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Hurricane Ian reminds us we're in this together
No Republican governor has been more vocal in his opposition to what he describes as “socialism” than Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis. “I stand again…
3 years, 3 months ago
The three myths used by the ultra-wealthy to justify the ultra-wealthy
On Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office released a study of trends in the distribution of family wealth between 1989 and 2019. Over those thirty …
3 years, 3 months ago
One billionaire backer of the insurrection answers me
In a post here on September 8, I asked the billionaires who are bankrolling candidates who have tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election ho…
3 years, 3 months ago
Are record levels of stress inside us — or outside us?
Last week, a panel of medical experts recommended for the first time that doctors screen all adult patients under 65 for anxiety disorders. The advis…
3 years, 3 months ago
The draft
Last Wednesday, Vladimir Putin announced that Russian civilians would be drafted to bolster forces in his unpopular war in Ukraine. Almost immediatel…
3 years, 3 months ago
Does Trump want to be the next messiah?
Hello friends,
Welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with my colleague Heather Lofthouse (Executive Director of Inequality Media Civic Action — an…
3 years, 3 months ago
Russia's and China's surveillance states, and America's surveillance capitalism
Friends,
Today’s New York Times has a story about Russia’s powerful internet regulator, Roskmnadzor, whose collection of personal data about average R…
3 years, 3 months ago
The truth I'm telling Congress today about inflation
It makes my blood boil.
Since March I’ve been screaming about the Fed’s total misreading of inflation — believing it’s being caused by workers gettin…
3 years, 3 months ago
What to do about candidates who won't commit to election results?
Friends,
One of the most horrific legacies of Trump is the unwillingness of Republican candidates to commit to being bound by election results.
Senate…
3 years, 3 months ago
A conversation* with Governor DeSantis on his trafficking-immigrants-to-Martha's Vineyard strategy
I’m against trafficking of migrants.
But luring unsuspecting people onto planes with lies about jobs, housing, and education awaiting them, and then …
3 years, 3 months ago