While tempted to write about the Governor’s veto of the Junior Bill and funding for the Health Security plan and design, I promised myself (and you) to begin focusing on big, transformational ideas and today we almost start that process…. Read More ›
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Rebecca Solnit Offers Optimistic View on Climate, Local YUCCA Youth Wins National Leadership Award, Study Shows Important Outcomes from Early Childhood Ed, & More on a Post-Capitalism “De-Growth” Future
Today, we offer quotes from and links to three pieces that all bring good news, recognition for a co-founder of YUCCA, Solnit on climate, Harvard on the benefits of early childhood. We also offer our first deep dive into the… Read More ›
Rethinking Government: An Activist, FDR-Style Government that Delivers for America, OR…
We offer a guest post focusing on GOP reasons for choking government at all costs, preceded by Heather Cox Richardson contrasting the differences between GOP privatization and 1930s style Democratic Activist Government. We close with Roxanne’s and my legislative wrap… Read More ›
How We Went Wrong & How We Get It Right
Today we chronicle the Democratic Party’s slide from being girded by New Deal values to one that is infused with neoliberal compromises, a party willing to negotiate with libertarians & profiteers, while turning their back on unions, the working class… Read More ›