The No Kings protests have been spectacular, rising from 5 million at the first No Kings on June 14th last year to an estimated 8 million a few weeks ago in March for No Kings 3. There were over 3,300 organized protests on March 28th across the U.S. — plus others in countries throughout the world. We can’t depend on the mainstream legacy media. CBS … Continue reading ‘No Kings’ is Not Enough
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Originally posted 1/17/25 & pinned to the top of the blog.Latest update 2/22/26. Apologies for any content not up to date. This Monday, January 20, will usher in what may prove to be America’s darkest period since the Civil War. We’ve known bad times before — the Depression, Vietnam War, and Watergate to name a few — but I don’t think the country has faced … Continue reading Independent Progressive Media: Vital Resource for Dark Days Ahead
Note: We’re approaching a year since the election when I posted this. A lot has happened since then! I’m not sure this fully captures my feelings today, though it’s a snapshot in time. Health and family matters are rather all-consuming right now, but hopefully soon I will publish an update. The election is done. I have to admit that Trump’s victory blindsided me. I always … Continue reading The Election is Done. And so am I.
Trump paints a picture of America as a hellscape. He says we’re suffering the worst inflation in history. Illegal immigrants are either eating our pets, stealing our jobs, or invading our kitchens and slitting our throats. Meanwhile, Biden and Harris are boasting an economy that has rebounded from the depths of the worldwide pandemic and is thriving by every measure: Wow. That’s good stuff — … Continue reading Stocks Soaring. Inflation Tamed. Unemployment Low. So Why Do Things Seem So Bad?
Project 2025 is a proposed presidential transition project that is composed of four pillars: a policy guide for the next presidential administration; a LinkedIn-style database of personnel who could serve in the next administration; training for that pool of candidates dubbed the “Presidential Administration Academy;” and a playbook of actions to be taken within the first 180 days in office. It is led by two … Continue reading Excerpts from Project 2025
I’m a veteran of many protests and marches including a building occupation and summer-long encampment while a student at Kent State University. What we did then and what’s going on now are very different in important ways. We weren’t perfect by any means, but we were non-violent. We didn’t destroy property and we didn’t foment hate against any group. Very importantly, we knew history and … Continue reading On the Campus Protests Supporting Hamas
Most of you reading this know of Nikki Haley’s answer at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire where she failed to mention slavery as a cause of the Civil War, and then seemed perplexed when pressed on the point. If you missed it: She’s taken a lot of heat, with good cause. I suggested on Facebook that she needs to take one of those … Continue reading The Part Nikki Haley Got Right in Her Civil War Gaffe
For various reasons, some covered elsewhere in this blog, I no longer consider myself a “Marxist.” I do, however, still subscribe to many of its tenets and believe that Marxism for the most part provides the fullest and most accurate explanation of human society and relationships. Perhaps nowhere is this more urgent at the moment than in explaining the current conflict in Israel and Gaza. … Continue reading Israel, its Founding and Nature, & the Fight Against Antisemitism
A few weeks ago I republished articles from the Militant newspaper concerning the October 7th attack by Hamas terrorists against Israel — and by extension against Jewish people everywhere in the world. I want to also republish this latest article in particular because it calls attention back to Ukraine. The war in Ukraine mustn’t be overshadowed by events in the Middle East. Both are of vital importance. As I … Continue reading Israel and Ukraine Are Both Vital Concerns
