Archive - Plainly, Garbl

📰 Trusted Voices for a Turbulent Time

Fact-based analysis on democracy, justice, economics, peace, climate, culture, and media.

8 hrs ago •

✍️ We’re All Veterans, Still

An updated look at war’s toll—and our duty to prevent it.

Nov 11 •

✍️ How Democrats Can Keep Reaching the Voters They Need

It’s not about changing our values. It’s about understanding what moves voters.

Nov 5 •

✍️ The Golden Dome Gamble: A Missile Shield or a Trigger for War?

When the promise of invincibility collides with reality, secrecy and escalations follow.

Nov 3 •

October 2025

✍️ Who We Think Immigrants Are

Spain, Portugal, and a Map We Forgot

Oct 31 •

🔤 Garbl’s Writing Bookshelf 2025

A lifelong editor’s favorite guides to writing, clarity, and style

Oct 26 •

🏛️ How to Track What Congress Actually Does

Simple tools for seeing votes, patterns, and progress — whether the government’s open or not.

Oct 23 •

🌟 What’s the Answer When They Talk in Riddles?

Sometimes wisdom arrives disguised as wordplay—or as an image that refuses to explain itself.

Oct 21 •

✍️ Leading from Behind — and Cashing In

When loyalty becomes currency, democracy pays the price

Oct 20 •

🌟 The First Freedom: A Playlist About Speech, Press & the People’s Voice

Freedom, amplified: 40 songs that turn rights into rhythm.

Oct 19 •

✍️ Outrage Is a Start. Here’s What Comes Next.

Turning protest into purpose

Oct 17 •

✍️ The Wrecking of the Republic: When Profit Trumps the Constitution

How corporate power and the Supreme Court are rewriting democracy

Oct 16 •

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