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Forget Justice, Our Supreme Court Rules for the Rich
This month, an independent study of decisions by the Roberts Court revealed that two-thirds of its rulings favor wealthy powers over middle-income and…
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Look! Up in the Sky… It’s a Bird, a Plane… an AI Data Center!
It turns out that high-tech demigods can’t get enough cheap land and energy on Earth to supply the phantasmagoric sprawl of data centers their AI hustle…
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Knowing Something Better in Your Bones
We often dismiss senior citizens as outdated and out of touch, but their knowledge of the past could serve our future movements for the better
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Billionaire Money is Corrupting Our Democracy
Listen now | Recent polling confirms what you’d hear if you talked to people at most any Chat & Chew Café across America – namely, our political system…
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Pollution Protector – for Profiteering Polluters
Listen now | There’s greed… and then there’s the nauseating greed of profiteering corporations that make a killing – literally – by knowingly…
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As we were finishing up our end-of-the-year scramble, we unearthed the gems from our little newsletter here that resonated most with our community in…
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Dare we think that the New Year holds tremendous promise for progressive change?
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Why America’s Legislatures Routinely Screw Working Families
As we head into a momentous election year, with state and national legislative seats up for grabs, even let-them-eat-cake Republicans are scrambling to…
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Maybe it's a friend who's fed up with mainstream media BS. A family member who's ready to fight back against oligarchy. A neighbor who needs some…
Dec 29, 2025
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A Christmas Message: There’s No Jesus in “Christian Nationalism”
In keeping with the season, I offer a little political anecdote about Christmas.
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AI Profiteers Cash-In By Being Naughty This Christmas
The high priests of Holy High Tech are in a huff, wailing that they’re being bothered by you busybodies, Luddites, and commoners – ie, The People.
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Friday Signpost: Politics from the Ground Up
Remembering Austin Mayor Frank Cooksey
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