In a world falling apart at the seams, why run from class warfare?

By: Monday July 26, 2010 6:36 pm

Republicans sure as hell haven’t. Tea Partiers (aka Other Republicans) sure haven’t. They’re willing to stand up for the rights of the wealthiest Americans to keep the wealth that (the majority of them) inherited or gained through privilege. So why are Democrats so incredibly afraid to be seen as engaging in a war that is already being waged over the future of working people in this country?

Diversity dead-end: Inclusiveness without accountability

By: Monday April 19, 2010 5:33 am

Telling the truth can be divisive

CLASS Program demonstrates dishonesty of Health Care Reform Bills

By: Monday December 28, 2009 3:29 pm

This little known program included in both bills stands for Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act. It would create a national insurance trust, which would provide a modest cash benefit to seniors and persons with disability. While the goal is laudable, the program is based on fiscal legerdemain that would never withstand open debate, so it has been buried among the trees of this dense forest of legislation.

Stuck in a Mentality

By: Saturday August 29, 2009 3:30 pm
(Promoted by jasonrosenbaum - Excellent analysis.)

Thoughts on Bill Schneider’s “Distrust of Government.”

The DFH’s Were Right

By: Thursday March 19, 2009 7:36 pm

A new form of Op-Ed using music and images.

Redirected Resentment

By: Thursday March 12, 2009 8:32 am

How great wheels turn only because little ones spin and spin.

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