Hey, Democrats: Find the Party’s Future in its Populist Past
Wall Street and the two-party duopoly conspired to crush a democratic reformation in its populist past. A farmer friend of mine once bemoaned the fact that the Democrat … Read more
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America’s Political Soul
Who opposes and who supports “Big Change?” That’s at the heart of the fight for America’s political soul. Making real democratic change is messy, inherently anti-establishment and fundamentally … Read more
Push, Push, Push: How Movements Succeed
Candidates and volunteers who lose a vote but run good campaigns are, in fact, winners. It’s how movements succeed. There’s a sports cliche, often applied to political races, … Read more
DIY Democracy
How do you get something done right? Do it yourself! Introducing “DIY Democracy.” What do the workaday majority of Americans want their lawmakers working on? Check any legitimate … Read more
Front-Porch Politics: Everyone Wants Populist Reforms
A People’s Action report highlights universal desire for real populist reform. If you despair that a mysterious plague of incurable political knuckleheadism has swept our country, turning previously … Read more
Populism: Everybody Does Better When Everybody Does Better
Our nation’s true political spectrum is not right to left, but top to bottom, and Populism is about reducing the distance between the two. My father, W.F. “High” … Read more
Exposing Our ‘Populist’ President as a Naked Plutocrat
As a lifelong con-man, our plutocrat president* reflexively uses an extra dose of bluster. Why does Donald Trump constantly preface his outlandish lies with such phrases as: “To … Read more
Fed Up with Corporate Candidates and Rigged Politics?
Corporate candidates are old hat: time to ring in the new! Last June, after Democrats had lost four straight special Congressional elections (Rob Quist in Montana, James Thompson … Read more
Populist Victories Won in this Conservative Colorado Town
Organizing to build populist grassroots movements is working! What’s been happening politically and culturally this year in Colorado’s second largest city is inspiring. Progressive/populist organizing to build grassroots … Read more
Wall Street Thieves Find New Ways to Steal from Us
Only a decade later, here come the Wall Street burglars again! The self-described “Geniuses of Wall Street” are being stupid. Again. In 2007, their stupid schemes and frauds … Read more
