Interdependence Day
Dear Friends, Five years ago this week, the Great March for Climate Action enjoyed a day off in Culbertson, Nebraska. This excerpt from my book, Marcher, Walker, Pilgrim, explains the Continue Reading →
Joe Biden’s message discipline problem
Dear Friends, As a lawmaker, I recall our caucus leaders constantly hammering us on the importance of “message discipline.” Perhaps Joe Biden missed that lesson. Last week, he gave Democratic Continue Reading →
A Candid Assessment of Some Presidential Candidates
Dear Friends, Remember how the Republican field shifted in the 2012 and 2016 Iowa Caucuses? The lead changed so many times that emergency rooms across Iowa saw a drastic increase Continue Reading →
Tell me to shut up
Dear Friends, If you’re among the handful of people who tell me I’m spending too much time talking about climate, let me respond bluntly: You’re wrong. If anything, I’m not Continue Reading →
Apology is O’Rourke’s path out of climate contradiction
Dear Friends, Six Bold Climate Bird Dogs arrived at Beto O’Rourke’s CNN town hall last week with great expectations. O’Rourke had just released a climate plan that generated much excitement. He talked Continue Reading →
King implies Clintons should be executed
Dear Friends, I’m not prone to cliches, but I can’t get this one off my mind: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Witness hapless US Congressman Steve King Continue Reading →
Bill Clinton’s biggest “accomplishment”
Dear Friends, Do you realize how embarrassingly rare it is for a progressive voice to be heard on the so-called “public” airwaves? Unless I’ve missed something (and I hope I Continue Reading →
Presidential candidate climate flow chart
Dear Friends, Bird Dogs, Penguins, and assorted Climate Patriots, The last couple weeks have seen a whirlwind of activity. There are now 236 Iowans signed up to bird-dog presidential candidates. Continue Reading →
Bold Climate Penguins grill Andrew Yang
Dear Friends, We kick-off this week’s Fallon Forum with Dara Jefferson and Oliviah Walker of the Meskwakie Tribe, discussing the upcoming National Day of Awareness rally for Missing and Murdered Continue Reading →
Do Gillibrand’s arm-wrestling and drag-queen moments help or hurt her?
Dear Friends, [Check out the press release about Thursday’s Climate Bird Dog Workshop, below and at this link.] On this week’s Forum, Charles Goldman and I reflect on the Republican Continue Reading →