Had it with 2020? Haven’t we all. A last look at the crazy, a nod to those we’ve lost, and Uncle Chuck’s must-hear annual New Year’s Eve advice. www.charlesbursell.com
Check your bank account for $600, Gallup’s “most admired,” 2020's Lie of the Year, prospects for a 2021 Impeachment, forcing M4A, and back to square one on Covid.www.charlesbursell.com
The train wrecks of 2020 would have been largely avoided if only a few Republican senators had agreed to convict The Orange Menace when they had the chance. www.charlesbursell.com
Material insecurity is the central requirement of Capitalism and, as such, the central conflict in our stories. We need post-capitalist narratives. www.charlesbursell.com
Pew Research asked Americans what gave their life meaning, and only 5% said trying to make the world a better place. Seriously? Also: Christmas Eve is way better than Christmas Day. Fight me. www.charlesbursell.com
Plotting with loyalists, threats of martial law, encouraging foreign attacks, ignoring Covid, repugnant pardons, madness, defiance, and no place to go. Invoke the 25th! www.charlesbursell.com
Public health messaging crushed by the colossal power of American advertising. And it’s not just a bill – Congress shatters a record. www.charlesbursell.com
“This idea that somehow we’re superior to our ancient ancestors? The mythology of money, of profit, the mythology of our humancentric story of this world. We’re the ones clinging to myth.” – Charles Bursell www.charlesbursell.com
Haaland pick is Biden's best, Bootlicker Bill’s obituary, and Spanish Anarchists showed it CAN be done. www.charlesbursell.com
Racial justice protests continue as white folks turn the page. Also: Making Facebook a public utility, AOC on Pelosi and Biden. www.charlesbursell.com
Giannis signs for millions, MacKenzie Scott donates billions, Congress spends trillions, and Steve Schmidt is… a Democrat? Just another day in Capitalist America. www.charlesbursell.com
From cringy Holiday songs to dangerous right-wing politics, let’s not accept bad art and dumb opinion over informed, considered discernment. www.charlesbursell.com
Joe Biden and his Centrist supporters can kiss my Lefty ass. As long as they hold power, we are at the mercy of climate deniers, billionaires, white supremacists, and the pandemic. www.charlesbursell.com
Are you more of a “It’s a Wonderful Life” person or a “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” person? Also: Bernie and Greta are still fighting for us, and it takes two for TIME’s 2020 Person of the Year. www.charlesbursell.com
Talk of violence, sedition, and the overturning of democratic elections by Deplorables at every level have us in brand new territory. www.charlesbursell.com
White House tennis pavilion celebrated at the height of a pandemic, armed testosterone cases considered public safety, and money decides which human lives are “essential.” Would any sane society devise this system? www.charlesbursell.com
All Joe needs is a little Anarchy in his game. Also: taking over red states one U-Haul at a time, and invading Da Yoopers! www.charlesbursell.com
How history will judge us as Covid deaths approach historic wartime comparisons. Plus: 2020's notable quotes and yes, Progressives have the numbers to rule. www.charlesbursell.com
While Joe caves and Covid rages, some good news: Congress, DOJ stand up to The Orange Menace and Monoliths keep coming. Also, advice to Dems: go big now then run on it in ’22. www.charlesbursell.com
Disquieting sense memories, counting death, an 800-year night-sky event, and resisting for 48 more days. www.charlesbursell.com
Mysterious monoliths, a test for political fitness, and: this existential global emergency is not a particularly good time for psychopaths to hold the reins of power. www.charlesbursell.com
Slow slog to inauguration as Joe’s polls rise, SCOTUS stinks on religion/census, and a Rosa Parks anniversary. Who would you be? www.charlesbursell.com
The word of the year, nobody wants my politics, and big choices for 7 year-olds. www.charlesbursell.com
A Pulp Fiction reunion, inseminating space, testing UBI, unionizing Amazon, and the untold origin of “Black Friday” www.charlesbursell.com