The words at left come from American author Kevin Gauthen. I disagree. Though he has a point to make about ripping off the “illiterate rubes,” there is a clearly laid out goal to today’s right wing, as articulated in “Project …
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The Modern Right Wing
Tagged with: Project 2025, tax cuts for billionaires, the demise of rule of law, the deregulation of the environment, the end of democracy as laid out in the U.S. Constitution, the end of rights for women LGBTQs and religious minorities, the end to safety nets for the poor and disabled, white supremacy
Cuts to the National Weather Service Endanger Our Lives
Until the United States is somehow able to rid itself of Donald Trump, and let’s be honest–that’s a tough row to hoe, we will live with a cruel fact: anything in the U.S. government that benefits the health, safety, and …
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Hoping for the Best, Fearing the Worst
The retired actress to whom I referred in my earlier post Republican Moderates Stand No Chance Against Trump said something that resonated with me, “I guess we’re all trying to convince ourselves that the next four years aren’t going to …
Tagged with: a federal ban on abortion, cabinet positions filled by Trump megadonors who are ridiculously unqualified for their positions, corporate greed making the lives of working Americans miserable, Cuts to Social Security, institutionalized racism, people kicked off healthcare and dying of treatable diseases, presidential lawlessness, tax cuts for billionaires, the demolition of our public education systems, the end of our nation's meager commitment to climate change mitigation
In All Fairness To Trump Supporters
The content of the meme here isn’t true. First of all, where does “30%” come from? Now, it could derive from the fact that 62% of Trump supporters, which now total in the low 40s, say they would support Trump …
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“The Dark Side of American Conservatism Has Taken Over”–But What Does This Mean?
Here’s an interesting discussion of the “dark side of American conservatism.” Referring to the “dark side” implies that there is a bright side, but at this point it’s unclear exactly what that might mean.
Hard Not To Be Worried About America’s Children
I’m traveling with my 92-year-old mother, which, though it may sound like a chore, is anything but. She’s remarkably able to get around physically, and she’s a voracious reader with a mind that’s as sharp as a tack; it’s fun …
Tagged with: chasm between rich and poor, cleantech destined to become the defining industry of the 21st Century, climate change denial, corruption has become the mainstay of the American political process, encouraging the consumption of coal, environmental deregulation, long-term environmental damage, million+ people died last year from the inhalation of the aromatics of coal plants, opening up public lands for oil and gas exploration, steady demise of the middle class, tax cuts for billionaires
