Joe is leaning Left but his "big and bold" plans fall short of ultimate transformation. Also: Legal weed on the march. www.charlesbursell.com

Origins of "let the cat out of the bag," "caught red-handed," "butter up" (that's a weird one) and more. www.charlesbursell.com

The crib, your house and yard, parents and grandparents, images from old-time television… what are your first memories? www.charlesbursell.com

Satan and Lil Nas X's old soft shoe, atheist inspiration, the joy of sex-positive WAP, and zero tolerance for bigotry. www.charlesbursell.com

Charity will never solve social ills, but Socialism will. Also: Boycotting Coke, UPS, Home Depot, and Delta over Georgia's Jim Crow. www.charlesbursell.com

State Republicans stage election coup, bigot cops revealed (again), and separating money from work. www.charlesbursell.com

Why a rebirth of civics education is vital to saving democracy and a new report on how to do it. www.charlesbursell.com

Peter Donalds (aka Charles Bursell) shares personal reflections in this pilot episode of a potential podcast series, part memoir, part history, and part treatise. www.charlesbursell.com

We can't love away or argue away the guns. We have to go hard Left and politically destroy the Patriarchal White Christian Nationalists who breed the shooters and defend the indefensible. www.charlesbursell.com

Democrats have Lefties wondering: Is this real? Can it last? Also, conflicting moods over new Covid infections and vaccine politics. www.charlesbursell.com