I agree with the author of the meme here, and I believe that if we were to follow the course he suggests we’d be a lot less steamed about these issues than we are now. Having said that, it appears …
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America’s Horrifying Transition
Dr. Gregg Bloche, a friend who teaches at Georgetown Law School, said on a Zoom call yesterday that the U.S. has transitioned from “a cognitive to a non-cognitive” mode of politics and voting. What a fantastic phrase. It’s terrifying, of …
What the Results of the 2024 Election Taught Us about Ourselves
Perhaps it’s easiest to identify what American voters do not value: truth vs. lies, knowledge vs. ignorance, rule of law, fair treatment of minority groups, environmental sustainability, and democracy. It would be comforting to think that the outcome of this …
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How Americans Voted, By Gender and Race
White folks voted for Trump, 56 – 42. That’s quite a landslide, one that leaves zero doubt about our appetite for racism, lies, and treason. Fron the standpoint of the environment, it says something else as well: we couldn’t care …
Those Who Successfully Gutted the American Educational System Are Now Reaping the Rewards
We’re just now learning about the factors that put Trump back into the White House. In particular, too few voters are capable of understanding the issues, and, as a consequence, too few showed up at the polls. Many people, me …
Is the World Laughing at the United States?
Are they laughing? In a word, no. Quite the contrary. Most of the Earth’s population has historically counted on the U.S. to do the right thing when it comes to things like human rights and rule of law, and they …
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Who Should Pay for Environmental Damage?
When Americans went to the polls earlier this week, the idea expressed in the meme here went from a real possibility to a pipe dream. On a related note, 54% of Americans aged 16–74 read below a 6th grade level, …
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Trump Won. Now What?
Now what? We can start by feeling sorry for many different groups of people, mostly here, but some abroad as well, who will experience terrible consequences of Trump’s re-election, either directly or indirectly. Americans Directly Affected Muslims Women who …
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Have the Prospects for Women Changed?
When American actor (then called an “actress”) Katherine Hepburn made this statement in the middle of the 20th Century, it hit home with our country’s women. After all, how many females at the time could expect to live with the …
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Where Are Our Priorities?
The author of the meme needs to understand the use of apostrophes. Aside from that, even if you do prioritize cheaper gas over your loved ones’ rights, do you really think that Trump is going to improve the financial condition …
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