Bold, plain-talk, progressive populism excites voters across many lines of difference
In 2018 progressive forces prioritized a very different kind of political beauty: genuine democratic populism.
How workaday folks are curbing the power of plutocratic elites
Electing good candidates is not our only, or always our surest, route to the policies and laws we want. Here's another way: Have the people themselves make the laws.
What are progressives fighting *for*?
Most voters want BIG populist changes in government policy that will lift up average Americans and hold down corporate greed and abuse. One major proposal to do just that is the 11-point Economic Agenda for America's Future drafted by a broad coalition of some 80 progressive thinkers and doers. This document is both a to-do list for restoring economic democracy and a rallying cry to move today's burgeoning democratic movement from mere resistance to insistence on a bold, percolate-up alternative to Republican/Democratic trickle-down economics.
You’ll be gobsmacked by the populist victories won in this conservative Colorado town
What's been happening politically and culturally this year in Colorado's second largest city is astonishing, encouraging ... even inspiring. Progressive/populist activists who're organizing all across America have a radiant model of success in one of the least likely places.
From Resistance to Insistence: How to be effective advocates, part 2
A majority of the public almost always blesses new presidents with a honeymoon gift. In a gesture of patriotic fairness, even people who voted against the incoming chief say, "Okay, we'll give you a chance. We'... Read more...
We can beat back the Reign of Trump–if we unite in a movement for Populist Justice
Buckle up, friends. Most Americans are about to be detoured onto a rough and rocky back road called "Trump Way." The autocratic tycoon was unabashed on the campaign trail in promising his victory would ensure m... Read more...
Don’t miss “The Battle of Two Pipes,” an epic story from the American heartland
When asked by an anthropologist what the Indians called America before the white man came, an Indian said simply, 'Ours.' -- VINE DELORIA,JR., Sioux scholar, activist, and author of Custer Died for Your Sins: A... Read more...
White progressives must join with people of color to expose and confront Donald Trump’s coded racism.
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." --Lyndo... Read more...
What’s next for the Bernie Sanders revolution? The populist insurgency is ratcheting up.
What an amazing Democratic primary season it's been, including this happy result: WE WON!
"We" being the millions of young people, mad-as-hell working stiffs, independents, deep-rooted progressives, and othe... Read more...