Don’t They Know It’s the End of the World?
2017-01-19 – Often when I’m feeling blue, a song from the past starts playing in my head. Today, on the eve of Donald Trump’s Inauguration as President of the United […]
Tag Archives: Politics
Here’s What Makes Obamacare Work
2017-01-17 – I saw an interesting health insurance proposal on Facebook that I think is worth talking about. Here’s a piece of it: “Perhaps the American people need to pool […]
Your Insurance Could Fail You at the Worst Moment If Obamacare Is Repealed
2017-01-19 – Yesterday I attended a rally to protest Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare (and other things). It was an overflow crowd at the Central SEIU Healthcare HQ in Chicago. […]
Does #GoldenShowerGate “Dossier” Discredit Trump? Or Does It Discredit Trump’s Opponents? Or Both?
2016-01-12 – Everyone is all gaga over an “intelligence dossier” released by BuzzFeed that purports to detail compromising information that the Russian government has to blackmail Donald Trump. No one […]
Facing Real Reality
2017-01-05 – A common complaint about Republicans, and Donald Trump in particular, has been that they operate at a disconnect from reality. Facts don’t mean anything. There’s no excuse for […]
Talking About Israel Is Hard
2016-12-29 – I know I’m not the only one, but it’s a weird thing in America to be simultaneously a Zionist and utterly opposed to the policies of the current […]
Piano-Forte
2016-12-22 – I am on vacation, starting today, for the rest of the year. Actually, it is a staycation. I do this every year. I try to use the time […]
Do We Care About Truth in Weather Forecasting?
20161219 – Today the Electoral College votes to confirm the election of a man who built his presidential campaign on lies. For months his opponents have complained about his lies. […]
Especially When We Are Scared
2016-12-12 – In May 1970, I participated in the scariest protest march of my life. President Nixon had recently expanded the Vietnam War into Cambodia. Only days before, four kids […]
Do We Really Want to Relive the Lessons of the Past?
2016-12-09 – I got a call today from a reporter wanting to interview me about my past work with the Committee to End Pay Toilets in America (CEPTIA). I’ve written […]
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