I’ve been writing about misinformation lately, referring to industry misinformation about bills we support. The challenge of countering industry deception at the legislature is a big problem. But today I am writing about an even bigger problem.
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Throwing Verbal Grenades at Trump Won’t Work, but This Might…
Today we examine reports from two highly respected political pundits, one on the right, David Brooks, and one a moderate-left leaning, Heather Cox Richardson. Together, they suggest a more effective Democratic campaign message that is more dignified than attacks on… Read More ›
How great ideas take years to become law or, often worse, tepid bills that accomplish little
Today we examine the dynamic that transpires whenever a bold new idea begins to be discussed in the legislature and how business interests’ iron grip on leadership leads to compromise or, more often, surrender. We also offer info on canvassing… Read More ›
Japanese Author Offers Climate Solution Most Americans Will Resist
The climate crisis will spiral out of control unless the world applies “emergency brakes” to capitalism and devises a “new way of living,” according to a Japanese academic whose book on Marxism and the environment has become a surprise bestseller… Read More ›
What Authenticity Looks Like!
On Thursday evening, those attending Augustine Montoya’s Meet & Greet were introduced to a completely unique political candidate, one who doesn’t profess to know everything, who doesn’t fill his stump speech with platitudes and empty rhetoric. We were introduced to… Read More ›
Gallup Hospital Being Run into Bankruptcy, Seemingly on Purpose
Today we use The Nation magazine’s, stellar report, “How to Kill a Rural Hospital,” which lays out in vivid detail how Gallup’s Rehoboth McKinney Christian Hospital is being decimated by its Board, CEO, and consultants. It is a truly shocking… Read More ›