Sierra Voices Editor’s Note: This is the first of two partially excerpted articles today on the same subject, the right-wing effort to rewrite the Constitution, a prospect which should frighten every American who has even the most rudimentary understanding and appreciation for our founding document. Our democracy has never been in greater danger than…
By Alex Henderson April 27, 2021 (Read full article on Alternet) Paul Krugman, liberal economist and long-time columnist for the New York Times, has argued that Republicans have long since ceased to view Democrats as the loyal opposition — and that they don’t believe that Democrats even have “the right to govern.” Journalist Travis Waldron,…
Editor’s Note: If, like me, you are not used to engaging in reasoning about morality as a rigorous “moral philosopher” would reason, then you may, also like me, find this essay challenging and perhaps even frustrating. I’ve read it and I’m still not sure I’m convinced by it. There are plenty of moral reasons…
This group (“Playing for Change“) is inspiring. “Re-Imagine a world connected by music,” they say. Here’s an example of their work (multi-country musical collaborations), Stevie Wonder’s classic, “Higher Ground:” And here’s the original:
It must not be allowed, like the Confederacy was, to live on with its own “lost cause” BS mythology By Thom Hartmann Reprinted with permission of the author President Joe Biden has largely given up on trying to negotiate anything with Republicans. There’s a good reason for this: the GOP is no longer a…