Ep. 7.27.19: Daring to Dream Big...Or Not! And Goodbye to John Paul Stevens

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This Week’s Discussion:

The anniversary of Apollo 11, the death of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, and lesser news items show us what we've lost over the last several decades, and how little we ask of ourselves. 

The moon landing shows us what we could be if we shared a national purpose...or at least a belief in science. Justice Stevens shows us what Republicans could be, if they had any empathy, compassion, intelligence, or decency. He also showed us what we should expect of the guardians of our constitution and rules of law, and how far we have come from that ideal. 

Robert Mueller's testimony and its aftermath show us just how fragile democracy is when you have a criminal as President, and how great is the threat to US democracy right now. California's deal with auto companies on fuel standards shows what is possible when government wants to govern. Puerto Rico shows us what can be accomplished by an energized citizenry; Boris Johnson shows us what's possible when the opposite is the case, how Donald Trump is not a unique threat, and just how fragile it all is. The budget deal shows us how small we've been trained to think, while Trump's new Press Secretary shows us...well, whatever she shows us, it's certain not to be true.

  

 

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