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The astounding reaction to Dobbs
In early August, the good people of Kansas voted against a ballot measure that would have stripped from their state constitution a woman’s right to c…
4 years ago
A personal question to powerful people who continue to deny the results of the 2020 election
I have a serious question. It’s for people who have power in America and who continue to deny the outcome of the 2020 election and enable Trump’s Big…
4 years ago
The start of another school year: a tribute to our teachers
Today marks the start of the school year for many public schools. Which makes me think of Alice Camp. (I wrote about her some months ago. Many of you…
4 years ago
Why did the media ignore Biden's important speech?
Hello friends,
Welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with my colleague Heather Lofthouse (Executive Director of Inequality Media Civic Action — an…
4 years, 1 month ago
The most important battle of our lifetimes
One week after a team of F.B.I. agents descended on his private club and residence in Florida, Trump warned that things could get out of hand if the …
4 years, 1 month ago
The second-biggest Republican lie
Billionaire GOP mega-donor Steve Wynn has some free messaging advice for Republicans, which he proffered in a conference call last Wednesday with Rep…
4 years, 1 month ago
Is Ron DeSantis a fascist?
I like to tweet. Not as much as I like to write here on Substack where I get to share my thoughts at some length. On Twitter it’s a different kind of…
4 years, 1 month ago
My father and Senator Joe McCarthy
When Robert Draper of the New York Times recently asked Rose Sperry, a state committeewoman for Arizona’s G.O.P., to name the first Republican leader…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Trump Republican violence machine
Among the many ironies and hypocrisies leading up to the 2022 midterms, one deserving special mention is Trump’s and the GOP’s unremitting claim that…
4 years, 1 month ago
Why CNN cancelled Brian Stelter
For several years, Brian Stelter’s Sunday CNN show, “Reliable Sources,” has been a reliable source of intelligent criticism of Fox News, rightwing me…
4 years, 1 month ago