The White Supremacist Fascist Republican Party claims to champion “free speech” while spewing propaganda on gun violence, transgender rights, and historical racism. www.charlesbursell.com
Separating the trash from the treasure in our personal and national history. www.charlesbursell.com
The Rolling Stone List of top 100 sitcoms of all time. Also, when opinion polls have nothing to do with opinion. www.charlesbursell.com
Mixed feelings about July Fourth as we approach the dog days of democracy. Also, the origins of “Keep Hope Alive” and more Vatican shenanigans. www.charlesbursell.com
Looking for good news as US life expectancy plunges and Covid rises, the architect of “forever wars” and defender of torture Donald Rumsfeld is dead. www.charlesbursell.com
The right kind of note taking can greatly improve learning and be really fun. Also, more pet peeves: the off-putting “my friend,” consensual hugging, and social media fails. www.charlesbursell.com
Beating down American Fascist lies about crime, race, history, and government. www.charlesbursell.com
Feel good Pride stories, a “meh” Chauvin sentence, a doomsday climate report, financial help for parents, and two very iffy infrastructure bills. It’s been a wild up and down news cycle. www.charlesbursell.com
US Lefties should follow the Swedish example, California landlords get bailed out, a useful systemic racism analogy, and the first openly gay active NFL player IS a big deal. www.charlesbursell.com
Institute for Policy Studies report: How America’s 50 largest inherited-wealth dynasties accelerate inequality. www.charlesbursell.com
Abolishing the 13th Amendment’s slavery clause. Hetero white males for Pride, BLM and Feminism. And, it’s not a straight line, but Progress always wins. www.charlesbursell.com
If Earth would be better off without us, why are we even here? Whitesplaining Juneteenth. And, help me have a feud with Bill Maher. www.charlesbursell.com
The US will establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Great, now how about establishing truth and reconciliation, paying reparations, and dismantling institutional white supremacy. www.charlesbursell.com
As late shows welcome back live audiences we lament the loss of the Covid format that provided a more intimate experience for the home viewer. www.charlesbursell.com
The headlines seem a little smaller on these breezy summer days. Who would blame us for relaxing a bit? Climate, Covid, racism, and direct attacks on democracy notwithstanding. www.charlesbursell.com
“Shower beer” should NOT be a thing! Also, there’s too much bad theatre, bad music, and bad TV commercials, except 877 Cash Now! I love that one. www.charlesbursell.com
Billionaires’ tax rates are a fraction of yours. New/old news on the continuing insurrection. We need three commissions: Jan 6, Covid, and Black Lives. www.charlesbursell.com
Can local Lefties alone defeat American Fascism? It would be nice to get a little help from the Dems. www.charlesbursell.com
Dems, stop negotiating with an illegitimate party, force Manchin’s hand and pass your bills. www.charlesbursell.com
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Directions: (1) defeat corporate fascism, (2) establish democracy, (3) save the planet. Ready, go. www.charlesbursell.com
Television is still a vast wasteland and we seem to love it. Also, no social safety net, no problem – Nomadland lets America off the hook. www.charlesbursell.com
Women workers aren’t rushing back to be exploited in the “post” Covid labor market. www.charlesbursell.com
“White?” “European-American?” Whatever we call ourselves (please LOSE “Caucasian”), we’ve got to stop f#&%ing up! Also: more space for non-commercial relationships. www.charlesbursell.com
The Orange Menace and Pillow Guy have “websites” of their very own! Right-wing confusion about free speech and social media. www.charlesbursell.com