Yesterday, in the face of the failure of the Democrats to take the Senate and the possibility that Trump would win, I felt oddly buoyant. I was faced with the real possibility, even likelihood, of…
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Eutopia
It’s difficult to construct a narrative in which good prevails. It seems to require a long time scale, time enough for things to fall apart and for a new order to arise from the chaos.…
THE GOLF RESORT PUTSCH
Most of the pundits and politicians I hear from are flabbergasted by the actions of the Trump administration. How could they be so incompetent in dealing with the pandemic and stand behind policies that are…
Taibbi Missed the Point of White Fragility
Taibbi’s critique of “White Fragility” got my dander up a bit. After I praised the book by saying I am glad that it’s the #1 bestseller I was prepared to be skewered by Taibbi’s penetrating…
Practice
Lately I’ve been uplifted by Matthew Fox’s daily meditations on Julian of Norwich, Thomas Aquinas and Meister Eckhart. For a while I thought that I should pursue the magic key that would unlock the hearts…
Open Letter on Systemic Racism
STRIKE
Don’t go back to work We are running out of time and we’re running out of leverage. Even in this time of emergency the sociopaths who head our government and industry and the cabal of…
Don’t Go Back To Work
Resuming economic activity means resuming our course of planetary destruction, ecological catastrophe and mass extinction. We have just demonstrated that we can create enough money to support people through this crisis. Many economists, from across…
The Consequences of Denying Federal Aid to the States
The Kochs and the Mercers, the libertarians so-called, are on the cusp of victory. If the federal government refuses aid to the states the state governments will collapse. State services will dry up. No more…
Trump Is Mentally Ill
If you need a refresher, browse this list of symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD): A grandiose sense of self-importance Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love Belief that one…
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