A Grave Climate Warning, Buried on Black Friday

Repost from The Atlantic In a massive new report, federal scientists contradict President Trump and assert that climate change is an intensifying danger to the United States. Too bad it came out on a holiday. By Robinson Meyer, NOV 23, 2018 On Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, the federal government published a massive … Continue reading A Grave Climate Warning, Buried on Black Friday

Indivisible Guide, Version 2.0 – We can go on offense now!

By Roger Straw, November 14, 2018 Rachel Maddow hosted an important interview last night with Ezra Levin, co-author of the Indivisible Guide.  The 5-minute interview and the new Indivisible on Offense: A Practical Guide are exciting introductions to the work ahead in these next two years. Main premise: Now that Democrats have taken control of the … Continue reading Indivisible Guide, Version 2.0 – We can go on offense now!

America Voted. The Climate Lost.

Repost from The New Republic [Editor: Benicia wasn’t alone in this last election, suffering from the intrusion of Big Oil’s Big Money.  Oil companies ratcheted up their meddling in local politics all across the land.  This article highlights only a few: oil interests apparently spent $20 million in WA and $40 million in CO defeating key … Continue reading America Voted. The Climate Lost.

Gun control links – renewed call to VOTE THEM OUT!

By Roger Straw [Originally published in the spring of 2018 following the Parkland, FL mass shooting, republished here in November 2018 following mass shootings in Pittsburgh, PA and Thousand Oaks, CA.  – R.S.] School shootings and other mass murders will never stop until we elect new leaders who are willing to stand up to the … Continue reading Gun control links – renewed call to VOTE THEM OUT!