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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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 months ago
Texas's wacko lawsuit and my loopy labor department
Friends,
Texas has sued the Biden administration over its order to immigration agents to prioritize undocumented immigrants convicted of felonies rath…
3 years, 9 months ago
How can we protect our democracy when the media doesn't let us know how it's being threatened?
Hello friends,
Sometimes I feel like screaming at the mainstream media for failing to alert people to crucial (although complicated) issues affecting …
3 years, 9 months ago
The great train wreck (and other wrecks this past week)
Freinds,
Welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse, Executive Director of Inequality Media Civic Action (and my former student,…
3 years, 9 months ago
ABC asks my help with Bill Clinton's obituary
A producer at ABC recently asked if I’d be willing to be interviewed for a documentary they’re making about Bill Clinton. I agreed.
Then I asked when…
3 years, 10 months ago
A grotesque distortion of philanthropy
Friends,
Today is Giving Tuesday — a day to focus on personal charitable giving to worthy causes.
But what I really want to talk about today is some…
3 years, 10 months ago
Thanks for Thanksgiving
Welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse, executive director of Inequality Media (and my former student), where we talk about…
3 years, 10 months ago