Monthly Archives: January 2017

For Your Resistance Toolkit: The Ultimate Cheatsheet for Critical Thinking

by Christopher Fisher • January 26, 2017

Courtesy of the Global Digital Citizen Foundation.

Make No Mistake – The Weather Report is Journalism by Mr. Fish

by Christopher Fisher • January 25, 2017

Governor Jerry Brown’s State of the State Address – Jan. 24, 2017

by Christopher Fisher • January 24, 2017

Governor Brown’s comments begin around the 20:00 mark. Remarks as prepared. Thank you. Thank you for all that energy and enthusiasm. It is just what we need for the battle ahead. So keep it up and don’t ever falter. This is California, the sixth most powerful economy in the world. One out of every…

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Progressive, Trump, Uncategorized

How progressives can still make change in the age of Trump

by Christopher Fisher • January 24, 2017

by Sandra Waddock Things are not looking good for American progressives. President-elect Donald Trump is poised to put in place many regressive policies in his quest to “make America great again” that are fundamentally at odds with what are generally considered progressive values such as transparency, inclusiveness, equity, fairness and dignity for all. Examples…

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Taxes, Trump

Trump Tax Plan Gives Big Tax Cuts to the Wealthiest of Us

by Christopher Fisher • January 22, 2017

Activism, Trump

Pussy Grabs Back! Huge Women’s Marches Across the U.S. Steal Trump’s Spotlight on Day One

by Christopher Fisher • January 22, 2017

Get Ready for Much More Excitement from a Thin-Skinned Administration in Possession of Alternative Facts An enormous Women’s March on Washington, D.C. Saturday, January 21, 2017 – President Donald J. Trump’s first full day in office – managed to steal the spotlight from the reality television star, now the executive of the wealthiest, most powerful…

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