This article is republished from Campaign for America’s Future.
As long as we’re taking the measure of the country this week, let’s look in on the far (and not so far) fringes of the right wing. What’s up with them? And how worried should we be?
For the past several months, I’ve been trying to get a [...]
State of the Union: A Status Report on the Far Right
The Futurist Weighs In (Part 2)
This article is republished from Campaign for America’s Future.
My little series on the turn of the decade (which started last week) was originally conceived as a two-parter: a look back to the past, and a look ahead to the future.
That changed a bit this week, when the present rose up and made itself known in [...]
2010: The Futurist Weighs In (Part 1)
This article is republished from Campaign for America’s Future.
It’s the New Year, and I’m celebrating by coming back to work after a three-month sabbatical from CAF. After four years of pretty consistent blogging, I needed some distance, some time to pursue a few errant passions, and the chance to recover my focus. As of this [...]
Copenhagen: Getting Past the Urgency Trap
This article is also published at Grist.
Copenhagen’s still three weeks away, but climate activists are already voicing their enormous disappointment about everything that’s not going to get done there. The heat is rising, and we’re all feeling the overwhelming urgency to get a strong global agreement that will get the laggards off their butts and [...]
5 Ways to Build a Fascism-Proof America
If we want to build a fascist-proof America for the long haul, we must stand up now for everything we believe and everything we are.
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Is the US on the brink of Fascism?
This article is republished from Campaign for America’s Future. It has also appeared on Truthout and Alternet.
There are dangerous currents running through America’s politics and the way we confront them is crucial.
All through the dark years of the Bush Administration, progressives watched in horror as Constitutional protections vanished, nativist rhetoric ratcheted up, hate speech turned [...]
The Truth About Consequences: Conservatives, Progressives, and Accountability Moments
This article is re-published from Campaign for America’s Future. The original can be found here.
Whew. Run your bank into the ground? Hey, it was our fault for not keeping a better eye on you. Here’s some cash. Since you’re rich guys, we trust you to do the right thing going forward, so we’re not [...]