Feb
04
The LA Fires
As of this writing, the fires that have swept across Los Angeles neighborhoods have entered their second week. While the
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Eric Shonkwiler
Jan
28
Trump's Great Depression
We can now look back on the first week of Trump's presidency having been inundated by his standard
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Jan
20
Inauguration Day
This is a bad day. I don't wish to dismiss that with my glib choice of header image–
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Jan
14
The Hydrologic Cycle Upends & AMOC Collapse Predictions
A few months ago, I started seeing two articles over and over again: we have begun to see the breakdown
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Jan
07
Two Years Above 1.5°C
I have put off and put off writing a climate news catch-up sort of letter because it just keeps pouring
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Dec
17
Class Consciousness and Momentum
We're going to keep this one (kinda) short and oblique, folks! I don't want my door
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Dec
10
Helene and Rumors of Helene Pt. 2
Last week we talked about the more immediate and practical elements of a storm like Helene. This week, we'
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Dec
03
Helene and Rumors of Helene: Pt. 1 of 2
Note: I wrote the following newsletters in the aftermath of Helene and before the election. I know that your mind
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Nov
26
The End of the Two-Party System
This may sound like a vindictive leftist smear to the one remaining liberal who reads this newsletter, but I promise
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Nov
19
Building A Movement: Protest Must Change
I wish I had written this letter a week ago, or earlier than that. One of my first thoughts–and
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