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‘Soft secession’ & an independence agenda
We live under a cruel, abusive, and lawless federal government. Decent people can all see that—it’s become hard to deny. For those cities and states under attack, the question is how we respond. Some cities and state governments are showing ways to respond. Masses of regular people are showing other ways. More is needed. With… Read more
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250 years of independence
This year we celebrate 250 years since America’s founders declared independence from a distant, abusive empire to the east. West Coast states are in a similar position today. Let’s use the occasion of our semiquincentennial to consider all our options. I’ve been writing about how we seem to be an irreparably divided nation. With increasing… Read more
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Imagine Pacifica
I’ve been writing over the past year about the prospects for greater independence of Pacific states—Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii. Let’s call it Pacifica, for the moment. See previous pieces here, here, and here. I believe such discussions need to take place as the so-called United States has become irreparably divided between red and blue,… Read more
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Pacific states, we have a problem
As the abuses spewing forth from the White House become more widespread, serious, and unavoidable, let’s keep one question in mind: How much abuse from a national tyrant are we willing to endure before we walk away from this dysfunctional relationship? Read more
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Divided States, Fractured America
Time for some real talk: The United States of America is over. These states have not been united for many years, sharply divided between red and blue, between two political parties with irreconcilable differences. The Republican Party, already far to the right, has lately experienced a hostile takeover by MAGA forces with deep allegiance to… Read more
political praxis & catalytic communications
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