What You May Have Missed
A roundup of the past seven days, plus recommended newsletters from across Substack
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Blueprint for a Progressive Revolution: Lessons From the Far Right
Recently, I mentioned that I’d be sharing more specifics on how to reform the Democratic Party and seize control of our country back from the racist, misogynist MAGAs. This is the first article along those lines.
Will This Christmas Hold the Promise of "Light" After "Dark"?
Today is Christmas Eve, a connection to some of the most ancient of all known northern European shamanic traditions. Like people living in the north for millennia, we continue to embrace them with regional, national, and religious tweaks.
Is Social Media This Generation's Heroin?
A fascinating article in The New York Times this week by Kurt Gray, professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, gives us the beginnings of an understanding of how and why social media is so destructive to society.
Saturday Report 12/28/24 - Americans are sick of the Grinches stealing healthcare...
— This is what happens when five corrupt Republicans on the Supreme Court put our government up for sale to the highest bidder. Greetings from Australia; Louise and I are visiting a dear old friend who’s one of the top neuroscientists in the world and, driving for a few hours from the airport to their home on the P…
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Recommended Reading
Thom Hartmann also writes four additional separate Substack newsletters. Each has both a free and paid subscription option. Below are links to one free newsletter from each Substack from the past week, plus another Substack newsletter of note that I read and recommend:
Recently, on MSNBC, I saw the lineup of voters who betrayed the Democrats, and not only was I disgusted, but I also thought that karma would be returning—shame on all of those men and the 53% of white women. More women will die, and who knows how many of those voters will be affected.