Friends, I need help. I made the mistake of turning on the news this morning, and I was rudely reminded that Donald Trump is still President and Republicans control Congress. There was a signing ceremony for an executive order aimed at eliminating the 1st Amendment religious separation provision, and a vote intended to eliminate healthcare for millions of Americans, and blow a trillion dollar hole in the budget. I'm not sure what country I live in right now, and it depresses me.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich