End Poverty in California [EPIC] was the platform of Upton Sinclair's campaign for the Governorship of California in 1934. Sinclair had won the nomination of the Democratic Party although he had been a member of the Socialist Party … [Read more...]
Who Would You Support?
Anyone can submit a nomination. Any campaign for state legislature in 2010 is eligible. It only takes a few clicks, and it could potentially make a huge difference. Click here to nominate an Essential … [Read more...]
On Fence-Straddling, Or, And Now, A Few Words From Blanche Lincoln
And there is still this most difficult question of all: If we are eventually fortunate enough to find truth, who among us will know how to make good use of it? --Jean Jacques Rousseau, "Discourse on the Arts and Sciences" So here's the … [Read more...]
Live near Keene? Want a Democratic Congress?
Two years ago, one way I could tell something remarkable was happening was the literally hundreds of volunteers, many from out of state like me, that converged on Keene NH every Saturday to canvass for Obama. It turned out that NH … [Read more...]
Boehner: From Bag Man To Boss!
You know what a bag man is, don't you? He's the guy who carries paper bags of cash to elected officials to influence them. Not long ago, Republican John Boehner was the bag man for the tobacco companies. He walked around … [Read more...]
Hilarious Jon Stewart / Daily Show clip from Thursday
The Republicans had a "Contract with America" in 1994, and America trusted them. But as soon as we turned everything over to them, they broke that contract and, over the following decade and a half, proceeded to drive us off a cliff … [Read more...]
On Fear: The Islam Edition, Or, Do You Know My Friend Wa’el?
This world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those that feel --Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, in a letter, August, 1776 So all of this took place at Newsvine...and if you're not familiar with how things work there, users … [Read more...]
Why Christine O’Donnell won
Biggest upset last night was professional right-wing activist Christine O'Donnell beating career pol and relative moderate Mike Castle. This is a mystery to many people: She's a very, very flawed candidate. I'd like to … [Read more...]
Good news — bad news
Here's the background: In 2001 President Bush and the Republicans put through tax cuts with the biggest cuts going to the wealthiest Americans. While those tax cuts arguably helped all Americans, they added over $1.7 trillion dollars … [Read more...]
On Living With Idiots, Or, An Open Letter To Islam
So you're going to be hearing a lot about this disturbed guy in Florida who thinks that he can save the world by burning Qu'rans on September 11th-and you're going to be asking yourselves: "Why would America allow anyone to do that?" Well, … [Read more...]
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