A Tour of Tennessee Shows Senator Blackburn is Wrong on Infrastructure

Also Available on Daily Kos. In light of Senator Marsha Blackburn’s (R-TN) Twitter attacks on the Biden Infrastructure Plan (The American Jobs Plan) for including more than “roads and bridges”, the President’s surrogates should consider giving the freshman Senator a tour of her home state to show the true extent of public infrastructure and the … Continue reading →

Donald Trump – President Zero

DONALD TRUMP – PRESIDENT ZERO September 8, 2019 One of the challenges of writing about President Trump is that it is hard to avoid slipping into a Billy Joel-esque “We Didn’t Start the Fire” litany of the many, many outrages that have come to define this Presidency.   I would like to argue, however, that over … Continue reading →

The 2020 Candidates on Climate Change

Political Charge’s ongoing profiles – 2020 Candidates on Climate Change. Political⚡Charge Where are the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates on the issue of climate change? Climate change was identified by the 2018 midterm voters as one of their most pressing concerns, and is one of the seven issues I covered in my 2020 candidate guides. Many of … Continue reading →

Ten Factoids on Why You Should Vote

Reason to Vote: A recent UN report concluded that we only have approximately 12 years to make massive and unprecedented changes to global energy infrastructure to limit global warming to moderate levels. #ClimateChange pic.twitter.com/hQwtu8M71n — Bennet Kelley (@bennetkelley) November 2, 2018 Reasons to Vote: It's time for more than #thoughtsandprayers. #gunsense #guncontrol #2018 pic.twitter.com/FEoXkZDWH2 — … Continue reading →

IN BRIEF: Trump Ignores Pentagon, Congress and Reality in Denying Threat of Climate Change

Below are a few resources outlining how President Trump’s removing climate change as a national security threat is contrary to the view of the Pentagon and Congress and ignores the link between climate change and terrorism, the refugee crisis and food security.  Trump’s Continued Recklessness on Climate Change While military commanders consider climate change a … Continue reading →

In Brief: Tragedy in Houston – Photos, How to Help, Lessons

Houston, the nation’s fourth largest city, has been brought to its knees by flooding from Hurricane/Tropic Storm Harvey.  Below are some of the amazing images of the massive devastation.  What is most alarming, however, is that this is only the mid-point of the crisis, as another 20 or more inches are due to fall on the … Continue reading →

Trump’s Wilsonian Presidency

From Code 45 Trump’s Wilsonian Presidency It is hard to find comparison’s in American history for the first 147-days of the Trump Presidency.  It is, however, decidedly Wilsonian.  Woodrow Wilson, the former Princeton University President and great internationalist, you ask?  No – George Wilson, the grumpy neighbor from Dennis the Menace. Trump’s signature policies to … Continue reading →

Understanding Trump’s Calamitous Climate Change Decision in 20 Tweets

Reposted from Code45 Understanding Trump’s Calamitous Climate Change Decision in 20 Tweets   #1 – CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL The Weather Channel's response to Trump's Paris pullout was potent and perfect. https://t.co/nm3chKi5Yc pic.twitter.com/5u7P1orxMH — Slate (@Slate) June 1, 2017 #2 – IT IS NOT JUST AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE, IT IS A HEALTH CRISIS Lancet Countdown's … Continue reading →