Category: Politics
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So Bad It’s Actually Good: Trumpism’s Big Sputter
See this the right way. The bad, the so so bad, is the authoritarian power play Trumpism put on Zelenskyy. Almost a death sentence. The good, the oh so welcome good, is the weakness the desperate act revealed. And, good is the positive energy it injected into common Americans. Thanks goes to the red state…
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US-Israeli Settler Colonialism is in a Death Spiral
For eighty years, Israel has been a test-bed for all things fascist and imperial. The Israel assault in Palestine is still hot as hell. But it’s down to just glowing embers with nothing in sight to feed the fire. It is not just that there is very little left to destroy or kill; settler colonialism…
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Christ’s Political Lessons of Old Are Still Powerful Today
Today’s political landscape is a lot like ancient Israel under Roman rule. Back in that day, some people were accepting change, or even looking for it. Many others were just totally apathetic. And still others were wildly hostile and angry, and using forked tongues. Similarly, we are now in a time of mixed behaviors and…
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America’s Great Need for Progressive Power at Scale
America needs it badly and needs it now, this progressive power at scale. If things in America are not making sense, or you are left out or even scared, this is for you. This is an introduction to progressive power. All you are being asked to do is think. To start, here are a couple…
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The Good Detroit DSA Shined Bright on Saturday 11/16/24
My guess is that there were a hundred and fifty or more at Saturday’s general meeting of the Detroit DSA. I was one of the smattering of older folks in attendance. This is a bright energetic group of young people doing the elusive “right thing” – living it. There was a beautiful eagerness for life…