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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 …
3 years, 8 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…
3 years, 8 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…
3 years, 8 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)…
3 years, 8 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…
3 years, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 months ago