Word of the Day: Change. Whether used as a verb or a noun, it's one of the most powerful and versatile words in our language, capable of stirring a wide range of emotions, from dread ... to hope. You don't want to hear your corporate boss tell you: "We're going to make a change." On the other hand, you can move forward joyously in the implicit promise of Mavis Staples' uplifting anthem "Change": "Say it loud, say it clear/We gotta change around here." Read more...
Democrats have actually decided that the smart thing to do is just kiss-off entire swaths of the country--especially the farm counties and factory towns of rural America. Read more...
I’ve never been a farmer, but I’ve learned quite a bit about being one from the many I’ve known. Start...
Who were the robber barons? The originals, I mean. They were a class of minor lords in feudal Germany who’d...
Sure enough, opportunists have rushed into America's local news void, sowing thousands of poisonous "imposter" news sites that churn out lies and partisan hackery in the guise of legitimate reporting. Read more...
Urgent alert to top Dem party poohbahs: Too many would-be Democratic voters are disillusioned by your tone-deaf, wishy-washy incrementalism! On...
It’s not the people who’ve “gone conservative,” it’s the Democratic establishment. Too many progressive organizations, especially larger Washington-based groups, have been too willing for too long to follow what in essence is the party’s business-as-usual corporate hierarchy. Read more...
Fascism – it’s a term we don’t use lightly. But when the overwhelming power of corporations over Congress and the...
Most intolerable is the steady drip-drip-drip of power it drains from America's democratic ideals and commitment to the Common Good. I can't say that Abbott and DeSantis are the worst that the GOP will try to put in the White House in 2024, but either one is a signpost of an increasingly assertive American fascism. Read more...
For two decades, the GOP’s network of corporate and right-wing operatives has painstakingly fabricated the Supreme Court as its own...
For two decades, the GOP’s network of corporate and right-wing operatives has painstakingly fabricated the Supreme Court as its own...
Today’s six-member GOP majority has surrendered all claim to being an impartial force for justice. Instead, the GOP’s network of corporate and right-wing operatives has fabricated and weaponized the court to increase their power over the rest of us. Read more...
Since organizing isn’t a one-and-done deal, the Chat & Chew crew wanted to re-connect with a few of the incredible...
Everyone’s feeling the strain of inflation, but what’s the real story underneath those jacked-up prices? Spoiler alert: corporate greed! It...
What the GOP bemoans as America's inflation problem, is actually a corporate greed problem. Read more...
The Lorax speaks for the trees in Dr. Seuss books, but who speaks for them in real life? A revolutionary...
The demand that nature have a seat at society's governing table sparks panic in corporate boardrooms. But this concept is centuries old and widely practiced among some of the most experienced environmental stewards in our country: Indigenous Americans. Read more...
Does the state of politics make you want to cry? Wait! There’s another way – and here at the Chat...
As we head towards Thanksgiving, our minds are all on one of our favorite topics: FOOD! What power do people...
Should the future of America's ag economy be controlled by industrializers and monopolizers who view food strictly as a profit center to be manipulated by and for the few? Or, should the future be modeled on the principles of grassroots producers, artisans, chefs, and consumers who understand that food is an essential element of life, community, and culture to be shared for the Common Good? Read more...
Rather than a game of chance dependent on a roll of the dice, today's corporate monopolies are products of carefully plotted and executed power plays. Theirs is a game for the biggest, richest, most avaricious plunderers. Just to be a player now requires investing millions of dollars in campaign donations, lobbying firms, lawyer fees, etc. Why? Because Americans hate--hate, hate, HATE--monopolies. Read more...
For decades, the American child care “system,” if one can call it that, has been in shambles thanks to its...
The outrage over the Texas abortion ban crosses all lines of race, class, and gender, and the Supremes have, so...
American workers are fed up with low wages, terrible working conditions, minimal benefits and so much more in their jobs....
When looking for a sign of the times, sometimes it might literally be on a sign. That was true in Lincoln, NE, on July 9, when the tall billboard in front of a Burger King boldly informed customers: "We all quit. Sorry for the inconvenience." The impetus for the workers' mass public resignation was the "We're not gonna take it anymore" rebellion that is sweeping across workaday America and fueling a rejuvenation of unionization. Read more...