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Category Archives: United States
Build Back Better Is Our Future
After years of droughts, fires, floods, diseases, and the humanitarian crisis at our southern border, Americans are beginning to understand that Global Warming is real and all around us. This year, hurricanes in the Gulf and along the East Coast, … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Business, Climate Change, Democracy, Justice, Mental Health, Politics, Public Health, Science, United States, Weather
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Vote 2021
In four days we complete our 2021, off-year election. The murder of George Floyd and systemic racism in the police have put Minneapolis on the world stage. Now, the world is watching to see how we Minneapolitans use our democratic … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Coup d"etat, Democracy, Justice, Politics, United States, Vote
Tagged City Council, Election Day, January 6, Mayor, Minneapolis, Police Reform, politics, Rent Control, Republicans, Voter Suppression
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Sunset On An Era, But Which One?
The Build Back Better Act or, as Republicans like to say while clutching their pearls, “$3.5 B waste of money!” Their sentiments are worth as much as their paste pearls. With the medias’ and politicians’ focus is on the political game play and the pointless arguing over dollars and cents, our odds for combating Climate Change and preserving a livable environment plummet. The sun should be setting on the fossil fuel industry and its wanton destruction of our environment. Instead, it appears that night is gathering over the forces of life and reason. Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Climate Change, Coup d"etat, Democracy, Nature, Politics, Science, United States, Vote, Weather
Tagged CH4, Climate Crisis, Closed-loop, CO2, Democracy, GHG, global warming, GOP, Greenhouse Gases, Inflation, Republicans, Sustainability, UN Report, United Nations
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An Urgent Alarm
Friday night, I sat paralyzed watching the Rachel Maddow Show. Her hour was an urgent alarm jammed with bad news. The Insurrection is well entrenched in our government and our society. We barely survived January 6th . The people most … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Citizenship, Coup d"etat, Democracy, Ethics and Morality, History, Justice, OpEd, Politics, United States, Vote
Tagged Coup d"etat, Danger, Democracy, Democrats, GOP, Insurrection, Liberals, Neoconservative, Trump
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The Hardest Job In The World
I burn a lot of energy attempting to understand my fellow Americans. I consider the context of their lives and try to empathize as best I can. Yet, there are days when I think, “What’s the matter with us?” A … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Being American, Citizenship, Climate Change, Coup d"etat, Democracy, Ethics and Morality, Justice, Politics, Relationships, United States
Tagged Afghanistan, Civil Society, climate emergency, Common Good, Creative Problem Solving, Democracy, Diversity, evidence-based, Insurrection, Job Approval, Joe Biden, Leadership, politics, Republicans
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Competing Views Make Me Think
Facebook is a great place to hear competing views. They inform me of other people’s perceptions of the world. I welcome them because it means that someone has read what I’ve posted and then felt compelled to respond. I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Democracy, Mental Health, Politics, Public Health, United States
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