America’s Political Soul
Who opposes and who supports “Big Change?” That’s at the heart of the fight for America’s political soul. Making real democratic change is messy, inherently anti-establishment and fundamentally … Read more
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Health Care for People… or for Corporate Profits?
The decades-long struggle to ensure decent health care as a human right is up against greed’s eternal struggle for ever-higher corporate profits. When grassroots groups rise up against … Read more
Will Democrats Be Democrats or Fraidy-Cats?
Rather than respond to the grassroots will for real change, weak-kneed forces are opposing strong advocates like Warren and Bernie Sanders. “Trust me!” bellowed the billionaire Donald Trump … Read more
Push, Push, Push: How Movements Succeed
Candidates and volunteers who lose a vote but run good campaigns are, in fact, winners. It’s how movements succeed. There’s a sports cliche, often applied to political races, … Read more
Progressive Populism: A Different Kind of Political Beauty
While most of today’s mainline political analysts focus solely on “candidate politics,” citizens who want real progress must focus on progressive populism. What lessons can we progressives take … Read more
DIY Democracy
How do you get something done right? Do it yourself! Introducing “DIY Democracy.” What do the workaday majority of Americans want their lawmakers working on? Check any legitimate … Read more
Front-Porch Politics: Everyone Wants Populist Reforms
A People’s Action report highlights universal desire for real populist reform. If you despair that a mysterious plague of incurable political knuckleheadism has swept our country, turning previously … Read more
The New York Times Strikes Out
Article on Bernie Sanders and Our Revolution in the New York Times was indeed NOT “fit to print.” For more than a century, The New York Times has … Read more
The Zeitgeist, It Is A-Changing: Grassroots Progressive Victories Are Mounting
Grassroots progressive wins are changing the defining spirit of our times. Last year’s grassroots progressive runs for office laid to rest much of the Democratic Party’s orthodoxy about … Read more
Fed Up with Corporate Candidates and Rigged Politics?
Corporate candidates are old hat: time to ring in the new! Last June, after Democrats had lost four straight special Congressional elections (Rob Quist in Montana, James Thompson … Read more
