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God Doesn't Live Here Anymore
The God I know says Do No Harm in thought, speech, or actions. Simple words.
Gael MacLean
4 min read


Beyond the Dream: The Unfinished Revolution
The Poor People's campaign wasn't a GoFundMe, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott wasn't a Twitter hashtag.
Gael MacLean
2 min read


The Skinny on Binging
Feeling guilty about the third bowl of ice cream? Turn your guilt into a calorie-burning emotion.
Gael MacLean
3 min read


AMERICA UNDONE: A Witness Account
Helicopter spotlights sweep the streets at night. Looking for gatherings, looking for resistance, looking for people like me.
Gael MacLean
3 min read


The Deep State of Forgetting
Something’s happening to the facility. Reality is getting thin here, like tissue paper held up to harsh fluorescent truth.
Gael MacLean
4 min read


How American Corporations Killed the Golden Goose
In 1886, J.C. Bancroft Davis, doing what we would now call data entry, wrote that corporations were "persons" under the 14th Amendment.
Gael MacLean
8 min read


The Truth About Wolves
They didn’t come for my sheep. They came for her. The white wolf. I felt her spirit leave. She went home. With her wolves. Her family.
Gael MacLean
3 min read


The Sleepless Sentinel
But they weren't listening. As the cuffs went on, I saw the neighbors gathered around.
Gael MacLean
5 min read


The Price of Perfection
What is it about our culture that makes us feel so inadequate? As women.
Gael MacLean
3 min read


Canine Mastery of the Playtitudes
In the annals of evolutionary success, one species stands as a paragon of unwavering commitment to the Playtitudes — the domestic dog.
Gael MacLean
2 min read


The Blue Washing of America
The “liberal” networks, entranced by their own ratings, became unwitting amplifiers of the very chaos they claimed to deplore.
Gael MacLean
6 min read


Universal Principles for Ethical Living
They’re simple because hunger is simple, and profound because feeding another being is profound.
Gael MacLean
4 min read


Guardians of Earth and Truth
Each deportation cuts a channel through our community, like water carving through unprotected soil.
Gael MacLean
4 min read


American Inventory: A Field Guide to Resilience
We’ve survived worse than this. We’ve faced bigger threats than this. Every time, enough people stood up and did the necessary things.
Gael MacLean
3 min read


Critical Focus — Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’
At the heart of Metropolis is a deeply human story, one foreshadowing the times we live in.
Gael MacLean
6 min read


Climate Change Reality Check on a Sheep Farm in Idaho
Started about a mile from here as the crow flies and I was fortunate there was a ridge and a river between me and it. Ready, set, go.
Gael MacLean
6 min read


A Serf's Guide to Embracing Your Financial Overlords
The plutocracy offers to buy everyone a round, but only if they sign over their homes as collateral.
Gael MacLean
1 min read


UMSDERWPFLEPI Crowns Climate Chaos Queen
Local meteorologists have gone into hiding, with several spotted fleeing towards the Canadian border disguised as tumbleweeds.
Gael MacLean
3 min read


Sally Rides Again
As soon as I turned the key, Sally roared to life with a growl. Before I could react, she lurched forward—knocking me clean off.
Gael MacLean
1 min read


The Tipping Point: Democracy, Dystopia, and the Decisive Ballot
The next general election will define our future. It's not an exaggeration to say that the future of our democracy hangs in the balance.
Gael MacLean
8 min read


A Young Man in Curlers at Home on West 20th Street
Arbus’s quest to capture what she called “evil” was perhaps misunderstood by many. Even by herself at times.
Gael MacLean
5 min read


The Spinning of America: The Right-Wing Media Takeover
The story of right-wing media consolidation is not just a story about business or politics. It’s a story about us.
Gael MacLean
5 min read


Operation Lawn & Order: Idaho’s Turf War on Democracy
The new law mandates that every Idaho household must display a 6-foot campaign sign on their property, visible from outer space.
Gael MacLean
4 min read


Gnosticism and the Dawn of AGI Consciousness
AGI represents the pinnacle of human creativity and our deepest quest for knowledge.
Gael MacLean
18 min read
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