One of my strongest personality traits is my ability to suppress desire for things I cannot have. This has served me well off and on, but especially for the past two months of Covid-19 social distancing. Many of my friends … Continue reading
Category Archives: Resistance
I’m Still With Joe
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Sorry, Tara, but I can’t quite get my head around Joe Biden assaulting you in a public space. Here’s my thinking based on reading several articles by people who’ve tried really hard to get to the bottom of this. One: … Continue reading
Debating Medicare for All in the Era of Covid-19
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Will Covid-19 change the politics of our health care reform debate? Yes? No? Maybe? I’m mildly optimistic. If this scourge cannot change our thinking about our neglected public health system and the limitations of an employment-based health insurance scheme, then … Continue reading
Karma Came for Me
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Remember way back when “loyalty cards” were a new thing. Merchants offered amazingly good deals if only you would share a bunch of personal information with them. Well, I was a resister even then, and my primary grocery chain put … Continue reading
Course Change Ahead?
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Uh Oh! I hope I’m not typical of how we are all doing during our “stay home, stay safe” life. Because I’m fine. The longer this goes on, the less anxious I am to get back to what qualified as … Continue reading
Air Trump Live? Yes. No. Please, not daily.
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Recently, there’s been a bit of a ruckus over live coverage of Trump’s daily press conferences. His current press secretary has not held a single press conference since being appointed to the position a year ago. But when Trump could … Continue reading
