*As long as the Democrats wage war on Trump, they avoid the more important work of building a New Deal-style majority.*

Of course, not all Democrats want to do that. Many of them are in hock to plutocrats.

Activists in the Cop27 meeting in Egypt report that the event is full of "staff" that blatantly converge on them to listen to their conversations, harass them, or interfere with them.

The word "activism" seems to be their wake-up word. The intimidation of activists is so strong that the meeting is almost useless, except for showing the world how repressive Egypt is.

The World Summit on the Information Society, part II, took place in Tunis, and was heavily repressed. The dictator's men tried to keep us from meeting any Tunisians who were not approved conference attendees.

Meanwhile, this year's meeting has 626 lobbyists for fossil fuel companies, up 25% from last year.

Robbert Reich: *America is still on the brink of Trumpism fueling hate, paranoia and violence.*

ALEC is asking states to pass laws prohibiting any company from boycotting businesses, industries, or activities.

For example, it would be illegal to boycott fossil fuel businesses.

*Oil and gas firms planning "frightening" fossil fuels growth, report finds.*