The Fireside

Will You Still ‘March’ Tomorrow?

Many commentators, and several speakers at the D.C. Women’s March (I attended one of those held in New England) vowed to continue the momentum being built by the super-sized crowds into the future and into the next four years. They generalized about how to do this, but…

Democratic Platform 2016: A Conversation with Ben Grant

E Pluribus Unum: A Different Kind of Patriotism

Who is an American? What do Americans believe? Your worldview, and presidential choice, likely depends in part on your answer to those two questions.

DailyKos: Less Than 24 Hours After Dallas, Hillary Delivers One of the Most Important Speeches of the Election

My Take: If this is who Hillary Clinton really is, give us more of it.

The conversation we need

VP Joe Biden is starting the conversation we need in the US — not just on guns, but on healing.

“In these days and weeks ahead, we’ll continue to offer our thoughts and prayers and provide comfort…

Fireside Weekly Digest: July 10 Edition

What a sad week it’s been. With the shootings in Baton Rouge, Minnesota, and Dallas, it’s enough to make you want to turn off the TV, stop listening to the radio, and stop reading the news altogether.

Jill Stein’s American Revolution

An Unsubtle Play for Bernie Supporters

TED Author Misses the Boat on ‘Global Values’

In the face of backlash, it’s clear that globalism must serve people to survive.