Here is information with some useful links, provided with the hope that we here in California can use our values and energy for positive change now. The “nation-state” of California can serve as a leading model for other states in our country. Healthcare in California The Democratic Party has what’s called a “super-trifecta” in California, […]
Category: Politics – Better World
César Chávez Day & Three Types of Love
March 31 is the anniversary of the birth of César Chávez (1927-1993). Alongside his wife Helen and many others, in the 1960s he organized a successful grape strike and co-founded United Farm Workers. I was delighted to be reminded of this holiday, which is celebrated in California and several other states. Because of our troubling […]
Simplify Simplify Simplify — Connect Connect Connect
Photos: Thoreau’s cabin (reconstructed) and Emerson’s house SIMPLIFY SIMPLIFY SIMPLIFY On page 240 of my raggedy 75-cent copy of Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden; or Life in the Woods is a quote that I found exhilarating early in my 20s. “I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the […]
WHAT? The ERA passed, and needed Biden’s signature, BUT…
Photo from ERA History UPDATE: This blog was sent out on January 15, 2025. Biden needed to direct the US Archivist to certify the ERA while he was still president. Here’s an update per Wikipedia:“On January 17, 2025, President Biden declared that, in his opinion, the Equal Rights Amendment was the law of the land […]
VOTING SURVEY
In order to get a reality check on the political environment in the U.S., I sent a short survey to the members of various circles I participate in. Almost all are in West Coast states, especially CA. The survey is not at all “scientific.” In these lists of results, I have tried to remove words […]
CSA: Yummy New Year’s resolution for you, and the planet!
As a New Year’s resolution, consider giving yourself something that is… Way back in the early 90s, just after the Green Party became a ballot qualified party in California, we ran an article in the local Green Party newsletter encouraging people to belong to a CSA, Community Supported Agriculture. I signed up with Full Belly […]
What can we say now?
Sometimes I think it’s a problem that we as humans can find humor in the most serious of times, and sometimes I think it’s the very thing that keeps us (somewhat) sane. For this very short blog, I gathered a few of my favorite (somewhat) political quotes. The list starts out with two quotes that […]
The Elections – YIKES
Within a day this election will be over. This blog offers you some lists, readings, and videos concerning the election with almost NO COMMENT from me other than to describe them. Please dip into whatever you find interesting. I do have one comment, however, especially in light of (1) through (3) below. Wouldn’t it be […]
GREEN VOTER GUIDE – state propositions and more!
Here are links to the Voter Card and complete Green Voter Guide, a well-respected election guide produced by the Green Party of Alameda County. VOTER CARD (also copied below)Complete GREEN VOTER GUIDE – PDF A NOTE ON FLAWED PROPOSITIONS Propositions (and candidates!) are often so flawed that even people with very similar values have strong […]
Make democracy better NOW — hold their feet to the fire NOW!
Does it really work to vote for a candidate and then “hold their feet to the fire” to make them do what we really want and need? Or is that a fantasy? Too often we describe politicians as “disappointing” when they do not follow through on their campaign promises, despite public pressure to do so. […]