Ever since the selection of 2000, the rudiments of US democracy have been under attack. We still haven't dealt with the multitudinous problems of electronic voting machines and now we have a concerted attack on registration and voting by … [Read more...]
3rd Middlesex, an Online Forum
Mike and I had Joe Mullin on for State Senate, thus completing all the candidate interviews for democrats running in the race. Click for the LeftAhead blog on it, including links to all the candidate interviews. It's an impressive … [Read more...]
Democracy Technology
A Facebook group called Upgrade Democracy is collecting a list of "teams/organizations working on technology-powered solutions to the systemic problems of governance/group decision-making." They want help in expanding the list … [Read more...]
Will Iowa’s Conservatives Outsmart Themselves?
As we head into the Iowa Caucuses a burning question remains just below the surface, one which won't be clear until the final tallies are completed. That question is: Will Iowa's conservatives outsmart themselves in their pursuit of … [Read more...]
On Holding Down The Conversational Fort, Or, Jobs, Republicans, And Hooey
As the next Congressional fight over payroll tax extensions and unemployment benefits and pipelines gets set up in the next few weeks for either its final chapter or to be kicked down the road a bit farther, one or the other, you’re going … [Read more...]
On Helping Republicans, Or, Next Time You Need A Bad Idea, Try These
I have spent a number of years complaining about the interactions between Democrats and Republicans, but after the recent events involving the Keystone XL and civil liberties cave-ins, I’ve decided it’s time to stop complaining and embrace … [Read more...]
On The Question Of Virginity, Or, “Starter? I Can’t Make Her Stop!”
I got a weird little story about my friend Blitz Krieger to bring to you today. He’s had a crazy car problem, he has, and over the past few months he thought he had found a solution – in fact, he thought he had found the solution of his … [Read more...]
On Punishing The Job Creators, Or, “The Poor Have It So Good Today”
You know what the problem is with America? The poor don’t get just how great they have it. I’ve hear this a lot lately; the basic thrust of the discussion is that all those cars, TVs, DVD players, refrigerators, and stoves that have … [Read more...]
On Common Ambitions, Or, Occupy Wall Street Likes Capitalism – Sort Of
Well I’m finally back here at work after another recent series of personal adventures; in the middle of all the fun I’ve been finding time to get down to my local “Occupy” event, and for those of you who have not been keeping up I thought … [Read more...]
On Doing Better Than 50%, Part Two, Or, Is “Made in USA” A Jobs Program?
When last we met, it was to discuss a Big Idea that the Obama Administration might apply to get some job creation going, despite a difficult Congress; the Big Idea was to look at the “Buy American” provisions that exist in our laws, … [Read more...]
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