There is no doubt that “sustainability” should be a core lesson in schools. But let’s put a little bit of thought behind the definition of “sustainability.” My favorite: The capacity for our society to satisfy its own need without destroying …
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Making the Next Generation “Sustainable”
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Trump Unstable?
Barbra Streisand writes: Trump is too old, too unhinged, and too unstable for the most demanding job in the world. I’d put it differently: Trump is completely stable, in some deranged condition that causes him to commit acts of extreme …
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How Trump Will Be Remembered
We all wonder how history will regard Donald Trump after he’s gone. To me the photo at left summarizes it nicely. It captures Trump at left and a man at right who has collapsed during a meeting in the Oval …
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Mass Deportation
I know there are tens of millions of Americans who are thrilled about mass deportation, but, if you’re one of them, here’s a question for you: Has this improved your life in any way at all? Are you wealthier or …
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MAGA Is Deeply Unhappy
Was there a specific thing, e.g., bulldozing the East Wing of the White House, that turned massive numbers of Trump supporters against the conman-in-chief? It’s impossible to say, but his base of hateful morons do seem to be a bit …
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Unstoppable?
At this point, it appears that the American nightmare of extreme rightwing politics may have run its course, in a way not to dissimilar to what happened in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The insanity simply vanished, and no one knew …
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Good Reasons to Cancel the U.S. Plans for Renewables
There are a few reasons to back off of our country’s investment in renewable energy: You, as an elected official, got elected and stay in office from the corrupt donations of the fossil fuel industry. You’re indifferent to America’s competitiveness …
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Trump’s Cruelty
He is defined by his cruelty. Nothing like this could have ever been possible earlier in U.S. history, because Americans didn’t have the stomach for it. Now we eat it up with a spoon.
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Voter Fraud
Here in the U.S., there are states that require ID each time you vote. Most states don’t, because you needed ID, including proof of citizenship, to register to vote when you turned 18. The United States had no problem with …
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Politics in Our Schools
When I was a schoolboy, I remember clearly the distinct impressions I formed about where some of my teachers stood politically. We had the occasional “hard-ass” who was almost definitely a conservative, some of whom might even be Trump supporters …
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