Progressives hope to see systemic changes to our world that will make this planet a greener and more just place to live. That means many things, but especially decarbonizing our transportation and energy sectors, while dealing with our huge and …
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I wish I could think of a single thing that we ‘re doing in our civilization that’s driving us toward a sustainable future, but I’m at a loss. Think for a minute about climate, agriculture, fishing, land use, international relations/war, …
This is funny, until you think about it. Yes, we can remove the academics from school and replace them with practical or vocational studies like farming, carpentry, or, in this case, tax prep. But then we accelerate the dwindling spiral …
It’s easy to see how Catholics in America find themselves between so many rocks and hard places. Trump’s decision to run for office on a platform to the right of Mussolini has made him a darling to those who are …
As we look at the graphic here, comparing wealth inequality in the United States with that of Western Europe, we need to understand that there are both moral and practical problems associated with this phenomenon. Most people have ethical issues …
Here’s a quick video on wealth equality, featuring the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, and one of his full-time employees who lives in her car, which she keeps in an Amazon parking lot, to provide the convenience of walking to work in the …
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Here’s something I just ran across on Facebook that made me laugh out loud. Of course, one could say that it would be funnier if it weren’t true. Long before the Donald Trump phenomenon, we were talking here about how …
A friend of mine suggests raising taxes on the super-rich and investing the proceeds into programs designed to lift people out of poverty. Of course, this is not a novel idea; in fact, Warren Buffett wrote an op-ed in the …
