Goodbye forever, Phyllis Schlafly, 9/5/16
Schlafly’s personal formula was to marry rich, employ a housekeeper while proudly touting her housewife credentials, follow her bliss (into enterprises for which she did not require a living wage), and...
View ArticleNever forget…what, exactly?
Yesterday, Big Think posted an interesting collection of Gallup Poll results, along with some commentary: Obama Actually Made America Great Again. Here’s the Data. To hear the rabidly irrational Obama...
View ArticleHillary Clinton’s health is fine – focus on the real issues
I’m not a doctor, so this is not a medical diagnosis. But it is a reminder that we need to keep things in perspective. And when it comes to Hillary Clinton, part of that perspective is the fact that,...
View ArticleWhat if cops were Skittles?
According to Vox, police have killed over 2,000 people since Ferguson. Their map of fatal encounters illustrates the point with red dots. That made me wonder. What if cops were Skittles? Let’s just...
View ArticleIgnore the pundits – Clinton owned the first part of last night’s debate too
Pundits are getting it wrong about last night's debate - Clinton wasn't on her heels for the first 20-30 minutes, she was making a pitch to Sanders supporters, progressives, her base, and her lukewarm...
View ArticleHere’s hoping for a huge Clinton win
The bigger Clinton’s margin of victory, the harder it becomes for the GOP to obstruct the proper course of government. OK, I’m all in favor of an opposition party. But “opposition” is different from...
View Article#HopeTuesday—Election Day Special
At the polls it wasn’t ‘us’ and ‘them’, just us… When you went to the polls today you didn’t just vote on your own behalf, you voted for all of us. You voted for people you don’t know and will …...
View ArticleAction plan #1: buy a damned newspaper
Unless you’ve missed every headline and item in your social media feed, you might have noticed that there’s a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth today. That’s okay. Get it out of your systems. But...
View ArticleIt’s time
It’s time to start building an actual progressive movement (be it a takeover of the smoking crater the Clintons left or a new party). Have we learned to not bring a rubber, wonk knife to a populist gun...
View ArticleIn my neighborhood…
This is our country now, this is our lives. I saw a flag on a house that does not usually fly one. An elected official lives there. I voted for her, hell yes. I’ve voted a shitload in my life. …...
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