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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…
3 years, 2 months ago
The basics: How we actually spend our days
Welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse, executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action (and my former student). In res…
3 years, 2 months ago
Saturday coffee klatch: Work and life, or work OR life?
Welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse, executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action (and my former student), where …
3 years, 2 months ago
For Speaker of the House: David Joyce. Who?
Friends,
Welcome to the challenges of 2023. Today I want to talk about one of the first.
When the 118th Congress is sworn in tomorrow, Republicans wil…
3 years, 2 months ago
Staying hopeful in a cynical time: Thoughts for the new year
My friends,
It has been quite a year. Some of the regressive forces undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, widening inequality, and stoking …
3 years, 2 months ago
The meaning of Christmas
Welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse, executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action (and my former student), where …
3 years, 2 months ago
Military bloat versus unnecessary misery
Friends,
Congress is on track in the coming week to give final approval to a national military budget for the fiscal year that is expected to reach ab…
3 years, 3 months ago
America's growing zero-sum economy
Friends,
That Donald Trump is now hawking digital trading cards featuring images of himself as a superhero for $99 each tells you all you need to know…
3 years, 3 months ago
When will the GOP reach the anti-Trump tipping point?
My friends,
As Congress ends its first post-Trump term, the biggest political question hanging over America is this: When will the GOP finally reach i…
3 years, 3 months ago
Sinema's flameout (and other events of the week)
Welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse (Executive Director of Inequality Media Civic Action, and my former student) — when …
3 years, 3 months ago