How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

The data shows that Americans wildly overestimate the number of people in this country who are NOT like them. And Americans wildly underestimate the number of people in this country who ARE like them. This misinformation creates fear. And politicians feed on this fear. What do we do about this?

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What In God’s Name Are We Doing?

What In God’s Name Are We Doing?

He fought alongside our troops in Afghanistan, he was a translator, he escaped the Taliban, he made it to our border, he entered America legally, he was attending his asylum hearing, and ICE snatched ...

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To My Fellow Democrats: Pull Up. It’s Time To Pull Up

To My Fellow Democrats: Pull Up. It’s Time To Pull Up

My former friend and colleague Utah Senator Mike Lee sent out a gross, cruel, utterly insensitive post two days ago on the horrible Minnesota shootings. Well, Minnesota Senator Tina Smith didn’t look ...

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Stop With The Dangerous Partisanship. BOTH Sides Commit Political Violence

Stop With The Dangerous Partisanship. BOTH Sides Commit Political Violence

Upon hearing of the horrible politically motivated shootings in Minnesota over the weekend, damn near everyone instantly tried to prove the killer came from the “other side.” That’s all social media c...

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Be Righteously Pissed Off This Weekend But Stay Peaceful

Be Righteously Pissed Off This Weekend But Stay Peaceful

Quick hits this Friday: thank you Israel for once again doing the work of the free world; Kristi Noem said our military is going to overthrow the governments of Los Angeles and California; and, please...

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Trump, And Only Trump, Created All These Crises

Trump, And Only Trump, Created All These Crises

The economy was doing really well when Trump was sworn in. And there were no trade wars when Trump was sworn in. And border crossings had been dropping precipitously for over a year when Trump was swo...

12 Kesä 202529min

June 14 Is No Kings Day. Find A Rally Near You

June 14 Is No Kings Day. Find A Rally Near You

A conversation today with Ezra Levin, co founder of Indivisible (indivisible.org) one of the organizations behind the more than 1,800 No Kings rallies this Saturday, June 14th. Hear why it’s so damn i...

11 Kesä 202518min

Abducting People in Home Depot & 7-Eleven Parking Lots. Not Who We Are

Abducting People in Home Depot & 7-Eleven Parking Lots. Not Who We Are

Trump immigration henchman Steven Miller last week demanded that ICE cops go to Home Depot and 7-Eleven parking lots to grab immigrants. And so they are. And this is what started the whole thing in Lo...

10 Kesä 202529min

Trump Desperately WANTS A Crisis. Don’t Give It To Him

Trump Desperately WANTS A Crisis. Don’t Give It To Him

What’s happening in Los Angeles right now, and what’s been happening for the past few days has made it crystal clear again that Trump is just itching to put the Marines on American streets against the...

9 Kesä 202534min

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