Proposing that local social movements can build a low-emissions sustainable society from the bottom up.

I find a few of the concepts in the article misleading. For instance, it is silly to think that we have "colonized" the atmosphere, because that implies we took it away from someone else. What is true is that we have modified it in ways that hurt and endanger us all.

But other concepts are valid, and the overall idea might be have value anyway.

Relief payments that the US gave on account of Covid-19 actually helped the poor generally. We can continue to do this — Covid-19 or no Covid-19.

Progressive Democratic candidate J. D. Scholten was offered support by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, with conditions so odious that he declined the offer.

He thinks he can win anyway.

*[US] Teachers fearing in-person schooling make wills, retire or plan strikes.*

It is a mistake to reopen schools physically while Covid-19 runs rampant. However, holding classes with nonfree software, and feeding students (and/or teachers') personal data to online dis-services is a vicious injustice that will be permanent unless we fight to eliminate it.

I urge students and parents to refuse to run nonfree software and demand that schools never give their names to any company.

*Special prosecutor to investigate alleged beating of man inside Lynn [Massachusetts] police station.*

Hooray! Investigation of thugs' crimes should not be limited to the small fraction that have fatal results.