The war in Iran is nearing three weeks old with no end in sight.

Many residents of Pacific coast states may be supportive of independence from our hostile federal government, but can’t imagine a reasonable path to getting there.

I’ve been writing over the past year about the prospects for greater independence of Pacific states—Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii. Let’s call it Pacifica, for the moment. S…

As the abuses spewing forth from the White House become more widespread, serious, and unavoidable, let’s keep one question in mind: How much abuse from a national tyrant are we willing to end…

Time for some real talk: The United States of America is over. These states have not been united for many years, sharply divided between red and blue, between two political parties with irreconcila…

We are fighting an effort at total domination.

One of the challenges of navigating our present moment is maintaining perspective on the tsunami of law-breaking and norm-breaking actions flooding our public zone. For many of us paying attention,…

Imagine being the richest man on the planet, with more wealth than any other human has ever had before. What would you do with that much wealth?

One of the biggest throughlines of the new administration is to destroy all mechanisms of accountability. The felon-in-chief is famous for avoiding accountability himself. In a just world, he would…

catalytic communications and political praxis

Here are some thoughts about responding the MAGA assault to come this year. Your thoughts? Please post in comments. Respond to specific injustices as they arise. Of course. Remember how people shut…

At a time when we’re getting a far-right authoritarian federal government, cities, states, and regions that oppose that agenda need to find ways to exert our independence. Cascadia (especiall…

It is crucial that we rethink our approach to direct action in a potentially authoritarian, dictatorial context.

Bioregionalism is an update of Peter’s 1983 essay Bioregions.  Why bioregions are important, clear and concise definitions, as well as manifestations of bioregionalism—groups, history, relationships t...

The key to taking effective action if Trump wins is to avoid perpetuating his goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.

I’ve been reading too many post-election analyses that point fingers in all the wrong directions and completely miss the elephant in the room. The problem is not what Harris did or didn’t do in her…