A Critical Look at the State of the Union
Most Daily Kos readers were probably happy with Pres. Obama's address speaking on climate change, raising the minimum wage, providing more preschool opportunities, etc. To better understand where we...
View ArticleBig Government / Small Government Messaging
The attacks on "big government" have created an atmosphere, a meme, has activated certain frames... It's too widespread with too little effective push-back.Here are a couple of quotes from Pres....
View ArticleWhat's Wrong with Small Government & Libertarianism?
My last article on government size messaging lead to exchanges in the comments. I had not expected such advocates of small government / libertarianism at Daily Kos. Perhaps, I'm just too new...
View ArticleWhat's wrong with free market economy
1) Business Needs To Be RegulatedThere are dishonest businesses and businesspeople. Theoretically, these could be dealt with by the Chamber Of Commerce, an industry-specific business group, or some...
View ArticleWhy Don't Democrats Use Progressive Framing & Messaging?
I understand that many progressive activists are "Enlightenment people" - they believe that all you need is a rational argument to win others to your point of view. I'd even be willing to grant you...
View ArticleCitizens United: The Sequel?
In a previous article on the implications of the Citizens United ruling, I made an error which was pointed out in comments. However, the article did ask what would be the next Supreme Court rulings...
View ArticleRich Nation Businesses Grab Poor Nations' Land & Water
A growing human population, climate change and pollution are contributing to growing threats to the basics of life - including water - in areas around the world. In an especially disturbing use of...
View ArticleWhat Corporations Think of You
[The following both says something and suggests how we might convey feelings, images and interpretations of everyday life.]Back before companies had automated phone systems, they either had to hire...
View ArticleForbes: "Why (Some) Psychopaths Make Great CEOs"
My last post discussed how corporations treat their employees like business "resources". That led to mentions in the comments of whether some businesspeople were psychopaths. Which in turn led me to...
View Article10% of Congressional Dems Promise to Back 3-to-1 Public Majority
An email yesterday from a progressive group said that after large numbers of individual progressives and the joint efforts of various progressive organizations took up the issue of cuts to those...
View ArticleRating Politicians: Checking What They Really Do
Most Americans have felt disappointment with what their elected officials have done, even if the person voted for the official. Many politicians say one thing and do another. Even on issues such as...
View ArticleStocks Record High; Working People Same Old S...
Yesterday, the Dow Jones stock index hit a new record high.And the unemployment rate hit a new low, right? No?Even today's radio business report from the Wall Street Journal noted that working...
View ArticleDoes Less Money to Gov't Mean More Jobs?
One of the conservative sound bites one hears so often is, "Every dollar that goes to the government is a dollar that businesses don't use to create jobs".There are several gaping holes in this...
View ArticleMoral Imperative, Guns and Political Action
Many progressives are reluctant to present their cause as a matter of morals in addition to a matter of facts, learning and science. The willingness - if not preference - of conservative to argue a...
View ArticleAutomation, Jobs and Market Economies
As a person interested in science and the future, I've wondered for some time about the economic implications of automation, robotics and artificial intelligence. As these technologies develop, they...
View ArticleReal Democracy and Big Money
In understanding how to secure a real democracy which isn't actually biased in favor of a wealthy minority, we need to appreciate what underlies politics. The most decisive factor in any society is...
View ArticleThe Poor Have No Bread! Let Them Eat Roadkill!
The NY Times tells us that hard times for the poor have reached the point of eating roadkill.But don't think our government is indifferent to the plight of the poor. Montana's lower house of the...
View ArticleThe New School Segragation
Traditionally, discrimination and segregation is used against people based on race, religion, gender and other such characteristics. Generally, as in the case of racial segregation in the US, the...
View ArticleCutting Social Security: The Baby Boomer Excuse
Recently, (only) 24 Congressional Democrats promised to vote against any cuts to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. That's about 10% of Congressional Democrats, and it's a promise - and...
View Article"Republican" or "conservative"?
In headlines for petitions, articles and elsewhere I keep hearing progressives say "Republicans did this..." or "Make Republicans do this..."When I write about regressive policies being proposed or...
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