Renee Shur, Author at Occasional Planet

Obama’s win brings hope for a rational approach to climate change

If you were listening closely at 8:16 p.m. (EST) on election night, you might have heard a subtle but persistent sound blowing across the

Yes, as through this world I’ve wandered I’ve seen lots of funny men, Some will rob you with a six-gun, And some with a

Dear Disappointed, Daniel Ellsberg feels your pain. He knows that Obama hasn’t lived up to your expectations. He won’t argue with you on that

On the morning of November 7, we may owe the Golden State a great big “thank you” note. Perhaps the almost one million Californians

During these final weeks of the presidential campaign Mitt Romney seems to be doubling down on Russia as his pick for America’s “number one

You know something’s wrong when you walk down the aisles in your local supermarket, and you no longer see the food on the shelves

“Tell the truth.” “Shame the devil.” Leave it to one of America’s most respected and incisive journalists, Walter Lippman, to sum up in a

How important is it that young people go to the polls and vote? If you’re an Obama supporter as I am it’s crucial. Look

Imagine this. Dusk is falling. You’re in your kitchen getting ready to put dinner on the table for your family. The kids are outside

$60 million. That’s the mountain of cash plunked down on TV ad buys by Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS and Americans for Prosperity as of