Impeachment Failed. So Was It Worth It?
The impeachment process put a stake in the ground. It has put House members, Senators, and many others on record on this President. It has provided information, testimony, and argument that frame the issues and what is at stake here. That has been worth doing, even if the outcome falls short of removal from office.
How Democrats Can Best Exploit The Senate’s Failure To Convict Trump
Republicans are stuck with a tortured explanation of impeachment, while Democrats have a simple message: trials need witnesses.
This Year’s Clinton Emails Slur – Joe Biden’s Son
In the impeachment games, Trump got off and Biden got smeared. Get ready for Emails 2.0.
The Impeachment Show As Comedy. Very Dark Comedy.
Is it sacrilege to examine impeachment as a theme for a stage show? Perhaps, but if they can make a musical out of Les Miserables, think of what could be done with Trump, Guiliani, and the Three Amigos; with Volodymyr Zelensky as Jean Valjean?
Rules, Rules, Rules: Senate On Trial (Not Just Trump)
Winning their general elections could be severely jeopardized if the public perceives the trial as phony or not taken seriously by the Republicans.
Cue the Script for Republicans Acting Badly
So far the Republicans are eagerly playing their assigned bad-guy roles. Pelosi probably knows that McConnell is more than ready to suit up as a villain.
Republicans’ Rigged Senate Trial? It Might Be Democrats’ Best Option
A lengthy trial, without a damning quote from Trump, will allow him to play the victim, at which he is a master of portraying himself. The sympathy vote could turn out critical independent voters.
Impeaching Trump: Is That All There Is?
Is it wise to put the whole case in this one Ukraine basket? This scandal seems to have moved that meter only marginally. Trump's earlier potential crimes and misdemeanors, if less serious, may be easier to understand.
The Impeachment Of Donald J Trump: Our Story So Far
Trump’s claimed role as a fighter of corruption has focused solely on just the one company, Burisma, which employed Hunter Biden. Neither Trump nor Giuliani ever pursued investigating any other corrupt company in Ukraine.
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Why is Seattle so Good at Iconic Moments of Radicalism?
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The Arts Online: Ten Great YouTubes that wouldn’t have been made without Lockdown
Deprived of their usual performance venues, artists have turned to the internet to make and disseminate their art. The art is evolving quickly
Capitol Hill’s Occupied Zone and how it Happened
Overall, observers and participants will need to continue thinking about how claiming a portion of public space for an underserved and discriminated community can initiate effective social and political change, and not perpetuate the status quo or ignite a right-wing backlash that pursues further repressive policies.
Reading: The Plague During Plague
This spring I decided to take a zoomed book class offered by Alliance Française Seattle. The assigned book was “La Peste” by Albert Camus.
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Paint The Town: Takiyah Ward and the Autonomous Zone’s Defining Mural
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