Does Uncle Sam have any money?
"How will we pay for it?" That is their question. This past month, I recommended The Deficit Myth, Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy, by Stephanie Kelton (2020), in my "Great…
Great Reads for Our Times – with a…
Please consider reading The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton! It’s enjoyable and eye-opening. Have you ever wondered exactly why the US federal government supposedly has huge, terrible deficits, so they cannot fund healthcare, education and…
The Personal, the Political, and “US Out!”
The Personal My blogs are almost always purely political, but this one is a little more personal. My Facebook page is also mostly political, but the post that got more likes and comments than any…
Daniel Ortega, good before, but not now? Really??
This article about Daniel Ortega reverses the typical order, it starts with the question of "What can we do?" and ends with a bit of history, Nicaragua’s and mine. As you read, if you find…
Seven Tips: How to Tell when it’s a…
Even when we're being lied to by almost every available source across the media and political spectrum, we can still become better lie detectors. This piece focuses on Latin America, and so a good question is, "Why…
Ten Things for US to Understand about Latin…
Hello everyone! I love my country — the US land and people — but it could be a lot better. And it will be, when we dump our sense of US supremacy! I just returned…
US: End Sanctions, and Learn from the World!
The US is moving away, deliberately or not, from our overrated position of being the strongest imperial super-power — both militarily and economically — that the world has ever known. I say "overrated" because being…
Healthy New Year, and may we do what…
This year, my holiday greeting is Healthy New Year! My biggest wish is for everyone to have great motivation to do what we all can do uniquely — and in solidarity — for a better world, especially…
PROPOSITIONS — Money, Media, and Meaning — and…
This blog is in two sections, first, a look at why state propositions were approved or not, and then a look forward toward solutions we actually can implement starting in 2021. My November blog email…
Why landslide for Democratic PRESIDENT, and majority for…
Why do you think California voted overwhelmingly — by a margin of 30 points — for the Democratic PRESIDENTIAL candidate Joe Biden over Republican Donald Trump, at the same time that California voted more in…