Category: Renewables – Politics

This guy makes a good point.  You’re hosting the world’s most anticipated athletic event, featuring stars from all corners of the Earth, and you choose the planet’s most aggressively xenophobic nation? Ill-advised, to say the least.

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Well, according to a federal judge, you are, in fact, going away.  He has turned control of the National Guard back over to the State of California.  Looks like he didn’t buy your crap about the socialists, etc. He may …

Yes, Dog-Killer, You ARE Going Away Read More »

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To the (apparently undocumented) worker shown here, I grant that you do all these, and that the American economy would turn into a shambles if you and your peers were removed from our country. The problem is that you do …

What Undocumented Workers Actually Do in the United States Read More »

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When I heard that the soldiers at Fort Bragg cheered so loudly for Trump, I wondered how this could possibly be. Maybe they don’t choose to follow the news. Perhaps they are content to take orders from a man who …

Fort Bragg Soldiers Screened for Allegiance Read More »

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As Trump continues his quest to refashion the United States into an authoritarian state, several major possibilities loom large in front of us.  Although I’ve not seen it discussed,  one is that the nation’s top military has decided it’s seen …

Our Top Military Leaders May Take Action Read More »

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We can only imagine the conversations that are happening in the offices of many congressional Republicans.  They must go something like this: “Bob, I hope you understand that by enabling Trump, you’re helping doom American’s experiment with democracy.  I know …

Oh, To Be a Fly on the Wall on Capitol Hill Read More »

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Chick-fil-A’s attack on LGBTQ rights began in 2012, according to this article. It would be interesting to know how the organization has survived, given the enormous boycott against it. In addition to pressure from individuals, what about franchisees?  Imagine that …

Boycotting Chick-fil-A Read More »

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“We could have imagined a fascist taking control of some historically poor banana republic, but we never thought this could happen to the United States.” That’s what virtually every European I’ve met in the last decade has told me. “We’re …

How Did This Possibly Happen? Read More »

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From former Defense Secretary and retired Marine Corps General James Mattis, this statement about Trump’s military coup entitled “IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH” I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled. The words “Equal Justice Under Law” are …

An American Military Hero Speaks Out on Trump Read More »

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Disgusting. It’s one thing that “news” in the United States has largely been replaced by incendiary opinions. But it’s even worse that so many of these opinions are so grossly ill-informed. In its quest to move to the middle of …

California a “Failed State?” Read More »

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