āAs the world has correctly perceived, this has the seeds of a regional nuclear war and all-out war between the US and Russia.ā
California stands on the cusp of an absurdity
They Should Be Permanent
The more we learn about Trumpās last months in office, the clearer it becomes that talk of coups and martial law was far more than just idle chatter
State lawmakers in one state after the next have moved to embrace Trumpās fantasies about rigged elections and massive fraudulent voting
āWe need to build public awareness ā get people to understand the impact these laws could have, and the impact on votersā
In the long run, vaccine nationalism, and the protectionism of rich countries against poor countries, helps no one
Itās past time for the United States to make similar investments to protect the people and institutions who provide us with art, with song, with melody during good times and bad
Pick pretty much any local jurisdiction, anywhere in the country, and draconian cuts to services are on the table as we head into 2021
The last nine months have peeled back the veneer on a society so vastly unequal that it no longer has either the ability or the will to do right by those at the bottom of the economic pyramid
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