Paul Greenberg

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Fish book writer, iPhone quitter, carbon footprint trimmer https://t.co/FTeCM9Hbo1

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Articles

If a Stockmarket Falls in a Republican Forest, Does it Make a Sound?

3 weeks ago | 4fishgreenberg.medium.com | Paul Greenberg

Member-only story “The Pravda Effect” that keeps insanity in power Paul Greenberg · Follow 2 min read · -- Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash A day after the largest stock market decline since the COVID pandemic, a peruse of headlines on Fox News reveals the depth of the shit we’re in: “Trump sets record straight on Musk’s White House tenure, says DOGE made ‘horrible’ new discovery.” “Masked agitators attack conservative students at school — and police ‘did nothing’” A peek over on the...
A Third Term Has Always Been the Plan

3 weeks ago | 4fishgreenberg.medium.com | Paul Greenberg

Member-only storyAnd 2032, 2036, 2040, 2044, 2048, 2052 . . . Paul Greenberg·Follow3 min read·--Illustration by Barry Blitt for the Novella A Third TermThe convicted felon who currently occupies the White House lies about many things but the topics that he tends to speak truthfully about are his intentions. With his intention of seeking of a Third Term (and beyond) he has been nothing but consistent and we should treat the latest outburst about it on NBC as a plan, not a speculation.
“A Third Term” in Takoma Park, 3/27 6:30pm

1 month ago | 4fishgreenberg.medium.com | Paul Greenberg

Come on down. https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/third-term/
Trump’s Attack on Zelensky Was an Attack on the United States

1 month ago | 4fishgreenberg.medium.com | Paul Greenberg

Member-only storyDavid Gold: The Current Occupant of the White House Shows Us Again Why His Presidency Violates the ConstitutionPaul Greenberg·Follow5 min read·--Photo by Nikita Karimov on UnsplashAs the 100,000 readers of this page know, I occasionally post or re-post the work of outside contributors. Today’s post comes from David Gold, the executive director of the nonprofit Democratism. Those interested in reading more of Gold’s work can subscribe to his newsletter here.
Not OK, Boomer

1 month ago | 4fishgreenberg.medium.com | Paul Greenberg

Member-only storyRolling over and playing dead is not an optionPaul Greenberg·Follow3 min read·--Photo by Ewa Gillen on UnsplashHave you noticed certain polluted words coming from people of a certain age?
A Canadian Anschluss?

2 months ago | 4fishgreenberg.medium.com | Paul Greenberg

Member-only storyWe’ve had our American Reichstag Fire moment. Is a continental anschluss next? Paul Greenberg·Follow3 min read·--A Canadiens vs. NJ Devils hockey game in Montreal, February 8, 2025 (photo ©Paul Greenberg)The Canadian and American hockey teams took to the ice and removed their helmets. The atmosphere was as tense as an atmosphere can get in a place as non-confrontational as Canada.
That Beach in Gaza

2 months ago | 4fishgreenberg.medium.com | Paul Greenberg

Member-only storyLong before Trump declared it South Beach East, I swam therePaul Greenberg·Follow4 min read·--Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on UnsplashThe Frenchman was, at last, smiling. He was just ahead of me in the security line to enter the headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Gaza. It was the winter of 1994. The Oslo Accords had recently been signed. Tentative peace had broken out.
Holy Menopause

2 months ago | 4fishgreenberg.medium.com | Paul Greenberg

Member-only storyOr, how I grew my (our) superpowersPaul Greenberg·Follow5 min read·--Illustration © Gatekeeper PressAs the 100,000-odd readers of this page know, I occasionally invite writers from various backgrounds to contribute essays and excerpts drawn of their published work. This week’s essay comes from Bunny Gonopolskaya, author of the new graphic novel Holy Menopause. Did I say that out loud, or just to myself? Is my resume really shorter than his?
How Colombia Won the Fight with Trump

2 months ago | 4fishgreenberg.medium.com | Paul Greenberg

Democratism’s David Gold writes how a cowed and lazy media reported that the opposite happenedPaul Greenberg·Follow5 min read·--Photo by Flavia Carpio on UnsplashAs the 100,000-odd readers of this Medium feed know, I occasional bring in work from other writers and thinkers. This week I’m reposting a terrific essay by David Gold of the nonprofit Democratism which explains how and why Colombia won its recent tangle with Trump and faulty way in which it was reported in the mainstream media.
Thug-o-cracy

Jan 24, 2025 | 4fishgreenberg.medium.com | Paul Greenberg

Amidst the distraction, the real dangerPaul Greenberg·Follow3 min read·--Photo by Dan Burton on UnsplashYou can say a lot of things about the commutation of sentences of the January 6th rioters.