Earlier I posted about what I see as the ineptitude of the Democrats and demanded that they stand for something and someone. I think it’s only fair that I spell out what I think that is. First, what they should stand for. It’s simple. Liberals stand for liberty. Liberals, progressives, the left, Democrats, Greens – […]
Sometimes you just have to get something off your chest. This is another one of those posts. I’m sympathetic to libertarians. During a meeting of the liberal/progressive social group I organize in Peoria, Ill., the owner of the place where we meet (the quite fine Kelleher’s) introduced a guest of his the other week. This […]
I don’t mean to give too much weight to the Daily Show, but it is an influential liberal/progressive outlet. So, I want to write a bit more about the view of liberalism Jon Stewart lays out in his announcement of his Rally to Restore Sanity. In his announcement clip, he equally criticizes right- and left-wingers […]
I’ve discovered a new podcast called Best of the Left. It’s a digest of many of the major liberal-progressive radio, TV, and podcast programs. I find I’ve heard many of the segments before, but in a recent podcast, he pulled out some “vintage” Bill Moyers from soon after the Citizen’s United case was decided. Moyers […]
So, last night, Tea Party types won big when Christine O’Donnell took the Republican party nomination in the U.S. Senate race in Delaware. That might not work out so well for them, of course, but I’m more interested in something she said during her victory speech: Don’t ever underestimate the power of We the People! […]
Over at the Nation, Christopher Hayes has a good piece identifying what’s going wrong in the country: There’s a word for a governing philosophy that fuses the power of government and large corporations as a means of providing services and keeping the wheels of industry greased, and it’s a word that has begun to pop […]
I have some recommended reading: “The Future of Liberalism” by Boston College professor Alan Wolfe. Liberalism – and by extension its politics, politicians, and causes – have been on the defensive for decades now. I believe we liberals and progressives should shoulder much of the blame for that. We’ve been unable, and maybe unwilling, to […]
A fun tool from the Center for American Progress. Here’s how I did: Have a great weekend!
I’ve highlighted the work of the Commonweal Institute before, and here are two more reports that make good reading: What Do “Progressives” Believe? (PDF) and Modern Progressive Values: Realizing America’s Potential (PDF)
Naked Capitalism is a great financial/economics blog written by Yves Smith. I consider it a must-read for anyone who is suspicious of the directions that the various financial system bailouts are taking. But up until a post today, I didn’t realize that I shared her feelings on and take on recent American political history. I’m […]
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