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Worth a deeper look

Recent judgments and settlements demonstrate the way tech billionaires are carving up our economy for their own benefit, without care or concern for the vulnerable in our community.

Billionaires and smoke

Concepts of American greatness and innovation are invented to provide cover for the anti-democratic, anti-humanitarian, and capitalistic looting efforts of the billionaire class.

Another terrible rubber-stamp

Supporting the appointment of the Epstein-files coverup architect is a historically despicable act of this Republican Senate; and should inspire all of us to vote in three months.

Not built for humans

The technology-enabled giant corporations that run most of our lives all seem increasingly constructed to serve as vehicles to move wealth to the powerful and power to the wealthy.

Care rooted in love and justice

In stressful times, as we stretch to take care of our everyday needs and strive to save our country from a slide into totalitarianism, we worry. Who’s listening? What will they do? Are we next?

The rest of us

The dehumanization of immigrants was only a dress rehearsal for this. Dehumanization has come for the rest of us, as we knew it would.

Break through, or break down

The work calling us in this moment is deep and difficult. Our tools are powerful: love, joy, care, justice.

The words speak for us

Reading the Declaration of Independence on this 250th anniversary of its signing, the words of our ancestors speak for us now. Instead of my words, here are theirs.

The leaders we are waiting for...

...are those we see in the mirror.

Summer freedoms

We must free the children who are incarcerated and suffering. No morally upright society incarcerates children as a political strategy.

The last big commencement?

Sitting on plastic, drinking out of plastic, on a plastic field, the heat is getting unbearable.