We need to slow our thinking down on the so-called Trump/Russia scandal. Fight for a comprehensive investigation, but not to the neglect of other, more pressing issues.
The Russia Thing
Naomi Klein on How to Deal with the Trump Shock
NAOMI KLEIN IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT VOICES OF THIS GENERATION
If you have not yet read Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine, do so immediately. It should be on everyone's required reading list.
On Liberty, Militarism and Independence
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS FOUGHT AGAINST MILITARISM
Let's not celebrate their accomplishment by lauding that which they held suspect.
On Walls and the Disappearance of Left Wing Discourse
...the goal must be to institute a leftist globalism, not a globalized left, which is a much different thing.
The Mad Sociologist Blog 