Not Taking Our Blessings for Granted (What These Times Have Taught Us Americans)
This piece is appearing this Thanksgiving week in newspapers in my (rather red) congressional…
Tag: democracy
As Democracy Unravels, Are Republicans Like Bob Goodlatte Patriots or Not?
A few cheery questions for this morning: 1) are there any Congressional Republicans, or for that…
A Global Counter to the Global Rise of Fascism
As America enters the Age of Trump, it is important to recognize that what’s happening is not just…
A Time to Lead: Here’s a Quick Blueprint Forward
by Josh Chernila The election of Donald Trump is the end of what we know as America and everything…
Dousing Trump’s Insurrectionary Fire
This piece is running in newspapers in my conservative congressional district (VA-06). ***********…
Two New Novels Look at the Hacking of American Democracy by Forces (e.g., Fossil Fuels) with Big $$$
In Al Gore's 2013 book, "The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change," Gore correctly…
Democracy Awakening: Join the Mass Movement Going to Washington, D.C.
by Karilyn Gower of Democracy Awakening Where will you be on April 16-18? You could be joining…
Citizens United: A Defining Struggle for Our Time
No one ever said democracy would be easy, especially in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court…
Send in the Clowns: Iowa Caucuses are a Sick Joke (and a Waste of Our Time)
I have no predictions about the Iowa Caucuses because they do not matter, not to me, and not to…
We are a union household
Why? Because we believe in fairness. Not only for ourselves, but for all who work. Because…
