Two frightening historical questions faced our species at the beginning of the 21st Century. Would humanity accelerate its compulsive consumption to the point of
Category: Democracy
With Afghanistan, Trump cannot run away from his mental health problems
It’s possible that Donald Trump can run away from his Charlottesville problems by trying to be commander-in-chief and uttering a policy about Afghanistan. What
Charity: It feels so good it hurts
This week we have another heart-warming story from our St. Louis Community. A man named Jake Austin runs a special service, a Shower the
Do the unthinkable: double, triple Congressional Salaries
Of all people, conservative retired Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) tossed out the idea that Members of Congress should be given a monthly housing stipend
Material Conditions First!
Consider two anecdotes: The First: Recently I tried to get into the mind of a Trump supporter that had posted a status about the
The Many Threats to Democracy under Trump
Since at least February, I’ve been making cavalier jokes about how our Supreme Leader Donald Trump may spell the end of American democracy as
It’s harder to be a Howard Baker now than then
Political observers such as David Gergen and Jeffrey Toobin have said that what we need now is another Howard Baker. For those who may
Could we have a little silence and reflection about the Comey thing?
At first I enjoyed it; Jeffrey Toobin on CNN going ballistic over the Comey firing. Then there was the normal outrage from Dana Bash
Are we in the midst of a progressive awakening?
Are we in the midst of a progressive awakening? Are the marches, rallies, and town-hall meetings the beginnings of a committed and long-term movement?
“A Message to Trump from Climate Scientists”
At the annual gathering of The American Geophysical Union in fall of 2016, more than twenty-three thousand earth and space scientists from around the