Ever since the smoke cleared after the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision “Citizens United,” which enabled corporations to control our elections via unlimited spending, there has been a discussion of ever-increasing intensity as to how we can reverse this horrible …
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Koch Brothers Running Roughshod Over U.S. Democracy, But What Can We Do?
Well, since you asked, let’s start by boycotting their products and overturning Citizens United, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that enables them to buy our elections. From there, let’s get rid of the new tax scam, from which they will save a …
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The Heightening Intensity of Assaults on American Democracy
Here’s a quick memory test: Before the elections in November, 2016, what was the biggest threat to American democracy? It’s not that easy, is it?
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Wondering Why the U.S. Government Subsidizes Oil, While Pushing for Renewable Energy Remains Controversial?
As suggested in the graphic here, the answer is, in a word: corruption. In addition to universal healthcare, the same case could be made for anything else that people generally want that doesn’t directly serve corporate interests: renewable energy, quality …
Electric Vehicles and the Coming Disruption in the Oil Market–More Discussion
There has been some interesting discussion on my recent post: Electric Vehicles and the Coming Disruption in the Oil Market, including some back-and-forth about the unhappy fate of General Motors’ concept electric vehicle “EV-1,” and the allegation that GM sabotaged …
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Achieving Happiness Means Taking Care of People and the Environment in Which They Live
Bhutan (pictured here and below) was the first country in the world to appoint a minister of happiness and to measure gross domestic happiness. That’s kind of heart-warming, isn’t it?
Dealing with Monsanto’s Evil Means Eliminating Corruption in Government
Here’s an article called Monsanto Isn’t Feeding the World—It’s Killing Our Children, which, rightfully, has sparked a great deal of outrage on Facebook and elsewhere. An old friend writes: So many different kinds of people and groups protest this! Can’t …
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U.S. Congress Bedevils Renewable Energy–Even When It’s Trying to Help
Someone asked me the other day if the on-again/off-again tax treatment that the solar and wind industries receive from Congress is hurting the forward progress of this sector. She was referring to reports like this one from Energy Matters, a …
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News in VW Emissions Scandal Has Broader Implications
It appears that the first VW employee responsible for the emissions scandal, an engineer, James Robert Liang, is headed off to prison, after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, commit wire fraud and violate …
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The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Is Important, Though Often Ignored
Through a bizarre and cruel coincidence, it’s the anniversary of the ratification of the 14th Amendment, which is one of the most important of all 27, insofar as it guarantees equal protection under the law for all citizens. I say …
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