The Big Lie is one way to hold power. But pushing the Big Lie is also a way to destroy a Democracy. Families are fighting right now between Russia and Ukraine because many on the Russian side only see state-owned media and think that the Russian “special operation” isn’t targeting civilians. Even family members can’t break through the fog.

Sound familiar? It should. And Texas is leading the nation more in this direction every day. Especially with these new voting laws. Listen to what’s going on in Texas, and watch what happens in the other red states. What’s happening? Corruption. Pure and simple.

A CEO who convinces 98% of his employees — people whose salaries he pays and who he hires to do a job — to get behind his policies is a resounding success. In Congress, the overwhelming majority of the Democrats are behind the Build Back Better act, which is our best current hope for climate recovery. That’s a huge success by most standards. So why can’t the bill pass? Let’s see…