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There are two kinds of environmentalism out there. The older kind is a 20th century environmentalism that believes the automobile society is perfectly fine – the problem is when it encroaches on open space. This kind of environmentalist looks at you quizzically when you talk about carbon emissions or sustainable transportation, but gets very worked [...]
Is it possible for someone to claim to be a “liberal” and yet fight bitterly against liberal policies? In the normal would that would be considered “hypocrisy” and, since we ought to judge people by their actions and not by their self-serving descriptions, we would rightly refuse to acknowledge anyone as a “liberal” if they [...]
Today I’m going to be in Sacramento for the California Labor Federation’s Economic Recovery Summit. The agenda includes discussions about creating jobs that can provide lasting economic recovery, ensuring a broadly shared prosperity that won’t be dependent on a massive wave of debt as were the last three economic booms. It also includes a discussion [...]
This blog has paid a lot of attention to the debate over high speed rail on the Peninsula here in 2009. So much so that I’m sure folks sometimes wonder whether this is actually the Peninsula HSR blog or whether Clem’s is. (In case anyone was wondering – Clem’s blog is still the best place [...]
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