Williamson is a different kind of presidential candidate. Yeah, I know, so is Donald Trump. But think of everything you don’t like about Trump (sure, long list) and Williamson is pretty much the opposite. Continue Reading →
Greta Thunberg spoke at the United Nations Climate Action Summit yesterday. “You have stolen my dreams and my childhood!” roared Thunberg to the world leaders gathered for the Summit. “People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!”
Indeed, how dare they. The Summit, was convened to garner commitments for more aggressive action against climate change, and it did not go well. While some smaller nations stepped up to the plate with deeper, though still inadequate, commitments, the three biggest greenhouse gas emitters — the United States, China, and India — failed miserably. Continue Reading →
It was an honor to host two presidential candidates on this week’s Fallon Forum. Retired Admiral and US Congressman, Joe Sestak, joined us for the first half of the program, and US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard was our guest for the second half. Continue Reading →
Given the upcoming redistricting of legislative and congressional boundaries and the US Supreme Court siding with the gerrymanderers, state legislatures may be even more important electoral battlegrounds than the US Congress. Continue Reading →
We’re inviting all presidential candidates to appear on the Fallon Forum, and responses are starting to come in. The following week — Monday, September 16 — Admiral Joe Sestak joins us at 11:05 for the first half of the program. We’ll talk about a wide range of issues and, of course, the climate crisis, about which Sestak says:
“Climate change and environmental collapse are twin problems that threaten the very existence of life as we know it on this planet. Solving them presents our generation with the greatest challenge in human history.”
Nice starting point for our dialogue! Continue Reading →
Climate change will impact all of us. In fact, many communities have already been damaged or destroyed, sacrificed on the altar of fossil-fuel extraction. Last week, twin sacrifice zones spawned by the unholy alliance of an uber-wealthy Indian and the Australian government came to my attention. Continue Reading →
I have no trouble with vegetarians. In fact, as an omnivore, I will only eat vegetarians (with the exception of my fellow omnivore, The Chicken, and some fish). Tigers. Lions. Your cat and dog — they’re all safe with me. Continue Reading →
The biggest surprise is that Jay Inslee finished fifth, not first. Climate voters seem unwilling to reward Inslee for his singular prioritization of the climate crisis. They’re drawn to other candidates who appear solid on climate, yet who also resonate on levels where Inslee fails to connect. Continue Reading →
Trump and Clinton are both emblems of the wealthy status quo. But Clinton couldn’t — or perhaps simply didn’t — run away from it. Trump’s off-the-cuff, unscripted crazy talk offered an intoxicating brew for an electorate bi-partisanly fed-up with politics-as-usual.
Trump was ready to pick up where the British left off in 1814 — burn down Washington and let the ashes scatter where they may. The fact that many Americans were, and still are, OK with “burn it down” is deeply disturbing. It’s also entirely understandable, given the extent to which the average American continues to fall further behind as more and more wealth and power accrue to a thin upper crust. Continue Reading →
Friends don’t let friends listen to Rush Limbaugh. To speak bluntly, Limbaugh is toxic mind poison. Best to keep that stuff out of your head. … The only voice spewing racism on a louder platform than Limbaugh is President Donald Trump. Continue Reading →