It's not unusual to find big political shifts that take place beneath the surface before they're visible above the surface.

We've seen the bankruptcy of many newspapers. We've seen a further erosion of the line between news and entertainment. But I do believe that there is reason to hope that over time we will see the higher-quality journalism rise to the surface.

The conversation on global warming has been stalled because a shrinking group of denialists fly into a rage when it's mentioned.

We are seeing every night on the television news now a nature hike through the Book of Revelation. These climate-related extreme weather events have convinced the vast majority of people that the scientists have been right for a long time. We have to address this.

The science linking the increased frequency and severity of extreme weather to the climate crisis has matured tremendously in the last couple of years.

There are skeptics who do not come to their view because they have a source of income from carbon polluters.

We are monumentally distracted by a pervasive technological culture that appears to have a life of its own, one that insists on our full attention, continually seducing us and pulling us away from the opportunity to experience directly the true meaning of our own lives.