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The death of shame
Friends,
At President Biden’s State of the Union address last week, Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly yelled “Liar!,” Tennesse…
2 years, 10 months ago
How do we get democracy back into presidential elections?
Friends,
I don’t know about you, but I look at the next 20 months leading up to the 2024 presidential election with some dread. That’s not because I’m…
2 years, 11 months ago
Saturday coffee klatch: Axe throwing
Welcome back to our Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse, executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action (and my former student), where…
2 years, 11 months ago
Office Hours: Why the discrepancy between what Biden has achieved and what Americans think about him?
My friends,
As I mentioned last night, I thought Biden’s second State of the Union address was superb. It was one of the best State of the Union speec…
2 years, 11 months ago
Saturday coffee klatch: Waiting for the other shoe to drop
Welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse, executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action (and my former student), when w…
2 years, 11 months ago
10 reasons you shouldn't believe Kevin McCarthy when he promises Republicans won't seek cuts in Social Security and Medicare
Friends,
Speaker Kevin McCarthy said this week that Republicans will not call for cuts in Social Security or Medicare as they wheel and deal over the …
2 years, 11 months ago
Saturday coffee klatch: Oy
Friends,
Good morning, and welcome back to another Saturday morning coffee klatch with my guest Heather Lofthouse, who runs Inequality Media Civic Act…
2 years, 11 months ago
Should Trump get back his giant megaphones?
Friends,
Weeks after Elon Musk’s decision to reinstate Donald Trump on Twitter, Meta (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram) yesterday announ…
2 years, 11 months ago
Saturday coffee klatch: Hitting our heads on the debt ceiling and other lowlights of the past week
Friends,
Welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse, executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action (and my former student)…
2 years, 11 months ago
The media's remarkable silence on the cause of California's tragic storms
Friends,
My good wishes to you on this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
I live in California, near the coast. Since the week after Christmas, we have been…
2 years, 11 months ago