The election wasn’t rigged, but the outcome was severely out of touch with reality.
Donald Trump
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Ryan’s Hopeless (Updated)
Remember the controversy from last summer over the whites-only photo House Speaker Paul Ryan took with Republican House interns? At the time, I noted that Ryan’s mentor, the late Republican Congressman Jack Kemp, would have been embarrassed by Ryan’s photo, since he tried in vain to diversify the former “party of Lincoln.” That loud sound […]
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The Uprising: Part II
Two weeks ago, I noted that virtually no Republicans supported the self-described “water protectors” making their voices heard about the threat posed by the Dakota Access pipeline. The outcome of the 2016 presidential election demonstrates just how little Republican voters care about environmental protection. However, those who do recognize the importance of safe drinking water–and […]
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The Uprising: Part I
It was so beautiful to see. I feared that in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s dark victory over Hillary Clinton, those who were horrified by the bombast and buffoonery of the bigoted billionaire would sustain an emotional blow from which they would never recover. The psychological impact of the words “President Donald Trump” would be […]
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Courting Disaster
I noted yesterday that blue-state-level action on climate change is only near-term hope for those who don’t want to see the planet cook under a Trump Administration. Unfortunately, some climate activists are embracing false hope from the federal courts–and like those who thought Hillary Clinton would win the Electoral College last Tuesday night, these folks […]
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Music is My Sanctuary
Ten years ago, when John Mayer released the single “Waiting on the World to Change,” I thought it was one of the corniest songs ever recorded, a hyper-earnest lament about the social and political repression of what we now call “Millennials.” I couldn’t believe that the single was successful, and considered it just one more […]
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Drowned World
Among the many reasons why the “Progressives must reach out to Trump supporters!” argument is so questionable is that it’s hard to reach out to people who have made it quite clear that the health and safety of future generations doesn’t interest them much. If you’re a progressive who spent years fighting the threat posed […]
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The Trump Card
As long as I live, I will never forget the horror I saw on the faces of disappointed John Kerry supporters outside of Faneuil Hall in Boston on the afternoon of November 3, 2004, just prior to the delivery of his concession speech. The realization that George W. Bush would stay in office for four […]
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On Harry Reid’s Moral Outrage
How do we balance the strength of our political system with not normalizing Trump as president?
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My Tip For Surviving the Election Results
We’re less powerless than we think.
