Key Points Research suggests that the RAND Corporation’s 2025 study estimates $79 trillion in income has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1% since 1975, based on a comparison to a counterfactual scenario of more equitable growth. The evidence leans toward this figure being credible, as it is supported by the study’s … Read more
Navigating Accelerating Change One drop of oil can suffocate an entire pond. Accelerating change can suffocate democratic communication. At the same time, we’re gaining unprecedented adaptability, new forms of collective intelligence, and expanded possibilities for cooperation. We can choose values-based navigation to steer through constant disruption and build new forms of human flourishing. Since the … Read more
On Lewis Thomas, human superpowers, and communication On Lewis Thomas, human superpowers, and communication. AI feels like the next great leap in human communication – from language to writing to printing to the internet. But as small towns get poisoned by data centers and wealth concentrates upward, we’re racing through changes faster than we can … Read more
happy birthday, sister Celebrating my sister’s birthday and her remarkable journey from adversity to empowerment. Read her inspiring story of resilience, recovery, and self-discovery. Read the full post here
On Citizenship, Complicity, and the Erosion of Voting Rights Burden of democracy: citizenship, voting rights, and political responsibility in America’s democracy crisis. Read the full post here
We are being played, and we are losing the game. We are being played, and we are losing the game.. The propaganda machine has hijacked our brains. It keeps us fighting each other while the powerful rig the system against us. We need to see what’s happening—and take our minds back. Propaganda is dividing us … Read more
Reclaiming Democracy from Manufactured Confusion The forces dividing us are powerful, but history proves they’re not invincible. Part 5 of our series provides the modern playbook for what actually works: building independent power that can’t be captured or controlled. Parts 1-4 showed the problem and historical solutions. Part 5 is your roadmap: concrete steps for … Read more
Reclaiming Democracy from Manufactured Confusion Learn proven strategies from American history for challenging captured institutions and corporate control. Discover how the Populist Movement of the 1890s, Labor Movement, and Civil Rights Movement successfully built independent power through economic disruption, parallel institution building, and cross-coalition organizing. Essential playbook for modern democracy reform, political organizing, and grassroots … Read more
Oversight Needs a Civil Rights Attorney at the Helm Rep. Jasmine Crockett has the legal strength and clarity to lead Oversight. House Democrats vote June 24. Send an email. Rep. Jasmine Crockett brings legal experience and clarity to Congress. Urge House Democrats to support her for Oversight ranking member June 24. Read the full post … Read more
The pattern is clear, and it’s escalating dangerously. Trump has a documented three-step playbook when facing bad news: This week, he faced a perfect storm of catastrophic news: read Substack summary here full analysis / article (long) here
