Category Archives: Nurturant State

The end of “you’re on your own.” Government of, by, and for the people requires both
– a government with the moral purpose to equally protect and empower all the people for maximum success and minimal inequality, and
– active participation of the people to maintain such a government.

Tracking the Growth of American Authoritarianism

“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”
Libertarians are stealthily taking over America.

Since the 1971 Powell Memo, America has moved closer and closer to Fascism.

 

What Socialism Is, Has Changed

Democratic Socialism is about social responsibility for all citizens through expansion of democracy in both our political and economic systems. Continue reading

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Replacing Current ABNORMAL With an IMPROVED NORMAL

We need a new and BETTER NORMAL that not only re-establishes what we’ve lost since the mid twentieth century, but includes FDR’s Second Bill of Rights (6.), and more. Continue reading

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Fiscal Conservatism Has It’s Place – Just Not at the Federal Level

If the federal government were forced into fiscal conservatism and had to balance its budget instead of balancing the economy, our economy could not be rescued or protected from another financial crisis nor could it help solve national problems like it did after other Great Recessions, or needs to do now to minimize the Sixth Great Extinction. Continue reading

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American Socialism – Equally Empowering and Protecting All US Citizens

(A cycle of building, destroying, and now renewing/expanding) Even before FDR’s socially responsible New Deal and laws passed since, corporations and excessively wealthy individuals have been stealthily working to put our democracy in chains by neutering the Federal government, eliminating … Continue reading

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As a progressive, am I too extreme?

Am I too extreme to want representatives who will unabashedly speak out against all forms of economic injustice spawned by right-wing extremists and their belief that only the wealthy deserve government aid? Am I too extreme to want representatives who … Continue reading

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Modern Money Theory/Practice – Fixing an Under-capacity Economy.

From Intro To Modern Money Theory: “Modern Monetary Theory is partly a description of how our modern fiat, floating exchange rate currencies actually work, and partly a prescription of what we ought to do with this knowledge. MMT realizes that … Continue reading

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What I Would Teach a Child in My Care

That self-made individuals are a myth. That empathy is natural and requires nurturing. That we are all responsible for ourselves and each other. That equality is an honorable goal. That we must protect and preserve our common wealth for our … Continue reading

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Growing Our Democracy, Economically, Is Key to It’s Survival!

This growth must go beyond reversing voter suppression, improving public education, and expanding civic participation. Maximizing the rule of democracy for our government of, by and for the PEOPLE must also include democratizing our economy. Record economic inequality must be … Continue reading

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Bashing Loses – Speaking Values Wins

Complaining about the idiocy of the opposition is such a distraction – a waste of time – and provides little incentive for Democratic voter turnout. Democrats need to talk about how they will address the massive economic, social, racial, and … Continue reading

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Protection, Empowerment, Freedom from Injustice, and Participation – Rebuilding the Middle Class

As an American Baby Boomer, I’ve lived under two different systems of government: Post depression/post WWII and pre 1980s government: Government of, by, and for the People requires: Government with the moral purpose to equally protect and empower ALL the … Continue reading

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