba
And there are millions around the world who love the Cuban people—a people who have fought capitalism, imperialism, Apartheid, and Zionism. A people who are always the first to offer aid and solidarity.
Saving our planet is our responsibility
If, and it’s a large ominous if, humanity is to reverse the damage, education and widespread environmental/social responsibility are essential.
Make the Rich Panic
There is no other way to rip the power away from corporate oligarchs and return it back to the people unless we take to the streets. It's time we terrify corporate power—it's time for a revolution.
The Endgame of 2016′s Anti-Establishment Politics
Anyone who assumes a wholesale transfer of loyalty from Sanders’s supporters to Clinton, or from Trump’s to another Republican standard-bearer, may be in for a surprise.
Sick and unsafe: Trump attacks on workers’ rights is an attack on public health
This power shift hasn't just changed paychecks—it has fundamentally altered the physical and mental health landscape for millions of Americans.
The scourge of Trumpism, the curse that descended upon America
Scourge: “A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment on humanity.”