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The Week Ahead: Georgia on my mind
President Biden will go to Georgia tomorrow to give a speech on voting rights. It’s expected to be as hard-hitting as his speech last Thursday about …
4 years, 8 months ago
Is there still a common good?
We’ve gone through the shameful first anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol and of the refusal of 147 members of Congress (all Republicans) t…
4 years, 8 months ago
The secret to tenacity
I sometimes hear from people who tell me they’ve been fighting for years for the common good — for social justice, for a stronger democracy, for a su…
4 years, 8 months ago
A year ago today
Friends,
The words “anniversary” or “commemoration” do not appropriately characterize this day. What occurred a year ago is nothing to be memorialized…
4 years, 8 months ago
Today's Office Hours discussion: Will America have a second civil war?
Friends,
With Trump’s Big Lie largely unchallenged by Republican lawmakers, the Republican Party has swung almost entirely into the Trump camp. Over 7…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Potterizing of America: As the child tax credit ends, big corporations (and their CEOs and investors) keep raking it in
Last week I suggested that Trump maintains a hold on a large fraction of America because he fills a void created by a system that has left them behin…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Week Ahead: The start of accountability for Trump's attempted coup?
Before we turn to what I’m calling the "Potterizing” of America (the consolidation of wealth and power in the hands of a few at the very top), we nee…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Road Ahead
Happy new year. I hope it’s a safe and healthy one for you and your family.
Over the last few days I’ve shared with you some facts and thoughts about…
4 years, 9 months ago
Want to know what to do about Trump? You might start with "It's a Wonderful Life"
My post yesterday on the real lesson of January 6 provoked a great discussion (many thanks to those of you who participated). It also prompted me to …
4 years, 9 months ago
What is the real meaning of January 6?
I’m sorry to intrude on your holiday week with this, but I want you to be prepared for what’s to come next week.
January 6 will be the first annivers…
4 years, 9 months ago