The Right is now lying about Cuba and "record" inflation. Also: The child tax credit rolls out (for some) and defenders of Capitalism just don't get it. www.charlesbursell.com

As automation, AI and robotics handle more of our work, we must turn our attention to saving ourselves and the planet. www.charlesbursell.com

Family support, infrastructure, gun violence, global inequality… there's nothing democracy can't fix. That is, if we can fix democracy. www.charlesbursell.com

The Alabamization of Wisconsin, "Nones" outnumber religious affiliations, and SF Gay Men's Chorus hits the exact right note. Also: Reading Van Gogh. www.charlesbursell.com

The White Supremacist Fascist Republican Party claims to champion "free speech" while spewing propaganda on gun violence, transgender rights, and historical racism. www.charlesbursell.com

Separating the trash from the treasure in our personal and national history. www.charlesbursell.com

The Rolling Stone List of top 100 sitcoms of all time. Also, when opinion polls have nothing to do with opinion. www.charlesbursell.com

Mixed feelings about July Fourth as we approach the dog days of democracy. Also, the origins of "Keep Hope Alive" and more Vatican shenanigans. www.charlesbursell.com

Looking for good news as US life expectancy plunges and Covid rises, the architect of "forever wars" and defender of torture Donald Rumsfeld is dead. www.charlesbursell.com

The right kind of note taking can greatly improve learning and be really fun. Also, more pet peeves: the off-putting "my friend," consensual hugging, and social media fails. www.charlesbursell.com