The president of Catalonia [Catalunya] vows to hold a referendum on independence in 2017. Catalan President Carles Puigdemont promised a “legal and binding” vote in his televised New Year’s speech. A consultative ballot in 2014, which recorded a large majority … Read More
Natalie Blake, co-chair of the LA CNP chapter, gives a great interview here for the Bradcast podcast. Check it out and give them a visit if you like what you hear! Natalie’s segment starts at 14 minutes in. On today’s … Read More
I’ve been sitting on the blog post below for a few days now. I held off on publishing it because I was aware that my views were evolving more rapidly than I was comfortable with, and I don’t like to … Read More
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election night win, progressives across the country have struggled to understand how they fit into a large swath of the country that expressly rejects liberal values. Californians seem particularly at odds with red state … Read More
Dear Calexiters, I have to say that I’m overjoyed that secession is being stolen from the right (in all due respect to Vermont), but I’m disappointed California is ignoring some of its natural allies to the North and near East. Demographic and migratory shifts … Read More
How the U.S. could set a state free, without a constitutional amendment Could the United States let a state become an independent country, if the political will existed to do so? Or would such an effort founder on the United … Read More
The LA times discusses some of the arguments around independence before concluding that we should give up our goal of having a sane government that actually represents us so we can “Save America.” Never mind that we are far too … Read More
There are a lot of red state voters who wouldn’t mind cutting California loose. People hate California because it’s big, it wields a massive share of electoral votes (55), and the loudest voices in the Golden State are pro-gay, pro-choice, … Read More
Dear US, I can’t believe it has been 166 years. Time goes by so fast…like a flash of gold in a mining pan. There was so much promise in the beginning. I knew you had a checkered past and I … Read More
Imagine an America without Hollywood. Without Apple or Gap, the Beach Boys or the L.A. Lakers, Mickey Mouse or Snoop Dogg, the Golden Gate Bridge or the Malibu surf. Without its pinot noir or its avocados or its sun-kissed heartlands of … Read More