Earth Doctor / Climate Troubadour

Illusions of Freedom

The idea of “freedom” is one of the most deeply cherished American ideals. Yet, it seems to mean very different things to different people. A great many people will go to great lengths defending the Second Amendment, without really understanding exactly what it says. Hence, we have a system that enables virtually anyone access to battlefield weapons, resulting in between 600 and 700 mass shootings in the United States every year since 2020.

Do we really think this is what the Founding Fathers had in mind? An idea of freedom enabling one citizen to routinely terrorize and threaten others?

Eisenhower warned us about the military-industrial complex. Today it has indeed acquired “unwarranted influence” over our national priorities. The US military budget equals the next 7 largest in the world combined. Has it made us safer?  Our infrastructure, meanwhile, is in disrepair, schools decay and millions of Americans worry about losing health care.

National security in the 21st century depends on the basics: Food, water, and energy. Global warming dries up rivers and threatens crops. Today’s tragedy in Syria began with climate disruption. Our military are fully aware of this, calling climate a “threat multiplier”. It’s our politicians that are blocking action, and the corporations they serve.  Getting to know our neighbors is a better strategy than stocking up on guns at home. Likewise, being responsible leaders in a complex world is better than exhausting our treasure on military power, while our children go begging at home.

Which One Do You Feed?
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Do we feed the billionaires, or the nation?
The Deep State
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There's a whole lot going on underground.
To Pass For a Person Here
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Corporations are people; people, not so much.
Mario’s First Amendment
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I.C.E. has deported a prize-winning journalist.
Real People Have Heart
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Let's help the Supremes tell people and corporations apart!
Crimson Courage
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Harvard stands up to Trump's assault on American education.
Freedom Like a Knife
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Is "freedom" just an excuse to terrorize your neighbors?
War Machine
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War is big business, but bad for most of us.
Land of the Free
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Chained to sugar, TV, cell phones, capital gain....
Shoveling Coal on a Runaway Train
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The bridge is out. Better stop this train!
American Farmer
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Immigrants feed America. Mass deportations threaten our food.
There Will Not be a King
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The US Supreme Court paving the way for American kings. Beware!
The NRA Lottery
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Will it be you? Will it be me? It's the NRA lottery.
As Others See Us
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Inspired by Robert Burns' famous poem
Trouble in the Capitol
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How did Americans get so divided?
Got A Feeling
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Privacy is so outdated...
What Do You Mean By Freedom?
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The 1% can rob you with a seven-letter word.
Don’t Come Crying to Me
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Be careful what you vote for.
It’s Time for a Change
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The 1% bring us only poverty and endless war.
America’s Children
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A song for the "March For Our Lives" movement.
Too Many Guns
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The American weapons industry is causing us pain.
Ordinary People
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The good people of Minnesota under assault by ICE agents.
Homo Sapiens 2.0
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A pep talk to step into our higher selves!
Cat Ladies
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Threatening women's rights and dignity is foolish.
Hush Money
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New York's criminal court hits it out of the park.
What Will Happen to our Daughters / 2022
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They've got a plan, just like the Taliban.
Shaking You Down
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Wake up! Our Constitution and dignity are being trampled.
Wall Street and Washington
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They play us like a fiddle tune.
Hurricane Donald
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You can fool some of the people all the time...
Talking ’bout Freedom
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Pay attention! We're going back to being ruled by kings.
It’s Just a Normal Day
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A song about the Jan. 6th assault on the Capitol.
The NRA Blues
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Look who's taking money from the NRA.
National Security Blues
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Those who would trade liberty for safety will get neither.
Positively Drone Street
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Foreign children see our weapons falling from the sky.
What Will Happen to our Daughters?
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The health care issue is simply about men controlling women.
IT WASN’T SO SO SMART
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Ice agents' brutal behavior to Americans is not so smart.
Big Oil Blues
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When you're burning oil, everything goes up in smoke.
Follow The Money
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Follow the money. It's the Golden Rule.
Looking for Somebody Else
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Another senseless murder by I.C.E.