Charles Bursell Presents

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

Beating down American Fascist lies about crime, race, history, and government. www.charlesbursell.com

Feel good Pride stories, a "meh" Chauvin sentence, a doomsday climate report, financial help for parents, and two very iffy infrastructure bills. It's been a wild up and down news cycle. www.charlesbursell.com

US Lefties should follow the Swedish example, California landlords get bailed out, a useful systemic racism analogy, and the first openly gay active NFL player IS a big deal. www.charlesbursell.com

Institute for Policy Studies report: How America's 50 largest inherited-wealth dynasties accelerate inequality. www.charlesbursell.com

Abolishing the 13th Amendment's slavery clause. Hetero white males for Pride, BLM and Feminism. And, it's not a straight line, but Progress always wins. www.charlesbursell.com

If Earth would be better off without us, why are we even here? Whitesplaining Juneteenth. And, help me have a feud with Bill Maher. www.charlesbursell.com

The US will establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Great, now how about establishing truth and reconciliation, paying reparations, and dismantling institutional white supremacy. www.charlesbursell.com

As late shows welcome back live audiences we lament the loss of the Covid format that provided a more intimate experience for the home viewer. www.charlesbursell.com

The headlines seem a little smaller on these breezy summer days. Who would blame us for relaxing a bit? Climate, Covid, racism, and direct attacks on democracy notwithstanding. www.charlesbursell.com

"Shower beer" should NOT be a thing! Also, there's too much bad theatre, bad music, and bad TV commercials, except 877 Cash Now! I love that one. www.charlesbursell.com

Billionaires' tax rates are a fraction of yours. New/old news on the continuing insurrection. We need three commissions: Jan 6, Covid, and Black Lives. www.charlesbursell.com

Can local Lefties alone defeat American Fascism? It would be nice to get a little help from the Dems.  www.charlesbursell.com

Dems, stop negotiating with an illegitimate party, force Manchin's hand and pass your bills. www.charlesbursell.com

Directions: (1) defeat corporate fascism, (2) establish democracy, (3) save the planet. Ready, go.   www.charlesbursell.com

Television is still a vast wasteland and we seem to love it. Also, no social safety net, no problem – Nomadland lets America off the hook. www.charlesbursell.com

Women workers aren't rushing back to be exploited in the "post" Covid labor market. www.charlesbursell.com