Imagine that these dreaded midterms are over. What happens next? As to the electoral results “que sera sera,” what will be, will be. No predictions will be offered here, except this one: Whatever the outcome, I am dead-sure it will not be the end of our national time of trial. Win lose or draw, the … Continue reading 2022: The Aftermath – Part 1
Tom Edsall writes data- and research-driven columns in the New York Times that frequently make my head spin and my heart sink. Today he did both by talking about a chair . . . . Edsall: David Autor is an economist at M.I.T. who has written on the role of the trade shocks that have … Continue reading Quote of the Week: What (& Who) Makes a Chair a “Chair”?
The Guardian — Sat 29 Oct 2022 ‘I’m changing Congress’: how Cori Bush brought her lived experience to Capitol Hill David Smith in Washington Member of ‘the Squad’ on how her abortion experience, sexual assault and front-line fight in Ferguson, Missouri, affected her politics Her new memoir is bracingly, sometimes painfully honest, but there is … Continue reading Rep. Cori Bush: An Interview
THE IMPEACHMENT OF JOE BIDEN And possibly Kamala Harris, and Merrick Garland, and Alejandro Mayorkas, and Antony Blinken The Atlantic — By Barton Gellman — OCTOBER 26, 2022 Sometime next year, after an interval of performative investigations, Republicans in the House are going to impeach Joe Biden. This may not be their present plan, but … Continue reading Get In Line: Job One (& 2, 3, 4, Etc.) if There’s a new GOP House Majority — Impeach Biden (Et al)
Climate Pledges Are Falling Short, and a Chaotic Future Looks More Like Reality New York Times — By Max Bearak — Oct. 26, 2022 (Excerpts) With an annual summit next month, the United Nations assessed progress on countries’ past emissions commitments. Severe disruption would be hard to avoid on the current trajectory. – – – … Continue reading Climate: Looking for Good News. Not Finding Much.