Our species has evolved to live most effectively in groups, and to put up walls of resentment, suspicion, and even hate against member of different groups. Up until recently, this aspect of human civilization has been regrettable, though not potentially …
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Unplug?
There is no doubt that people who disconnect from the news cycle have happier and less stressful lives. And today’s bad news isn’t about car accidents and house fires; it’s about global pandemics, environmental collapse, and our trajectory towards world …
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Goes Out of Her Way To Be as Offensive as Possible
From this: Conservative Christians are quickly piling on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who this week accused churches that help resettle undocumented immigrants of being controlled by Satan.
Trump’s People Understand the Relevant Demographics
My eldest nephew and his wife are buying a house in Rolesville, North Carolina. I had never heard of it, but I was gratified to know that it’s very close to Raleigh, and even closer to Wake Forest. It’s a …
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Big Banks Fund Climate Crisis
As Elizabeth Warren points out in this brief video, over the six years since the Paris Climate Accord was signed, the world’s 60 largest banks have poured $4.6 trillion into fossil fuel extraction. Of course, through accounting tricks and vague …
Here Comes the Starship Enterprise
This fellow claims that his plane’s propulsion mechanism consists of two wires that are charged to have a potential difference of 40K volts, the first of which ionizes nitrogen atoms, causing them to be strongly attracted to the second, via …
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Do We Need Additional Laws?
I like you, Ms. Warren, but are you trying to tell me there aren’t existing laws prohibiting Clarence Thomas from doing what he did (failing to recuse himself in a case in which he has a personal interest), or what …
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American Education’s True Enemies
If we were to list the people who have worked hard to destroy American education, Betsy DeVos, the U.S. Secretary of Education under Donald Trump, would be at the top. What makes her even more exceptional is that she admits …
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Most Americans Have Progressive Values, But There’s a War Going On
The majority of Americans have progressive values, and one is acknowledging and dealing with systemic racism. It’s so good to see that the owner of the Las Vegas Raiders is accepting Colin Kaepernick and actually complimenting him on his activism. …
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Republicans Break Ranks
Let’s not lose sight of the fact that the Republican Party is the traditional home of some very fine and righteous people, who happen to hold values that existed in the GOP until recently. Reagan’s platform of personal accountability, limited …
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