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The earth has a limited abilty to sustain more people, living in increasing affluence, and using increasingly destructive technologies. There are many scientific and government papers reporting that both our national and global populations are over that limit by a factor of two or three -- even if we stop using fossil fuels immediately. more »

It was 1961 when President Kennedy signed the Foreign Assistance Act into law. Think about that for a moment. There were still tailfins on many cars, the moon landing seemed like science fiction, and the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which escalated the Vietnam War, was still a few years away. more »

I have here three clips from a wonderful little film called My Dinner with Andre, wherein the main characters discuss the breakdown of human society. more »

For Progressives who have been following Cindy Sheehan's campaign for election against Nancy Pelosi its a testament to the effect commitment and integrity can have. The sense of optimism and hope is an inspiration for the future. The full campaign email is included here for illustrative purposes.

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Even as we recover from the heavy blow of losing the legislative fight against FISA protections for spying telecoms, last weekend and other occasions have me reflecting about the battle for what Obama (ironically) calls our "progressive future," how it is far from finished, and how blogging can be a powerf more »

All those big oil and gas supporters must be feeling threatened. On Thursday, Al Gore issued a challenge for America to produce 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy and carbon-free sources within the next 10 years, and repeated the challenge again at Netroots Nation over the weekend. more »

Part and parcel in the offshore/ANWR drilling debates are several under-discussed and unchallenged assumptions. Some were addressed in last week’s discussion of the oil crisis. Let me add to them.

Faulty assumption: Oil produced here stays here. more »

British P., Dutch Shell, Exxon, the Kuwaitis? Who? What? Why should I (Mr. American Joe Citizen) give anyone of these foreigners the right to take My Oil.

I'm the American here.

Anwar is National Park (that's my land) --not some T. Boone Pickens ranchero in Texas. more »

Phil Gramm, not withstanding, it is not only our economy that is in the toilet, American Capitalism is also in a funk. And, I contend it is largely due to a failure of leadership at the corporate level, and the policies of the current administration. more »

An editorial in The New York Times, No Friend of the Workers, today http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/18/opinion/18fri2.html?ref=opinion was a scathing indictment of the Labor Department. Now I don’t want to lecture anyone about what they should be paying attention to, but this one was too hard to ignore. The editorial was spot-on in it’s reporting, and that was gratifying in itself. more »