Racism is a Mental Health Disorder?
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What’s Wrong with White Feminism?
In the aftermath of the 2016 election, a number of writers have pointed to white feminism as an answer to the question of how Trump became president. White feminism, as…
The Quick and Powerful Response by the ACLU
Image via Reddit. Over the weekend President Trump enacted what has come to be known as the Muslim Ban. Immediately protestors took to their nearby airports in act of solidarity…
Actually, T***p is the Rogue One
The USA is now a rogue state, intentionally sowing ill will around the world. Canada must become a sanctuary nation immediately. #cdnpoli — WePivot.net ??? (@WePivot) January 28, 2017 Trudeau…
March on Washington, Live in Vancouver!
It’s an hour until Vancouver’s March on Washington begins. This is what solidarity and dignity look like! Watch for updates all morning at http://twitter.com/wepivot
T***p, the Inauguration and Our Kids’ Mental Health
Now that T***p’s inauguration is 2 weeks away I’d revisited a great piece from 2 months ago that explored how to help our children deal with what America is becoming.…
Another Nail in the Coffin of Carbon Energy
While Statoil hasn’t fully divested from carbon energy, every little/big drift away from more carbon energy gets us closer to the Post-Carbon Energy Infrastructure! As we pivot to a new,…
Fareed Zakaria’s Eulogy for Liberal Democracy In America
Fareed Zakaria takes to the pages of the Washington Post to lament the passing of liberal democracy – and liberty – in his adopted homeland, the United States. Two decades…
The Importance of General Organa
The Importance of General Organa Princess Leia was great, but General Organa is the one I’ll be looking to in dark times Source: The Importance of General Organa (with image,…
Obama and Canada Bans New Coastal Oil and Gas Drilling
Obama is leaving office and he’s clearly worried that the next president will ignore climate change and its effects on humanity. In order to stymie any damage that president Trump…
Read Chapter 2 of Trump’s Dystopic America: Lighting Up Hughes
Follow the continuing saga of life after inauguration. How will BigHands dance with China towards WWIII? Read and share “Lighting Up Hughes” – 21c at http://ow.ly/4PiR307hrIV
Trump’s Reichstag Moment?
It’s not if, but what will be Trump’s Reichstag moment. Some kind of pretense to justify a tyrant’s suspension of civil liberties. Trump has already said he’d jail his political…
Is Russia Already At War with the Americans and the UK?
Various factions within the USA are squabbling over what Russia did/didn’t/may/may not have done to affect the US election. You can track these feelings based on whether the FBI or…
Riding a Bike in the USA is Getting Safer
Riding a bicycle is getting safer in American cities thanks to improvements in infrastructure. Usually the USA is associated with being the land of the car (and it still is…
Self-Care Tips As Trump’s Inauguration Approaches
It’s all about self care. Care for yourself with more sleep, more time walking in nature, less time in elevators and more time on stairs. Eat healthier, simpler foods. Spend…
America’s Coming Civil War
Weeks ago, as I was approaching the 14th anniversary of Politics, Re-Spun, I launched WePivot.net. My goal was to move out of what started as a George.W.Caesar anti-imperial website, that…
You’re Not a White Supremacist, Right?
Sure, you’re not a racist, but you are likely living in a culture steeped in white supremacy. And male supremacy. A culture with rich, systemic norms and institutions that benefit…
Trump, Hypocrisy and Fascism
My Canada…my WORLD…involves people with integrity. The new American president spent months attacking people with racist, xenophobic and sexist venom. But when people satirize him, or criticize him, he cowers…
This Week in “Huh?” Ivanka, Justin, Elon
As we pivot to the new, sustainable world defeating this current wave of fascism and climate change deniers, let’s look back at this week to keep abreast of the contempt…
Stop Giving Trump Chances To Be Civil
He won’t. We already gave him two. His whole campaign: many of us wrote him off as a lark. I imagined only 30-35 million people would vote for such a…